installed graphics card does not support the openGL features recommended by fcp

[Arnie Schlissel]

Do you really want to upgrade the G4?

A Mac Pro will be more compatable with the entire suite right out of the box. And it will render & encode faster. And it will be fully compatable with Leopard, when that starts to ship (soon, perhaps?). And it will probably work with any other software you want to look at over the next 2 or 3 years.

Will your G4? If it was my money, I’d buy a new Mac & be glad for the tax deduction.

Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog

[Tom Adams]

arnie,

i hear ya. i just need to get this resolved…which will bring in some much needed income.

in fact, when i get fcp back up and running with this (small?) problem fixed…I’ll be able to finish this project that will allow me to get a new g5 mac pro. income must be more or at least equal to the outcome…or something like that.

any suggestions addressing my original question?

Regards,

Tom Adams – Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions

“cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
info@reelifeproductions.com http://www.reelifeproductions.com
Williamsburg, MA, USA

1.4Ghz DP mirrordoor G4
OS10.4.8, 1GB memory
FCP 5.0.4, 850GB Graid external Firewire Drives
Panasonic DVX100a & EZ1

[Arnie Schlissel]

You need an AGP card. AGP cards for the Mac are getting harder to find now that Apple has switched to PCIe. And any card with ‘Mobility’ in the name goes into a laptop.

How much can you spend? Check places like New Egg, CDW and Mac Mall, which AGP cards on that list do they have in stock that are Mac Compatable?

Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog

[Tom Adams]

arnie,

thanks. here’s the info i found out about the cards…if anyone else has info to add to the discussion, that’d be super to hear from you.

CARD(s) NEEDED:
TI Radeon 9800, 9700 Pro, 9600 XT, or 9600 Pro ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, FX Go5200, or FX 5200 Ultra
For 16- and 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 128MB of VRAM

from apple support discussion
The best card for your PowerMac is this ATI Radeon 9800 256mb made specifically for 2x/4x agp architecture This is the most powerful card you can put in a G4 tower and will
actually run Motion pretty decently as is definately qualified for FCS2.

Regards,

Tom Adams – Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions

“cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
info@reelifeproductions.com http://www.reelifeproductions.com
Williamsburg, MA, USA

1.4Ghz DP mirrordoor G4
OS10.4.10, 1GB memory
FCP studio2, 850GB Graid external Firewire Drives
Panasonic DVX100a & EZ1

[Steve Boultbee]

Unfortunately, ATi is no longer making the 256 MB version of the 9800. They did just begin a new production run of the 9800 Pro, but it’s a 128MB edition. Should still be a lot better than your current card.

It’s about $240, so it’s not cheap. https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/video/hardware/

[Walter Biscardi]

[Steve Boultbee] “It’s about $240, so it’s not cheap.”

Actually, anything under $500 for video production is dirt cheap.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Broadcast and independent productions.

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[Steve Boultbee]

[walter biscardi] “Actually, anything under $500 for video production is dirt cheap.”

Very true. I was thinking not so much in terms of absolute cost as I was thinking of the fact that a 9800 Pro is four year old technology. If it were a PC card, the same thing would cost between $50 and $100. The PCIe cards for the Mac Pros and the last G5s aren’t much more expensive than the 9800 for a G4!

[Tom Adams]

now that the discussion is getting slightly off course…
thought i’d “reel” things in a little…

it turns out that I now, for whatever reason, CAN view through my usual monitor…and fcp seems to be working just dandy…

which leads me to the next question:
if i get the the error message:
“the installed graphics card does not support the openGL features recommended by fcp”
everytime i open fcp…

i wonder what i’m “missing”…or what capabilities i won’t be able to enjoy…
oh, the joys, the sorrows…

thanks for the discussion, regardless…
-t

Regards,

Tom Adams – Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions

“cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
info@reelifeproductions.com http://www.reelifeproductions.com
Williamsburg, MA, USA

1.4Ghz DP mirrordoor G4
OS10.4.10, 1GB memory
FCP studio2, 850GB Graid external Firewire Drives
Panasonic DVX100a & EZ1

[Arnie Schlissel]

Well… They’re only recommended features. 🙂

I’m guessing that you’re not going to get all of the FX Plug features. And FX Plug filters may take longer to render than if you had a newer graphics card.

Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog