Eric Berna
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Kool,
Apple has thorough instructions at:
https://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacPro_Early2008_MemoryDIMM_DIY.pdf
Just use your four 2GB modules, without the Apple memory.
Eric Berna
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Kool,
The Mac Pro accepts RAM modules in sets of two or four matched modules. When the Mac Pro has only sets of 4 matched modules, the memory controller can access all four modules as a single 256-bit memory bank, improving RAM access performance by as much as 10%.
I can’t think of a configuration of RAM for the Mac Pro that results in 9GB with only matched sets of 4 modules, so I’m guessing your Mac Pro isn’t using 256-bit memory access mode. You may notice better performance if you change your memory configuration.
If part of that 9GB of RAM is in the form of four matched modules, you can experiment with better performance without spending extra money. Install those four matched modules across both RAM riser cards (two RAM modules per riser card, in the same slots on each riser), and test your Mac’s performance.
P.S. I benchmarked my own computer with 8 GB total (4 x 2GB) and 10 GB total (4 x 2GB and 2 x 1 GB), and measured a noticeable performance improvement when in 256-bit memory access mode.
Eric Berna
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First, I consider all my customers. I don’t rush a project if it will cause problems with other customers.
Usually rushing a project causes me to reschedule my workload, and to keep all my projects on schedule, I may have to work overtime. I charge extra for rush projects to make those projects pay for the overtime, even if the rush work isn’t done during overtime hours. If it’s a reasonable rush, say accelerating my work by two hours to meet a FedEx pickup time, and I can get all the other work done that day by staying an hour or two late, then I’d charge one and a half times my normal rate for the work to be rushed. If say I only rushed 2 hours of work on an 80 hour project, I’d only bill those two hours at the rush rate.
If the rush is rather unreasonable, say the customer wants a 4 week project done in 2, and I had to work extra hours each day, and all weekend to get the work done, I’d charge double time for the whole project.
Other considerations may also come into play. I may be trying to compete with other companies in my area, so I may be willing to do that 4 week job in 2 weeks at the regular rate. Or, instead of doing the 4 week job in 2 weeks, the customer and I agree to cut lots of corners, and make the 4 week job a 2 week job done in 2 weeks. Then I should just charge the regular rate.
Or maybe I’m willing to risk losing the customer, and just answer that the 4 week project will take 4 weeks.
Eric Berna
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As long as you have an agreement with the holder of the copyright, you can legally use any creative work, including TV or Movie themes. Getting that agreement is the tough part.
Music you want to use in your videos may be available for free. Maybe it’s public domain, or maybe it’s published under a free to use license, such as certain versions of the Creative Commons licenses.
Music you want to use in your videos may be available for a fee. Various companies sell songs explicitly for use in videos. A recent thread on the COW mentioned Web sites like freshmusic.com, revostock.com, music2hues.com, among others. If it’s a popular song, you may have to go to the publisher.
The copyright for music you want to use in your videos may be own by somebody unwilling to share the songs at any price. Many TV and Movie themes are owned by the owners of the larger work (the TV show or Movie). The owners may want to strictly control the use of the songs, so that their association with the TV show or Movie is not diminished. Therefore you’ll be out of luck.
If the goal of your use of the music is to refer to the TV show or Movie, you may be out of luck (or have to break copyright law). But if your goal is to find music that evokes a feeling like the way a movie theme can evoke fear, or joy, or humor, you’ll find plenty of reasonably priced music at those sites I mentioned above.
Eric Berna