![]() While on a Mac I would advise anyone to go through OWC. ![]() If you want to learn more about that check out this article we wrote about the disk cache.įor PC’s, brands like Corsair, Crucial, PNY, and Kingston are going to be your best bets. However, After Effects will store away some video files on your hard drive in a disk cache to allow for faster editing in the future. Which, of course, is why your programs aren’t still open when you power the computer back up. Just understand that, unlike a hard drive, the data stored in RAM is erased once the computer is shut down. When needed your computer will temporarily store data from active programs in RAM, which allows it to work far more quickly and efficiently. Now, think of your hard drive like a cardboard box, in this box you place all of the books that you don’t want quick access to, but would rather just store away for now. Think of RAM like book shelf, on this book shelf you have added all of the books that you want direct access to at any time. In short, RAM is needed in After Effects to allow your computer to quickly access data, instead of your computer going to the hard drive to search for that data. Okay, so then why do we need it, and why is it a big deal for After Effects? WHY DO WE NEED RAM IN AFTER EFFECTS So, let’s be very clear, RAM has nothing to do with your hard drive and its storage capacity. Why is that? Well it's because some people use the word “memory” interchangeably when talking about RAM, or, when talking about a hard drive. Now, using this term can confuse some people. As many of you may know, RAM can also be called “Memory”.
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