Thread: Why doesn't a processor use all its power when encoding something?
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Old 10-25-2012, 02:49 AM  
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Originally Posted by notjoe View Post
Multiple reasons.
1) The process is waiting for other resources to free up and therefore cannot go full speed.
2) The codec you're encoding in to doesn't support multiple processors (cores on a processor). For example, you have a CPU with 4 cores. The codec your encoding does not support SMP. You'll only encode using a single core (or 25% of the overall CPU power).
1: it's using nothing else.
2: PLEASE forget about the codec. This isn't about a codec. Just processor use in general.
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