Parallel computation of Image[] or Rasterize[]

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Hi

The following command:
ParallelTable[Image[Graphics[{{Red, Disk[{5, 5}, 4]}}]], {i, 10}]

shows a very strange behaviour. It starts a new Mathematica process on every Parallel Kernel, so that using 6 Kernels I end up with 7 Mathematica Processes and 14 MathKernels running.
With Rasterize it is the same.

Can anyone explain/help?

Thanks a lot!

L. W.

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The behavior you described is exactly what ParallelTable does. ParallelTable runs each of the items on a parrallel kernel.

If you don’t want the processes to ran in parallel on your computer, try using Table instead of ParallelTable.

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You asked the same question on Mathematica.SE as well, where it was answered. When you do this, please do link the two questions together to avoid duplication of effort.