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running 5.0.4 on intel iMac
Problem:
I’m experiencing somel weirdness in FCP 5.0.4.
I just bought a two year old 24in iMac 2.16 and installed 5.0.4 on it. It seemed to be doing OK, but all of a sudden, when doing mouse dragging operations, I started getting image window smears leaving black lines and colored threads trailing behind anything that I moved. Then the spinning beach ball starts. I’ve done restarts that momentarily correct it, but then it eventually starts again.
Lots of lock-ups too, and then it won’t even force quit. I have to physically turn the machine off.I did run diskwarrior and it found a bad block on my drive. Could that be the only reason 5.0.4 would act like this? All other programs seems to function normally. I’m not certain how to fix a bad block or is that’s even causing this FCP 5.0.4 problem.
NOTE: there is an Apple Pro Kit update that will not install for some reason. I don’t what Apple Pro Kit update does, or has to be on the machine to make FCP work at all. Could this be the issue?
I know that the latest version of FCP would run faster on an intel machine, but shouldn’t running FCP 5.0.4 work without any real problems on an intel, just maybe slower? Or is it the fact I have a bad block on the 700gb hard drive? I can still return this machine and get another one under the short warranty, but if I could fix the bad block some way and solve the problem, I’d rather do that. I even thought this might be a video card issue in the machine. If so, most certainly it would need to be returned if that’s the case.Thanks!
Jonny Cates
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5 Replies
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FCP 5.0.4 is not even supposed to work on Intel Machines. You need 5.1.4 at the bare minimum. I recommend upgrading.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro -
It’s been a while, but I seem to recall you needed to go to FCP 5.1 to work on an Intel machine. Search the Cow and Apple for FCP 5.1 to check that out.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.5 QT7.5.5 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor
ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE Enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5Final Cut Studio 2 (up to date)
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Yeah, as has been said 5.0.x was designed to work on PowerPC-based Macs (G4s, G5s, etc.,.). When you run it on an intel machine the computer has to emulate a PowerPC machine which means the computer gets taxed more and things don’t always work properly because emulation isn’t perfect.
-A
3.2GHz 8-core, FCP 6.0.4, 10.5.5
Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse (6.8.1) -
Yes that is true on the latest FCP….actually my original plans were to acquire 6.0 but that was before I found out I had to have oral surgery. My dentist has all my money now.
But still, my iMac 2.16 intel has a bad block. Is reformatting the disc the way to fix that, or should I exchange the machine for another one? I would have to ship back to Calif….I’m in Texas.Thanks John,
Jonny
Jonny Cates
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I’m not a hardware expert, but I don’t think reformatting will fix a bad block. It’s possible that when reformatting the Mac will “learn” where the bad block is and skip it, but I’m not sure. Maybe someone else can chime in here.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.5 QT7.5.5 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor
ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE Enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5Final Cut Studio 2 (up to date)
Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN
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