Ronan McKernan
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Hi, I am currently rendering a high volume of proxy files for some video projects that I am working on. As this takes a long time I am currently having to leave my main computer on overnight. It occurred to me that I may be able to use my storage server to offload this task allowing me to run this process 24/7 and free up my main computer for editing during the day. I have very little knowledge of how to do this or if it is even possible, however, my current thought process is that I may be able to create a windows 10 VM that I can run Adobe Media Encoder on and then use this to render the files. However, I am not 100 percent sure that I am correct in thinking this, or if this is even the best way to go about it.
I know that from a processing perspective the server is not exactly equipped for dealing with a high volume of rendering tasks. I do have a spare GTX 1070 laying around that I could possibly add to the server to help with this load however I don't know if that will help a VM in the same way it would a regular computer. Further, I also do not want the running of this to affect the performance of my server in handling the day-to-day file storage and transfer tasks that I require.
Hopefully, someone with more knowledge than me can shed some light and help me decide on the best solution. Thanks
I know that from a processing perspective the server is not exactly equipped for dealing with a high volume of rendering tasks. I do have a spare GTX 1070 laying around that I could possibly add to the server to help with this load however I don't know if that will help a VM in the same way it would a regular computer. Further, I also do not want the running of this to affect the performance of my server in handling the day-to-day file storage and transfer tasks that I require.
Hopefully, someone with more knowledge than me can shed some light and help me decide on the best solution. Thanks
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