Yet, it could also be the hardware that’s not able to keep up with the software? But because Toon Boom Harmony doesn’t seem to be utilizing my computer’s maximum potential, perhaps I am doing something wrong with the software.

So now I am confused as to whether if I should upgrade by getting a desktop of not. I also know that my specs are not up to the standard for what Toon Boom Harmony recommends as being fast. There’s nothing wrong with my GPU, as I’ve tested it running graphic intensive games and the GPU monitor tells me it is working. Every once in a while, it utilizes 25% of the GPU, but that’s it. I have set the nVidia control panel to work with Toon Boom, but still it usually runs at 0 - 5%. While monitoring my computer activities, I’ve noticed that the discrete gpu goes completely unused, while the cpu is usually used at only 20%. When I work with only 2 such characters (it has trouble handling even one), my computer becomes so slow that I can’t work with the puppets at all. I have a puppet rig of highly detailed characters with a lot of deformers (curves, bones, and envelope) everywhere around the body.

Toon boom character