How to increase CPU usage for playblast?

[cloudpuff]

Hi.

I've been trying to understand how to speed up the CPU usage for the playblast option. My computer batch renders at 100%, but playblasts at 10 to 20%. It's very frustrating to know that my playblast could be faster, but it's only using 20% of my CPU usage.

Hopefully someone knows how to fix this problem.

Thanks so much if you do.

[joojaa]

I think you have misunderstood how and what is done by what part of your computer.

The cpu doesn't do the playblast, your graphics card does. The reason your not seeing 100% use is because the DG evaluation single threeaded even tough mayas after 2009 are much better threaded. However the fact remains that the playblast is done by your GPU (not CPU) and the limiting factor for speed is your hard drive.

One thing that can help tough is to disable the vertical sync of your gfx card. But yes it will not affect your cpu usage mostly at all.

t's very frustrating to know that my playblast could be faster

Especially because you look ate the worng thing, the cpu isnt the measure here. Really the CPU is just 1/3 of the entire problem for most problems the lowest common denominator sets the limit.

[cloudpuff]

Thank you for responding to my problem. I thought it may have something to do with my graphics card, but I wasn't sure. It would be great if I could run playblast like a batch render... perhaps there is a script that exists that could help me achieve this.

Would you recommend that I get a better grahics card?

Thanks a lot.

[joojaa]

layblast like a batch render...

you can.

Would you recommend that I get a better grahics card?

Not really it wont help make your cpu take a bigger hit.