MoviePlus X3: CPU usage

[charlie387]

MPX3 is a bad resource eater even when nothing is apparently happening.

When I start a in-process project and do nothing, my CPU resource meter jumps to over 60% and stays there. If I close the project, the CPU drops to somewhere around 30% When I close MPX3, the CPU drops to around 10%.

I don't understand what MPX3 is doing to use so much CPU resource in each case.

When I export/render to a file, the MPX3 usage averages about 95% and sometimes higher. I can understand that rendering eats lots of CPU cycles.

But what's going on when MPX3 is apparently idle?

[Naz]

Doesn't happen to me.....seems stuck at about 5-6%
using am X4 3ghz

[Sam Grove]

If you have added video material to the timeline, it may be creating the audio waveform.

[Jon White]

Originally Posted by Sam Grove If you have added video material to the timeline, it may be creating the audio waveform.

... or proxy files, or timeline / media pane thumbnails.

[charlie387]

Naz, I think you are right. It's time for me to get a processor upgrade. Know a cheap source of a Phenom X4 64-bit 3 GHz CPU?

[Naz]

If your budget can stretch I'd go for a hexacore (6) from overclockers.co.uk

X6
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=6&subcat=1328

X4
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CP-244-AM

X4 3.0ghz for £99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=6&subcat=803


They always have really good offers, but its the one place where the price can go UP as well as down

[charlie387]

From these answers, I conclude that MPX3 will use all the cores that are present. True? Or do I have set something to make this happen?

Does PagePlus X4 do the same with multicore CPUs?

[Martin Taylor]

Originally Posted by charlie387 MPX3 is a bad resource eater even when nothing is apparently happening. When I start a in-process project and do nothing, my CPU resource meter jumps to over 60% and stays there. If I close the project, the CPU drops to somewhere around 30% When I close MPX3, the CPU drops to around 10%. I don't understand what MPX3 is doing to use so much CPU resource in each case. When I export/render to a file, the MPX3 usage averages about 95% and sometimes higher. I can understand that rendering eats lots of CPU cycles. But what's going on when MPX3 is apparently idle?

No idea .. but fwiw, I experience the same thing on PPSE, PhPX3 and PhPX4. CPU usage runs at about 6-7% even when the app is doing nothing, or at least, norhing of benefit to me!

There's some evidence that it's to do with the toolbars. If I hide one or more toolbars, CPU% drops to zero.