Shake 4: Tip for best performance on Mac Pro (8-core) with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Symptoms
Shake 4.1 is supported on computers with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, but on a Mac Pro (8-core) configuration, Shake will achieve the best performance when it is configured to utilize just 4 CPU cores.
When using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Shake is able to utilize all 8 CPU cores in a Mac Pro (8-core).
Products Affected
Shake 4.X, Mac Pro, Mac OS X 10.5
Resolution
Take the following steps to change Shake's Global settings so that 4 CPU cores will be utilized:
- In Shake, click the Globals tab.
- Click the minus sign next to renderControls to disclose the renderControls settings.
- Change the maxThread parameter to 4.
Alternatively, (if you use scripts to manage Shake's configuration) you can create a file located in the ~/nreal/include/startup/ui directory, which includes the following line: sys.maxThread = 4;
For more information on setting global parameters for Shake, refer to the Shake 4 User Manual.
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