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  • Virus?

    Posted by Jerrold Le tourneau on January 30, 2006 at 8:44 pm

    Ok, maybe I’m overlooking the obvious but… I left my G5 on over the weekend to do some file compression of video files. My 20″ plasma was in it’s usual state of rendering flowing green shades when I came in this Monday morning. When I awoke the computer I get to see a cow grazing on the desktop muttering some sort jibberish to anyone who will listen. Never scene this before and I don’t recall downloading a screen saver or other gizmo for this app. Is a part of the OS? How do I turn it on and off, get rid of it? Doesn’t seem to be harming anything but I was just wondering “What the hell is this thing”?

    OS X 10.4.4
    FCP Studio Pro
    Adobe Suite
    and a whole host of other programs.

    Jerrold Le tourneau replied 20 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
  • 5 Replies
  • Marc Bostrøm

    January 30, 2006 at 9:12 pm

    FCP secret…search the FCP forum for clues.

    Marc Bostrom
    FCP & AE post production

  • Alexander Kallas

    January 31, 2006 at 12:29 am

    No Virus,
    Just Bruce the Yak! (an FCP Easter Egg)
    Cheers
    Alexander

  • Tony! Hulette

    January 31, 2006 at 6:22 am

    I wonder how many calls a year Apple tech-support gets about Bruce? It’s actually pretty rare to see him though, so maybe it’s not that many. I know a lot of FCP users have never seen him. Oh well, enjoy him and remember he’s a Yak, not a cow, buffalo, or moose as I’ve seen others describe him as.

    Tony!

  • Alexander Kallas

    January 31, 2006 at 7:05 am

    [Tony!] ” It’s actually pretty rare to see him though, so maybe it’s not that many. I know a lot of FCP users have never seen him.”

    You can actually call up the Yak. Some of know how!
    Cheers
    Alexander

  • Jerrold Le tourneau

    January 31, 2006 at 1:21 pm

    Cool… lol

    I thought I was loosing my mind or at least my Mac.

    Thanks for the info.

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