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Media 100 and Apple Motion fighting for control of AJA card
Hi there,
I have been using Media 100 Version 2.1.3 and Apple Motion Version 4 for over 4 years on a MacPro running 10.8.5 with perfect results. I have both Media 100 and Apple Motion output to the AJA card so that I can view results on a large HDMI monitor. Whenever I switch back and forth between Media 100 and Motion, there is a slight pause while they handshake control of the AJA card. Once in a rare while, things would lock up, but not often.
Last week, for some reason, my system hangs when I try to switch between the two. I have not updated any software, not changed anything but it hangs every time. I tried changing Apple Motion to use “None” for video output, thinking that if it doesn’t access the AJA card at all, things would be ok. No change. Things hang. If I quit Motion every time I render something and then switch to Media 100 things are ok. Anyone have any ideas?
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2 Replies
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Hello Brian,
So long as Motion is set to ‘None’, Media 100 should be able to use it, as long as you Quit and Re-Launch Media 100. If Quitting and Re-Launching does not help, I might quickly recommend Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Driver (using the same installer), and maybe deleting the “com.media100.Video Output” file from here –
Macintosh HD :: User :: [ Current User / Home folder ] :: Library :: PreferencesNote that Media 100 is actually designed to allow all other programs asking to use the hardware to use it; as such, if another program like Motion is attempting to use it, Media 100 should simply yield, and that can prevent the carry-over, at least initially.
Thanks,
Jon
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Hi Jon,
Sorry I did not see your post sooner… I have had a busy week. I will probably try to reinstall Media 100 to see if that solves the problem. SOmething has clearly gotten messed up with permissions or something. I will let you know if it works.
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