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64-bit Blender?
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Does anyone know if there will ever be a 64-bit version of Blender for Mac OS X? The only one they have at the moment is for Linux. I'm anxious for it.
Hopefully the next version will be 64bit capable. I would assume that it would be Leopard only when it does come out though.
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Thanks! This will provide a performance boost right?
Thanks! This will provide a performance boost right?
Not really. Just means it can use more than 4GBs of RAM. There may be a small increase in speed with the increase in available registers on Intel machines but that is negligable.
Beg to differ on that. 64bit can improve performance (when coded properly in 64bit) by anything upto 25%.
I saw around a 50% performance boost going 64bit with 3ds max (admittedly with a version upgrade to but it wouldn't all be down to that) on windows.
Nehalem the next cpu from intel is supposedly even better for 3d than previous chips too.
I know this is an old thread that I'm resurrecting, but does anyone know of a project that's trying to convert the Blender code to cocoa?
From what I understand, this isn't a simple case of recompiling to 64-bit...or even something with extensive knowledge of programming could just convert. It has to be a total re-write of the code to cocoa to become 64-bit.
I've searched a bit and can't seem to find any info as to whether they're actively working on this. Does anyone know?
From what I understand, this isn't a simple case of recompiling to 64-bit...or even something with extensive knowledge of programming could just convert. It has to be a total re-write of the code to cocoa to become 64-bit.
I've searched a bit and can't seem to find any info as to whether they're actively working on this. Does anyone know?
Leopard supported 64bit apps as did Tiger. The OS being Snow Leopard wont change anything and it will be a long time before OpenCL is considered for blender and unlikely to ever be a priority.
I thought that Tiger only supported 64 bit command line apps?
Nonetheless, that would make one think that the Blender team would have already put much effort into making a OS X-capable 64-bit build. Hard to see a reason why they wouldn't have.
Grand Central I can understand since Blender is already designed to use multiple threads efficiently, but why would OpenCL not likely be a priority for them? It would likely bring significant performance improvements and, since it's an open spec, would also apply to alternate platforms so long as the driver supports it. And ATI and NVidia are both on board.
Nonetheless, that would make one think that the Blender team would have already put much effort into making a OS X-capable 64-bit build. Hard to see a reason why they wouldn't have.
Grand Central I can understand since Blender is already designed to use multiple threads efficiently, but why would OpenCL not likely be a priority for them? It would likely bring significant performance improvements and, since it's an open spec, would also apply to alternate platforms so long as the driver supports it. And ATI and NVidia are both on board.
Last time i did a render i did it over 20 desktop computers with core 2 duo 1.8 GHz and no GPU's. Now i do not know if OpenCL is something that can be farmed out to a inexpensive server cluster but don't think that is possible. Regardless there are question marks over the quality of the output.
In regard to 64 bit support it is true that Tiger only had support for command line apps but it is my understanding that rendering does not need a GUI and it is the rendering not the creation that you want to shove every ounce of power into.
Also 64 bit brings less than you would imagine to a 3D program, there already using hundreds of gigabyes of ram and many processors so its really just for the client level stuff that 64 bit takes effect.
In regard to 64 bit support it is true that Tiger only had support for command line apps but it is my understanding that rendering does not need a GUI and it is the rendering not the creation that you want to shove every ounce of power into.
Also 64 bit brings less than you would imagine to a 3D program, there already using hundreds of gigabyes of ram and many processors so its really just for the client level stuff that 64 bit takes effect.