we've an animated short to render out as a group Uni project and powerful systems are thin on the ground. I've an early (2009 I think) mac pro with 8gb ram which is better than the average student laptop and so has been drafted in to help out.
I've been setting up batch renders but I'm disappointed with how my machine is handling them; it's not cutting edge I know, but maya doesn't seem to be grabbing the full resources on offer. What are the best settings to use in the batch options? I've been told to disable auto threads, and I remember a single frame render problem I had was solved by turning off auto memory, but what is the best combination for 'maxing out'? - my aim is to set and go and leave the processors simmering
ps. and how many threads do I have..?
thanks
