What to do while rendering an animation?

[Nineshadow]

Ok guys,I've started rendering a 100 frame long animation in Blender,each frame having 1000 samples.

I've got a shorter one at at fewer samples here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojahzvFRO-c

 

This is going to take a looong time,a veeery long time.So,what should I do?I can't game because I'm using my GPU to render.

[MangoJuiceStain]

Watch YouTube. you can't really do anything productive on your computer until it's done.

[Nineshadow]

Watch YouTube. you can't really do anything productive on your computer until it's done.

It lags even while doing that. D:

+ I've already done that while I was rendering the lower sampled render,which took 2 hours.

[MangoJuiceStain]

It lags even while doing that. D:

+ I've already done that while I was rendering the lower sampled render,which took 2 hours.

Play solitaire?

[Damikiller37]

Grab yourself something to eat/drink, clean your room?, see what the rest of the family is up to....

[Blueprint]

What do you do when you're not on your PC?? Do that.

[L.E.D]

Maybe play on your phone, watch tv, see whats up, clean your desk, clear you room or house go and feed your dog perhaps? 

[Coombzy]

If you have another PC in the house watch youtube or twitch on that or maybe go out somewhere.

[TheEpicCanadian]

Do jumping jacks

[dalekphalm]

Read a book, go outside, watch a movie or some TV, go to a friends house, etc. Why is this even a question?

[tek inpektor]

Twerk. Buy a rendering PC and keep the current PC so then you don't have to sacrifice your entertainment.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

I encode a lot of video, I bought a 3570k based system, and one with an 8320 in to encode my videos on while i use my main ones.

[Birdman]

Whenever I'm rendering lengthy videos, I usually spend that time away from the computer. 

 

Generally when you're rendering something long, you have been staring at the computer for hours on end, with minor breaks to piss. I'll go eat, and go outside until it's done. If the weather isn't suitable for going outside, then I'll play ps4 or watch netflix.

[DoubleY]

Fap. A lot of fapping 

[Homicidium]

Go outside and enjoy life! Meet your friends, go and grab a coffee, excersive, do your homework, study, read, anything but sitting in front of your screen the whole time!

[TechTheWorld]

Sleep. eat. Sleep more. Drink something.

[XTankSlayerX]

Look outside and see if the apocalypse has started

[Snapy1]

Play a console game whilst skype chatting, also i tried live streaming once while rendering out an animation (lots and lots of effects)......yeah that didnt work out so good.

[Charger]

What do you do when you're not on your PC?? Do that.

what? That's crazy talk!... what he needs to do is use another computer. What kind of person on a tech forum doesn't have multiple computers lol

all joking aside try reading a book.