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Does any one know how to increase the memory allocated in poser? I have had the PC run out of memory and in is saying to try and allocate the memory to Poser. Any one know how to do this? I have 2 gigs of memory and shouldn't be a problem. I have Poser 5.

If you haven't done it already you might try upping the size of your page file to about 3.5Gb in size. <br /> <br /> Possibly dropping your screen resolution temporarily may also give you a little RAM back. <br /> <br /> A final thought would be to put all objects you are not working on into box tracking mode. Poser uses more memory when displaying the workspace in detail... <br /> <br /> Hope this helps a little. <br /> <br /> GrouchoC.

If you haven't done it already you might try upping the size of your page file to about 3.5Gb in size. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Can you tell me how to do that. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />

No problem. Under SYSTEM PROPERTIES (hit the WINDOWS key and the PAUSE|BREAK key at the same time) you'll find a tab called ADVANCED. Hit the settings button next to PERFORMANCE, where you'll find another tab called ADVANCED. Hit that, hit the CHANGE button for Virtual Memory, click the Custom radio button, then enter 3500 for Inital Size. You can leave Max Size empty if you want, or give it the same 3500 number. Hit the SET button, the OK button, and that's all she wrote. You will have to reboot for it to take effect. <br /> <br /> NOTE: This is a TEMPORARY work-around - it may help getting Poser to do what it wants to do, but may not be a good thing for overall system speed. Change it back once (if) it works out. <br /> <br /> Hope this helps. <br /> <br /> GrouchoC.

Yes Kenny, my idea would have been to increase the swap file, too. <br /> Go Start->Settings->ControlPanel->System-Advanced <br /> I never used P5, but I heard of some memory issues with it. <br /> Did you install all SRs?. I think the last one was SR4.1...

You believe that? Who was that?

Yes I got the 4 Andreas. It was the release of the software so you wouldn't have to be online to activate the Poser software to work. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" /> I am wanting to make an animation with this group adding one more character to sing. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />

Do I see 4x Apollo max in this scene? for animation? <br /> You're def'nitly pushing it to the "max", eh? <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" />

3 Apollo's to be exact. One on Guitar the others on Bass and Drums. A Michael 3 on Keyboards and Dork and Posette on Back ground vocals. The main singer will be the one animated with a vocal voice track for a 5 minute Music video. (Kenny hears his PC screaming.) <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />

Are you doing mutiple camera angles, or all from a view like this? Because you could render, say, the left half characters only, followed by the right half, then composite the two into one final image... <br /> <br /> (yes, I know, depending on shadow locations and reflections it may be more fiddly than it's worth... but it's worth a thought. Depending on the fps speed, it would be a LOT of images to deal with, though.) <br /> <br /> Groucho "Spielberg? Who?" Caesar.

Pretty much this camera angle with a zoom in and pan a time or two. I have seen Poser do animation before with a band like that but maybe there was something they did that I didn't see. Like slamming real heavy textures and going over board with the lights but hey thats me. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> That is a good idea though and worth a look at. The hair in all of them is enough to melt a processor down in two seconds. I have set my virtual memory to 6400. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" /> Still having memory problems. May change the actors though I really hate to. I just used the Poser file for just shadowing and it worked that way. But runs out with textures fully loaded. So it would seem something to do with heavy texturing. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I think it's a problem of Poser 5 <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> I remember to have read something about it a couple of years ago ... I'll try to search for some tip using google and will lwt you know what I find...

Thanks Davide and everyone as well. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> I have one question though. Is there any way that you can add memory from outside of the PC. Something like a box that is a secondary memory or extension to the PC to have more memory? <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" />

Yes, you've to buy a C< Commodore 64, a ZX Spectrum or something like it ... I'm sorry Kenny , here is the screwdriver, open the case and say goodbye to the garantee <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> Can you tell me what is your PC ? A branded one or a built one ?

Sony Vaio VGC-RA830G <br /> <br /> Two Of Them. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

You should have 1 GB memory installed, you need 1 Gb or more DDR PC3200 400MHz (Non ECC) memory module and install it on the mainboard near the default one. You should open the case (unplug the PC before doing it <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" /> ) and search for the memory modules, ther should be some sockets free, here is where you have to add the new module. If you search on google for "VGC-RA830G ddr" you can find what you need, I found 1 gb module for 79 $ <br /> <br /> I've 2 DDR 400 modules here for free but I can't just pass them through the monitor <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/very_sad.gif" alt="" />

BTW great machine you have <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the comment. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" /> I have already loaded it out. It has four sockets and has 512x4 in it already. Was wondering if I could use a connection with an outside source and increase to 6 or 8 gig in external box of some sort. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" />

Well kenny, I think 2 Gigs are enough, but that scene is very BIG. If you want to make an animation I suggest you to make it as a serie of rendered pictures with the single character and then overlay one to another, for a single render jsut do the same... If you want to increase memory more than 2 gis you've to buy 4x1Gb DDR module (or more) and put it in place of the older ones. no other chances, I'm sorry. External memory modules were common on very old architectures, like 80x086 PCs. As far as I know there is nothing similar for modern PCs even because those modules would be very very slow...

P.S. and I'm not sure if it's a problem of memory of a problem of Poser 5 <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" />

I don't know either. Very strange. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> Even though I have four slots for memory and by theory can load 512 x 4 to make it 2048 megs of memory, the Sony Viao won't let me put in 1gig x4 to give it 4 gigs of memory. Only two. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

<img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> I don't understand. I thought you had already 4 memory modules of 512 gigabytes installed, so you should have to replace all of them with 4 1 gb modules and it should work...

I do but from what Sony says about it I can have only 2 gigs max. 4x512. I asked about 4x4gigs and they said that it was set up for only two max. I had 1 gig when I bought the PC's.

Ok, then we go for plan #2 <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> . (Meanwhile I go to Sony site to look at the specs for the PC)

Ok Davide. They are loaded. The PC's themselves weigh about 35 pounds a piece. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Looked them , you're right, only 2 gigs max... But it's strange <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> However you're already maxed out <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> . My opinion is that 2 Gigs are enough. I should have installed the same size on my baby here, here is a photo. Yep it's a kind of Dynosaur <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/redembarrassed.gif" alt="" /> but I exchanged this case with something else some times ago, lol...

Looks big enough to be a server. What kind is it? Also what kind of PC do you have now? <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />

I've this same PC Kenny, I mean, I had the case exchanging it with something else sometimes ago... It has not a "kind" because I built it myself taking all pieces here and there <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/redembarrassed.gif" alt="" /> ... <br /> <br /> Here is a shot of the angle where My PC lives, it's behind my comfy armchair full of thousands of farts <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_sick.gif" alt="" /> , the PC on the right is an old one that I've to sell on ebay (*ehm* *ehm*) that's good to build a mediacenter (the case is a cavalier 2) and it's not connected now...

So what is in it? The PC I mean. What is the processor and all the rest? Very interesting. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

The case is an AT with a 650 Watt power supply and a lot of fans <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> The mainboard is an ASRock (a chinese brand) that I've to replace with an ASUS soon (I took it because is a hybrid motherboard with an AGP and a PCI Express socket, and DDR and DDR2 socket because I needed to use old modules, but now I've a PCI Express card and DDR2 only ), the Grapic card is a ATI X1650 (it has the RV530 LE chipset) that is a mid level card, the memory modules are 2 x 1 BG DDR2 modules, The Hard disk is a SATA Maxtor 320 GB (but I've an external 750 GB attached too) and there's a U.S. Robotics wireless card inside. it has a Logitech G5 mouse (great for gaming <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> , you can add or keep out weights on it) and a very big 22'' CRT Belinea 108080 Monitor that I bought as "refurbished hardware" and is said to be one of the best for graphic. I've also attached a low entry dolby surround system that I bought at the mall and Sennheiser headphones.

This is my rig. So if anyone wonders what I have when I talk with you friends out here, this is it. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

And this is my music room where I write and play songs as well as practice. The room I couldn't get all of it but I think you get the idea. Just thought I would share a bit of my stuff. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

WOW ! I Love that monitor ! Do You have two identical PCs Kenny ? Sure the Vaios are good looking <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" /> ! But you need a black keyboard... <br /> <br /> Here are the details of my DynoPC...

I have a black keyboard and mouse but they are wireless. I never could get over that when you can't walk to the other side of the room with a mouse and keyboards. The keyboard is from another PC. A Sony Vaio RZ 16. Yes I am guilty. I have four PCs in the house. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif" alt="" />

Nice toys...! <br /> <br /> However, sorry to bring this thread back on track(!), but I have bad news if you want to use more than 2 Gb of RAM. Any Windows OS before Vista can't handle more than two Gb of RAM unless tweaked, and only if the software you want to use is also capable of seeing it - which I'm pretty sure Poser can't do. <br /> <br /> (Could be worse... if you are using Win95/98, the effective RAM limit without tweaking the system is 380Mb or so... even if you have 2 Gb or more RAM installed!) <br /> <br /> As for external RAM additions like Kenny was thinking of, I've never heard of that idea, and I'd assume that the performance penalties involved would be why they would be rare. <br /> <br /> Having rained on this parade, I think I'll go find a kid to pinch candy from just to round things off! <br /> <br /> GrouchoC.

