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Limiting maximum CPU load for BG Renderer Max

BG Renderer Max 1.0.12 introduced the CPU Limiter Beta feature.

This feature is useful for AE 2020 systems that tend to use all available CPU resources for rendering.

CPU Limiter Overview

Current CPU load and limit appear when you start rendering:

CPU Limiter Overview

The CPU load is the total load over all logical cores, so it may exceed 100%. 16-core CPU may show up to 1600% of the load.

Limit maximum CPU usage

Click on the Limit percents and adjust the slider:

CPU Limiter – Slider

The CPU Limiter sets a cap on maximum CPU utilization across all logical cores, so setting it to 80% guarantees that at least 20% of CPU resources remain available for other tasks.

The CPU Limiter works consistently on macOS, but results may vary on Windows depending on CPU and memory usage by system processes and the make and model of your CPU.