100% CPU Usage problem

quessed · Post by **quessed** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:59 am

Hi,

When Im using VS8 for editing or transfering, my CPU Usage goes to 100% and my PC go slow. What can I do? I look for virus or spyware and don't find anything...

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Thu May 12, 2005 3:24 pm

100% CPU utilization during video editing, encoding, and even preview can be quite normal, it all depends on your system specs and exactly what you are doing, none of which you provided in your post.

quessed · Post by **quessed** » Fri May 13, 2005 12:02 pm

Sorry,

2.4Ghz Pentium Procesor
768MB DDR RAM
80GB HD 7200rpm
DVDRW 16x-8x-8x
Windows XP Home Edition

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:28 pm

I don't think there's anything wrong with the 100% CPU utilization in your case.

You wrote "transferring" -- if that's a DV transfer from a MiniDV camcorder to your PC in AVI format, then something is wrong. Otherwise, if it's an analog capture from a video card, or a capture in MPEG2 format, 100% CPU utilization would be quite normal.

The same applies to encoding. Usually PCs are CPU-bound, i.e. the CPU is the slowest component and therefore pegged at 100% while the hard drive may be idle at times.