You provided the link, maybe you can read it... Over and over.
Disk buffer. PD doesn't use 1GB of buffer. You are so smart that you can verify yourself how much.
When I edit a video file that is 8GB on disk and the software uses only 2GB RAM more than with the standard boats clip loaded... something is not OK.

Certainly this thread deviated, maybe you can start from the top see who started it and maybe actually read what is really about.

Me... I am tired to argue with smart-a**es.

Sonic,

Quote: You provided the link, maybe you can read it... Over and over.
Disk buffer. PD doesn't use 1GB of buffer. You are so smart that you can verify yourself how much.

No, the memory is internal to the program, one cannot really tell what PD is using its memory for, not without reverse engineering it anyway.

When I edit a video file that is 8GB on disk and the software uses only 2GB RAM more than with the standard boats clip loaded... something is not OK.

Certainly this thread deviated, maybe you can start from the top see who started it and maybe actually read what is really about.

Me... I am tired to argue with smart-a**es.

Maybe you can read the original complaint as well - it was about low RAM usage when rendering, not when editing.
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Quote: There is no need to resort to insults.

Not insults, just stating the obvious... Some people think that civility goes only one way (from others to them).

Quote: Educate yourself a little bit.

Quote: When I edit a video file that is 8GB on disk and the software uses only 2GB RAM more than with the standard boats clip loaded... something is not OK.

Seems like you are assuming that the entire video clip should be loaded into memory. Would be a waste of RAM since video rendering only happens one frame at a time. Depending on the codec used, several frames will need to be in RAM for compression/movement prediction, etc.

There seems to be a general assumption that 64bit apps will automatically use max RAM. I have 16GB and so far I've never seen more than 3GB ever being used even with 4 or 5 apps open at once. I think 64bit OS and 64bit apps have been over hyped. Intel i7 4770k, 16GB, GTX1060 3GB, Two 240GB SSD, 4TB HD, Sony HDR-TD20V 3D camcorder, Sony SLT-A65VK for still images, Windows 10 Pro, 64bit
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I myself I think PD works good and does it job. Like in my post back. PD 13 render the same video has a $600 program did in the same time. I have seen ram usage go put to 5GB if I'm adding sharpness ,color correction and stabilization. Intel i7 5960X overclock to 4 Ghz 16 GB of ram.
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