8 Core Mac using very little of 16g Ram

I have noticed my 8 core MAC Pro with 16G of ram is using little ram. And Example is FCP and Motion open with 14.34G free. My last machine would have sucked the ram right up. I am sure someone can explain this situation.
I must say though, it is very fast and most noticed using compressor !
Thanks

BKENT,
This is a very simple explanation...
RAM is allocated automatically by your Mac Pro, so the amount of RAM will fluctuate depending upon each program's needs. If a program requires 2 GB of memory to run, your Mac Pro, or any Mac for that matter, will automatically assign the amount of RAM required, on-the-fly. In other words, Mac OS X programs don't have fixed RAM allotments. This is called dynamic memory allocation.
So the programs you are running, like Final Cut Pro and Motion, will launch using very little RAM, but as you open files with those programs more memory will be allocated as required.
This is good news because more RAM is available for other applications to be open at the same time, which is one of the strengths of Mac OS X.
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