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29 Jul 2024 06:23:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Out of memory error  
From: Alain
Date: 20 Jul 2006 18:44:12
Message: <44c0073c$1@news.povray.org>
curtmack nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 20/07/2006 12:35:
> "Greg Williams" <gre### [at] comcastnet> wrote:
>> I'm trying to render a large file (337 MB), and I get this error message:
>>
>> Parse Error: Out of memory.  Cannot allocate 272 bytes for pattern
>> transform.
>> File Ca2+Surface.pov line 4827159
> 
> 
> When POV parses a file, it has to put its interpretation in the memory. This
> can take up a lot of memory, especially if you have a 337 MB file as you
> say. The message is saying that you're out.
> 
> I'm not sure how you would go about clearing up more memory though...
> 
> 
Install as much RAM as you can.
Increase the maximum amount of swap file available. Can enable to render the 
scene, but it will be slow as hell.
If the memory usage get to close to 2 Gig on windows, maybe 3 if properly 
configured (almost 4 Gig on Linux), switching to a 64 bits processor with a 64 
bits OS may become the only viable solution.

-- 
Alain
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