FCPHD 5 – is really slow

[Mark Maness]

Yes, it is very sluggish… There are many, many problems with FCP 5. One is when I render any Photoshop title, I get aliased edges which look terrible.

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions

[Walter Biscardi]

Very very snappy on both of our systems. I’m running the ATI X800xt graphics card with the Kona 2 and Fibrechannel drives with OS 10.4.1. The second suite is running a base G5 Dual 2.0 with a LaCie Big Disk Extreme drive. Performance is quick on both.

Actually running faster than FCP 4.5 on Panther which was one deciding factor a few weeks ago to go ahead and make the change over to FCP 5.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

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[Mark Maness]

Well, I did forget to mention that I using it on a G4 Dual 1 gig with an nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 (so that I can have true dual flat panel monitor support). Now, on my G5 Dual 2.7, it seems to run fine. But that shouldn’t mean that I have to have a G5 to use it properly.

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions

[Walter Biscardi]

[Wayne Carey] “Now, on my G5 Dual 2.7, it seems to run fine. But that shouldn’t mean that I have to have a G5 to use it properly.”

Actually it does if you want it to run fast. Minimum requirements from Apple means the app will operate on that machine. If you want FCP 5 to operate smoothly and fast, it has to run on a G5.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters