Playback monitor doing funky things

[Jeremy Garchow]

System specs?

[Shawn Bockoven]

Sorry, been busy. Swapped and used different monitors, all yielded the same visual error.

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro4,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per processor): 8 MB
Memory: 12 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:
5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP41.0081.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.39f5
SMC Version (processor tray):
1.39f5
Serial Number (system): H09440FJ20H
Serial Number (processor tray):
J5941010Q1LUE
Hardware UUID: 2E86EC4F-418E-5835-9F91-18B5188FA2CF

ATI Radeon HD 4870:

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 4870
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9440
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318
Displays:
ASUS VH236H:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number: C4LMTF039174
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Cinema:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number: 2A7422GGXMM
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

[Shawn Bockoven]

OS 10.6.8

[Jeremy Garchow]

And what type of footage is this? I take it that this doesn’t happen in the same place twice, that is, if you step through your footage frame by frame, you don’t see this in the footage, or in Quicktime?

Usually, this type of foul is GPU related. It might be worth it to reseat your GPU.