Maybe I should've just gotten an M1 Max MacBook Pro instead. (The menu bar stats thing is called iStat Menus.)Īnd yes, I could just play back the file from my laptop straight to the TV, but that would require I dig around to find a USB-C to HDMI adapter, since this M2 MacBook Air only has ThunderBolt 4 USB Type C ports. Now the CPU is happily distributing the load amongst the four performance cores and keeping the SoC down at a more sane 85☌ average: It seems that for x265, the setting you may need is pools=2 instead of threads=2, but I haven't tested that (the 'smart' TV on which I'm trying to play back the file might be too old to support H.265 and I'm too lazy to encode a file and test it, or to find the TV's model number and look up the specs). So to limit Handbrake a bit-which would slow rendering to 5-10 fps but also not cook my lap-I added threads=2 to the 'Additional Options' field in Handbrake's Video settings: I could encode anywhere between 10-18 fps at 4K resolution with x264, but the SoC temperature rose to 105☌ and was uncomfortably hot within a minute or so. And unfortunately for Apple's latest M2 MacBook Air, there's no fan or heat sink to keep the M2 SoC cool.Īnd that meant the temperature around the top middle of the keyboard-and the bottom middle of the laptop-got quite uncomfortably hot with Handbrake's default settings, which would max out the CPU during the transcoding process. I also wanted to do other work on my laptop-in my lap. Therefore, I thought I'd transcode the file so it would play. It seems to do okay with some H.264 profiles, but not the one for this 4K Blu-Ray rip. I brought all my media with me on a spare hard drive, but one movie I had ripped but never transcoded wouldn't play on the 'Smart' TV here. If you’re experiencing issues with fans, Resetting your SMC may fix the problem.Due to a recent surgery, I've been recovering at a location outside my home for a few weeks. For more permanent settings, please use fan sets. Please note that manual fan speed slider settings are not saved across reboots. If the manual fan speed sliders are edited, those speeds will be used. Manual fan speed sliders #įan speeds can be set directly via the sliders in the Fans menu in the sensor menu bar item. The Default Fan Set popup button chooses which fan set will be used normally (when none of the automatic fan set rules are met). Trigger higher fan speeds faster than the system would, when there is high GPU usage.Trigger higher fan speeds faster than the system would, when there is high CPU usage.Have a higher idling fan speed when plugged into mains power.This means it is possible to do many things, including: Using automatic fan set rules, you can increase the speed of fans when certain events are triggered. In the example above, iStat Menus will use “My Fan Set” when any sensor is above 80✬. Edit the rule to suit what you are after.But, for the most part, the entire process is automated. You may have to install a helper plugin to activate all the data options on the tool. Click the + to the right side of the window. Setting up and getting started Once you have installed iStat Menus from the official website, App Store, or Setapp, you can set everything up in a few seconds.To create rules for automatic fan set switching: To use automatic fan set switching, choose Automatic from the Fans menu in the sensor menu bar item. That will let you create a set for normal operation, and also create fan sets to be used under different circumstances. IStat Menus can switch to a different fan set, based on rules you provide. To recall the set, choose it from the Fans menu in the sensor menu bar item. You can now edit the various fan speeds you’d like for this set. Open the iStat Menus app and go to the sensors tab.If you’d like to create a set of fan speeds that can be recalled at any time, this can be done with fan set. With the fan control set to System Controlled from the Sensor menu, iStat Menus will not control fans at all - your Mac’s fans will act as if iStat Menus is not installed. Manual fan speed sliders in the Fan menu in the sensor menu bar item. There are four main modes of fan control in iStat Menus. iStat Menus can’t lower fans below the speed the System Management Controller (SMC) would normally use, but it can raise the fan speeds. Using Fans iStat Menus can help control the speed of fans in your Mac.
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