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Just as a follow up:
19. I don’t have a choice. I only have MME
20. I have 12 gig of RAM
25. When I hit F12+Control, a blank dialog box pops up.In other words, I’m now pretty sure you weren’t referring to my consumer PC with those tips of yours 😉
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Hey Chris. You do realize my current “workstation” is the consumer PC I’ve mentioned quite a few times before. I’m thinking with all the posts in this thread you skipped over a few, and who can blame you! But the previous workstation was defective. I sent it back. I only have my HP “Envy” which is i5, 12 gigs of RAM, Intel built in graphics, etc.
Were your suggestions meant for a slow workstation or a consumer PC? I’d like to know before I bother trying them out. Also, to grab the most relevant points from my previous posts, I’m NOT a professional like you guys. I’m not editing Jurassic Park IV with Spielberg looking over my shoulder and pacing the floor. I make simple 1 minute videos for myself, but since this hobby is taking up more of my time, the annoyances of trying to edit with a computer meant for Word or “surfing the web”, as the youngsters say, are making it more of a chore than a joy.
In short, I don’t need ILM, but I don’t want a system that’s barely faster than what I have, which the previous workstation was, due to problems with the graphics and CPU, I’m assuming. Thanks for all your help. I await your response regarding whether to follow your instructions on a consumer PC.
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Just out of curiosity what makes this Z800 so much worse than the previous one? The x5620? The Quadro 400?
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Wow, thanks guys.
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Really wish I could edit my posts on this board! One other spec.
Xeon x5620 (Xeon x5570) -
Not sure if I should start a new thread or continue this one so I’ll play it safe for now. I found another deal, MUCH cheaper, the seller is here in my neighborhood practically. This unit has (previous unit in parentheses):
48gigs of RAM (24 gigs)
Quadro 400 graphics card (FX4800)
2.4GHz processor (2.93GHz)Other unit was $730.00. This one is $520.00. Free shipping but $35 tax. That’s beside the point. Do the specs on the new unit measure up to the previous unit (which was defective. I’m talking reasonable expectations). At that price I can then buy a second HDD. Opinions needed quickly before the price expires! Joe! Get off that project that’s bringing you in $20,000.00 and answer me!!! 😉
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Yes, I know about using Top view, etc. Everything is positioned properly but all layers are showing as black. I even followed along with a really easy 6 minute tutorial on youtube that simply casts shadows from a text layer, and everything is black, both the text and the background solid, which I created with an orange color (text is red). The only way to get the layers to show is to turn off “Accepts Lights” which, of course means the light has no effect on the layer.
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Hi Walter. I did all that. When I turned accept lights off the image shows up but no matter where I positioned the lights there’s no change. I’ll keep playing with it.
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EDIT: I lowered all of those settings and now the controls are back where they should be. However, like some other people have mentioned in an older thread, when I apply a light layer, the layer beneath it turns black. There’s probably a solution out there so I’ll just google it. Thanks for the help!
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I don’t see a field of view setting but my other settings on default are
Intensity: 100%
Cone Angle: 100%
Cone Feather: 50%
Radius: 500
Falloff Distance: 500