Tethered location shooting, maxing RAM and C1 slows.

Hi,

I'm shooting tethered to a 2017 MacBook Pro - 16GB RAM, i7 2.9GHz. I'm shooting Canon 1DX MK2 and into C1

I shoot a high frame rate and find that the C1 program really slows down while tethered. Also, seems like it gets worse throughout the day. I typically will shut the computer down at lunch break to give it a rest and always "free up" RAM via CleanMyMac.

Is there anything I can do to speed it up? I'm looking into the new 16" MBP and wondering how much the 32GB or 64GB RAM would alleviate any bottlenecking. I'm really disappointed in the thermal distribution of this 2017 MBP, but I don't think they've done much to change that.

Besides shooting less (which isn't an option), any idea what might make the capture flow better? Graphics card make any difference?

Thanks!

cdc

27 de noviembre de 2019 00:29

Are you using Activity Monitor to see if your RAM actually is the bottleneck?

I've noticed that when folders reach 200+ images the image intake slows down so if your folders are getting that full I'd suggest to switch to a new folder and move everything into one folder after you're done shooting that look. I've also noticed this has been more of an issue on Macbooks than iMacs for me.

I've eGPU's can help with overall performance but not certain if that applies to tethering image intake as well, perhaps you could try renting an eGPU to see if that helps.

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