One core is dedicated to host the capture/buffer, the other will encode shots in the background.
When you see the big circle percent animation, both cores are dedicated to compression to clear the encoder queue so you can take back to back living photos quickly.
This is one of the main reasons I keep coming back to HN. A story gets posted about some cool new tech, and the creator is in the comments answering questions. Simply awesome.
To be honest, I don't often post here because I'm busy working, but am enjoying the discussion on a baby I've nursed for two years now. :-) Thanks for your post!
One core is dedicated to host the capture/buffer, the other will encode shots in the background.
When you see the big circle percent animation, both cores are dedicated to compression to clear the encoder queue so you can take back to back living photos quickly.