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Is your computer optimized for After Effects? In this post, we share a simple tip to rev up your processing speeds in AE.
How to Clear Adobe After Effects Disk Cache and Memory (RAM)People also askHow do I allocate more RAM to after effects?How do I speed up after effects?Where. I have a MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-bit HDMI/DP Ray Tracing Turing Architecture VR Ready Graphics Card and when I use sflyseyerect. The After Effects’ disk cache system is something I really appreciate when working with large complex projects. Although most of the magic is done behind the scenes, it still plays a critical role in the After Effects workflow, saving a ton of previewing and rendering times. Search “secret preferences”: hold shift (pc) before selecting memory-cache preferences, in pull down menu click on secret and set purge every 15 frames during make movie. Audio analyzer for mac. This will clear the rendered frames and hopefully stop your memory errors.
If your rendering time is taking longer than expected, a change in RAM allocation may be all you need to speed up After Effects.
I confess, when I starting using After Effects a few years back I was befuddled at the long rendering times. My computer was new and had plenty of RAM, but rendering was taking forever. Then, I learned this quick tip that has dramatically altered the performance of the app. Hopefully it’ll do the same for you!
Adobe gives you the option to change how much of your computer’s RAM is being used by After Effects (and the other applications in the Creative Suite). Depending on the RAM you have installed in your system, you will want to experiment with your allocation settings. After Effects is 64 bit, which allows you to take full advantage of your available RAM (from Adobe):
- You can render much larger compositions—both for preview and for final output—with larger frame sizes and larger source files.
- RAM previews can be much longer.
- You can work with higher color bit depths without encountering memory limitations.
- After Effects can cache more items, which reduce the frequency with which frames and components of frames are re-rendered.
Modifying your AE RAM allocation settings is simple. Here’s how it’s done:
1. Open up After Effects
2. Go into your AE Preferences
Click on After Effects > Preferences > Memory & Multiprocessing.
3. Change ‘RAM for Other Applications’
4. Click ‘Ok’
And you’re done! You should see an increase in your rendering speeds in After Effects. If your computer is still going slow you might need either a new graphics card or maybe even a better processor. If you want more info about how to optimize your machine for After Effects check out the system requirements or memory and storage pages on Adobe’s site.
Have any tips for optimizing your system for After Effects?
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Nov 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Author: Office of Public Affairs
A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that affects how your brain functions. These effects can be short-term, lasting only a few hours or a couple of days, or cause long-term problems.
Concussions occur as the result of a traumatic blow to the head that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth in a whiplash-like fashion. The sudden movement causes the brain to bounce and twist around inside the skull, stretching and damaging the delicate cells and structures inside your brain. This damage can cause physical and chemical changes in your brain to affect how it functions.
While medical professionals usually describe concussions as a mild form of TBI, even the mildest concussions can cause serious effects.
Concussions Are More Common Than You May Think
Concussions are becoming more common in children. The number of ED visits related to concussions and TBIs rose 57 percent in children from 2001 to 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Falls were the leading cause of TBIs in youngsters, accounting for about 40 percent of all traumatic brain injuries occurring in this age group.
About 300,000 TBIs occur each year as the result of sports, according to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training. Female athletes have higher rates of concussions than do their male counterparts, according to the American Physical Therapy Association. While concussions can occur during nearly any sport, they are most common in football, wrestling, ice hockey, basketball, field hockey and lacrosse.
Concussions can also happen as the result of car crashes, physical altercations, and accidental falls.
No matter how they happen, concussions injure your brain to some extent and they all require time to heal. Brain injury from even the mildest concussion can have short-term and long-term effects. The effects of a concussion can be subtle and change over time. Symptoms can last for days, weeks or longer.
Short Term Effects of a Concussion
After suffering a concussion, many people experience headache and confusion. Some people experience loss of memory and are unable to remember the event. The amnesia may or may not follow loss of consciousness.
In addition to loss of balance or dizziness, concussions may cause:
- Headache
- A temporary loss of consciousness
- Feeling as if your brain is in a fog
- Delayed response to questions
- Dizziness
- Ringing in your ears
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Sensitivity to light and sound
Head trauma is very common in young children, especially in toddlers who are learning to walk, run and play. Short-term effects may be difficult to recognize in children because youngsters may not be able to describe how they feel. After a child hits his head, watch for non-verbal clues of a concussion, such as:
- Appearing dazed
- Listlessness
- Tires out easily
- Irritability, crankiness
- Excessive crying
- Loss of balance
- Unsteady walking
- Changes in eating or sleeping patterns
Long Term Effects of a Concussion
Some symptoms of a concussion develop hours or days after the traumatic brain injury occurred. These symptoms include:
- Trouble concentrating
- Memory problems
- Irritability and other personality changes
- Sensitivity to light and noise
- Sleep disturbances
- Depression and other psychological problems
- Disorders of smell and taste
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Long-term effects of concussion are rare. In fact, the vast majority of people see any symptoms resolve within a few weeks. Only about 20 percent of people might suffer from post-concussion syndrome, where they continue to experience symptoms after six weeks. However, the more concussions you get, the more likely you are to suffer long term consequences, especially if you don’t give your brain enough time to heal between injuries.
“At some level, concussions result in a brain injury, so we’re certainly worried about the accumulative affects of concussions,” says Gregory Hawryluk, MD, neurosurgeon and concussion specialist at University of Utah Health. “We’re starting to learn that perhaps these seemingly minor blows to the head, when they’re accumulative, can lead to depression and behavior change. In fact, we think that some suicides may be linked to the brain damage that results from multiple concussions.”
When to See a Doctor for Concusssion
To reduce the risk of short-term problems associated with concussions from turning into long-term problems, see a doctor within one to two days of a head injury, even if you or your child does not require emergency treatment.
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For more information on how to recover from a concussion, read “Take it Slow When Recovering From a Concussion.”