adywan said:

Octorox said:

Maybe it's not your processor, couldn't your video card have something to do with it? A lot of FX rendering could be video card intensive as well. I'm sure people worked with editing and compositing in HD on normal workstations when quad cores were relatively unheard of.

Its definately not my video card. After effects uses more of the processor and not the card and when you have got around 50 seperate layers & several compositions at a time, each using a different filter then thats where the problem begins. Don't forget i'm not rendering 3D. PLus there is hardly a noticable difference between 720p and 1080p with the HD sources anyway. 1080p isn't future proof either

4K is on the way, IMAX theaters are supposed to convert this year, STAR WARS 3D in 4K resolution maybe too bad not Adywan's version. Whith an icrease in resolution the faker somethings may look so it's a trade off. Off subject but a IMAX is about 16 minutes from my house and I already have tickets to The Dark knight dead center af the theater for 12:01 AM I am won SUPER MOVIE NERD...