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Optimizing Software Performance
When using Frame Wrangler, take the following steps to optimize software performance:
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Before using the system, defragment its disk drives. Once you start using the system,
defragment its disk drives periodically. This uses the system’s disk space effectively.
You can use a free disk defragmentation program such as Diskeeper Lite (available on the
World Wide Web at http://www.diskeeper.com) to manually defragment the disk drives.
You can also purchase a disk defragmentation program that works automatically.
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Do not run other programs or build video clips during video playback.
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Avoid using screen saver software. If you want to lock the system to prevent unauthorized
use, press
CTRL
+
ALT
+
DELETE
on the keyboard and when the Security dialog displays, click
Lock Workstation. You will need your user name and password to unlock the system.
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Create and store video files only on the default disk drive for video storage (disk drive D,
volume label Video Storage).
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Create and store non-video files only on the default disk drive for audio and project file
storage (disk drive E, volume label HDAR).
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Avoid scaling images when building a video clip.
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Keep the image size consistent among video clips in a given playlist.
Building a Video Clip
To build a video clip, you will set up Frame Wrangler to gather (harvest) rendered image files and
process them.
You can build video clips immediately or during rendering. When you build video clips as image
files are rendered, Frame Wrangler can harvest rendered image files from many generational sites
as they are created. This helps you arrive at prepared video sequences almost immediately after
rendering is complete
To build a video clip:
1.
Click Build Video on the Main Panel toolbar or go to File » Build Video in the Main Panel.
This starts the Build Video wizard.
2.
Select whether to build a video clip later during rendering or immediately.
3.
Supply the requested information to set up the video build.
4.
Click Finish to start the video build.
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