Helicon focus has slowed down.

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paitken
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Helicon focus has slowed down.

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It seems that HF is slower than it used to be. When I look at Task Manager my CPU utilization (I7, 8 cores) is bouncing between around 20% and 70%. Why so low? Also, the main display used to show, graphically, the progress on the depth map, now it does not. Ideas?
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Catherine
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Re: Helicon focus has slowed down.

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Which version of Helicon Focus are you running? Is OpenCL acceleration enabled or disabled?
The live progress of the depth map is controlled by a setting: Preferences - General - Show intermediary results. Turning it OFF usually improves render times.
paitken
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Re: Helicon focus has slowed down.

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Version 7.6.6 Pro. Open CL is enabled.
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Catherine
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Re: Helicon focus has slowed down.

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Please update to the latest version of Helicon Focus - v.7.7.2 - from our website: https://www.heliconsoft.com/software-downloads/ and let us know how it works.
Actually, CPU utilization is not supposed be at its maximum, as you have GPU acceleration enabled.
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