Yes there are two of Sony Vaios. They are running together as one. I had said something about that here at one time or another on the site. I use a split partition in both of the PCs drives to run Windows Home XP and Windows 2003 server to couple both together to make one. So in some way if Vista was used I maybe able to use 4x4gigs of ram in both. But it is just in theory. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" />

Hi all, I used to get the same error with Poser4, until the memory fix patch was made. I think the problem lies within Poser5 & not so much with your computer/s tda42. There are various thoughts & opinions on what is a good layout for Virtual memory is. I myself simply let the OS (Operating System) look after my Vmem (Win XP Pro). If you wish to go with a manual setup, a good rule of thumb is 2 to 2 & a half times physical RAM for an upper measurement of Virtual memory ie: 2Gb RAM x2 = 4096Mb Virtual memory Max. For a Minimum something around 10Mb would be good. <br /> <br /> Your BIOS maybe the reason for the limit on RAM ie: 4x1Gb. You may need to update the mainboard BIOS or maybe look at buying a new mainboard that supports more RAM. <br /> <br /> There are PCI cards that one can buy to add more RAM to a system that has run out of RAM slots, though I would be more inclined to buy a new mainboard & place 4x1Gb or 4x2Gb RAM sticks in it. <br /> <br /> GrouchoCaesar, I feel someone may have misinformed you about RAM limits within OS'es. Windows 2000 was the first OS to break the 2Gb limit & just like Windows XP it knows how to use up to 4Gb of RAM with no tweaking involved. Thanks for the rain though <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/smile.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> Hope this help you out tda42

Since when? I assume you mean our current problem. Windows ist Muell. Linux ist die Macht!

<blockquote class="quote" cite="viewtopic.php?p=37525#p37525"><div class="quote-user">Posy wrote: [<a href="#_somewhat" onclick="javascript:open_postreview('show_post.php?p=37525');" class="genmed">View Post</a>]</div><div class="post-text">Since when? I assume you mean our current problem. Windows ist Muell. Linux ist die Macht!</div></blockquote> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lmao.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lmao.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lmao.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/nicetongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/nicetongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/nicetongue.gif" alt="" />

Hi Turtool, I think that the Sony Vaios have proprietary mainboards, not easy to update with a standard AT or ATX , However for the use of today programs 2 Gigs should be enough . <br /> <br /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> Mmm... Posy said something funny in German that I don't understand <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif" alt="" /> ...

Does it please you to believe I said that?

<img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> ... <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />

Okay... for anyone who thinks you can happily tool away in XP with 4Gb or more of RAM, I suggest you check out the following website: <br /> <br /> <a class="post-url" href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html" target="_blank">Roll On Linux!</a> <br /> <br /> This quote in particular is not kidding: <br /> <br /> <i>Although the performance benefits of 64-bit are somewhat dubious on the desktop, a 64-bit OS absolutely essential if you run applications that need to use more than 2 GB of memory.</i> <br /> <br /> (Ungrammatical, but informative. Also note that this problem is still apparent even in 32-bit Vista. Yikes!) <br /> <br /> I've been there, I've had to troubleshoot RAM problems using 4Gb of RAM in XP Pro for a friend, and although I conceed that the PC in question was a little extreme (A greedy SLI setup with twin 512Mb video cards didn't help any...) the damn beast only showed 2.5 Gb of RAM in XP when there was 4Gb installed and recognised by the BIOS. <br /> <br /> It all boils down to the more hardware in your system, the less RAM you have to play with. Especially if you have PCI-Express hardware. <br /> <br /> 4Gb is great for Linux(64-bit compiled, of course) and 64-bit XP or Vista... but realistically overkill for anything else. <br /> <br /> This is my last comment on the subject in any case. But for further research, might I suggest you type "windows xp memory limit" into Google... <br /> <br /> GrouchoC.

<blockquote class="quote"><div class="quote-nouser">Quote:</div><div class="post-text"><img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif" alt="" /> Mmm... Posy said something funny in German that I don't understand <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif" alt="" /> ...</div></blockquote> <br /> Posy says: Windows is trash, Linux is the power! <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" />

Did I really say that?

<img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" alt="" />

Thanks Terry and all the helped with this. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" /> I am beginning to think it is more Poser 5 than any thing else. 4 slots though just don't make sense to have 4x515s in it and not 4x1gigs. But hey its no big deal just a learning curve. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

@ Groucho <br /> <br /> Linux is very good, I installed different versions ( I prefer the Slackware ), played a lot, recomplied the kernel for my needs and all. Problem is the lack of applications for it, sooner or later, if you're a final user, you go back because of this. For the rest, for professional applications, Linux is a far more efficient OS, and it would be the same if more programs would be available for it <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/very_sad.gif" alt="" /> ...

Yeah, I started playing with Slackware Linux well over a decade ago, back in the old, nasty text console only days(!) <br /> <br /> I've currently got Ubuntu dual-booted on my system and it is remarkable how powerful and easy to use Linux has become in the last couple of years, let alone ten. <br /> <br /> Experiments with using Poser 4 Pro and Poser 5 under WINE are ongoing. If I can reliably use WINE to run them, then I'm happy to convert from 3D Studio MAX to Blender and kick XP back to it's only useful role these days... running games. <br /> <br /> Then again, if anyone ever invents a Poser scene importing plug-in for Blender, or if DAZ Studio was ported to Linux, we'd all be home and free. <br /> <br /> GrouchoC.

The problem with that is I don't think I have driver support with Linux. If it is an OS that supports some of the Windows software then I think it would be a good deal to install but on the Sony site it doesn't support it. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="" />