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The encoder-7-64 process causes the CPU usage to spike unnecessarily
When I work on Storyline files that contain videos, the ‘encoder-7-64’ process starts automatically, even though I’m not publishing the course.
This causes CPU usage to spike.
I don’t think ...
Does the process end after a few minutes or does it persist across sessions with no media edits?
The “shouldn’t happen unless publishing” assumption is wrong. SL front-loads video transcoding at insert time, encoder-7-64 is the bundled encoder that generates the working copies, preview renditions and thumbnails the authoring environment needs. That’s why preview is instant and publish is (relatively!) fast.
Hi DShaw and thank you for your reply.
The process persists across sessions even if I don’t make any changes to the videos.
Encoder-7-64 starts as soon as I open the Storyline file, even before I make any changes.