Memory is inconsistent?

ruckusmccoy wrote on 8/13/2003, 10:29 PM

I recently upgraded to VV4 and noticed that on the Preferences>Video tab my Dynamic RAM Preview is limited to 383 MB, but my system currently has 523 (512 MB) intsalled. I don't remember running into this limitation with VV 3, but then again I never really looked. Is there a reason why this is happening?

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TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/13/2003, 11:28 PM

Windows, Vegas, Mcafee, etc. all need memory. That's why it's limited. Also, virtual memory is worthless: why render to VM when you could render to your hard drive? :)

farss wrote on 8/14/2003, 8:07 AM

There's a very good reason to render to memory rather than HD. Its a lot faster!

Memory is what VV uses to build dynamic previews, the more you can give it in general the better. To see it working loop a short transition and watch the frame rate improve as VV renders more of it into RAM.

I'd agree trying to allocate all or nearly all of your RAM to it isn't a wise move, who knows what else might come along needed some of it!