[Jennifer Tipton]

I did install 3rd party plugins but I have since gotten rid of them to see if that was the issue. I thought I uninstalled them all but I am still seeing FX factory start up when everything scans before the system crashes. How do I make sure I have uninstalled all of these on my intel mac. Maybe part of my confusion is making sure things are REALLY uninstalled. Also I know some plugins probably came with the initial FCP program but I removed them all from the plugins folder. I am not sure what is supposed to be in that folder and what isn’t. FX Factory is the only 3rd party plugin I had to “install” a program to run other than putting the plugin into the plugins folder.

I paid for the FX Factory plugins. I am assuming that when I do finally get it all the way off my machine I will be able to reinstall and use the serial number given to me to get them back. That plugin bundle does work with After Effects and other programs and since I paid $400 I would at least like to use it for that. Is there a way to only install a set of plugins for After Effects and not FCP if I find that is the issue? If so how?

Thanks again,
Jennifer

[Jennifer Tipton]

My raid is a raid 0. The bottom drive is the one that failed so I am in the process of taking that drive out and getting it replaced. I am OK with losing the data that was on the raid as it was relatively new one and everything but one project is backed up.

I am really not sure how to build it as a raid 5. Does that mean I need 5 drives? (I know computer illiterate but I am trying) I know it has to do with if one drive fails I won’t lose data but I’m really not sure how that works. I guess I could contact macgurus for that.

Anyway…FCP will not open anything. It goes through the messages like its scanning everything then quits. When I get home from work I will post the error message I get so you can better understand what its doing. Thanks again for your willingness to help convert me to a mac user and to FCP!