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musicvid10 wrote on 6/10/2013, 3:14 PM
It's different for every OS version, and usually requires a registry hack. Google will tell you more.
I would love it if Vegas would allow you to set the priority from within.
I don't "think" it's in the hidden preferences, but I'm open to being corrected.
OldSmoke wrote on 6/10/2013, 3:26 PM
Vegasaur Render Assistant can do it. You can also go to the task manager and set the process priority there; at least that is the case for Win 7.

Proud owner of Sony Vegas Pro 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 and now Magix VP15&16.

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Motherboard: ASUS X299 Prime-A

Ram: G.Skill 4x8GB DDR4 2666 XMP

CPU: i7-9800x @ 4.6GHz (custom water cooling system)
GPU: 1x AMD Vega Pro Frontier Edition (water cooled)
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i am erikd wrote on 6/11/2013, 5:48 AM
What is the real world difference if I change the process priority for Vegas in the task manager. I've done this in the past but haven't been able to tell any difference in anything really.

Erik
Chienworks wrote on 6/11/2013, 6:44 AM
It makes very little difference to Vegas as it will still use every available CPU cycle for rendering. The big difference is that other programs can run more smoothly while the render is still proceeding in the background.
i am erikd wrote on 6/11/2013, 11:55 PM
So that means that you set the other programs to a higher or lower priority in order to allow Vegas to render smoothly. Can you elaborate a bit on what specifically has worked for you in this situation?

Erik
rmack350 wrote on 6/12/2013, 1:13 AM
Probably the best example is to open two instances of Vegas, set one to rendering, and set it's priority a little lower. Then go edit in the second instance. The first render trundles along without interrupting the edit session.

rob
Chienworks wrote on 6/12/2013, 6:33 AM
Starting off the same as Rob, but i'd add, well, anything and everything else too! Set the Vegas render to a low priority and then anything else i want to do on that computer while the render is running will run more smoothly.

Probably the single biggest reason i do this is so that any videos i want to watch while will play smoothly even while Vegas is still chugging along in the background.
i am erikd wrote on 6/12/2013, 9:53 AM
Thanks guys! That answers my question perfectly. Good to finally have an understanding of how the process priorities can actually be useful!

Erik
Marton wrote on 6/13/2013, 1:45 AM
I always start Vegas in low priority with the help of a batch file:

cmd.exe /c start "Vegas" /belownormal "C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 11.0\vegas110.exe"

cheers