[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi Again Roger – Since I’m still mainly working on a Standard Def. project started years ago, I just wish I had known about this issue before I formatted into only one volume on the 2006 Mac Pro. You surely opened my eyes!

One Approach:
You’ve seen faster render times and better overall performance with FC6 when installed on an earlier Mac Pro? Yes? If so, since I already went ahead and installed FC7 and other software into only ONE partition, I’ll have to go back wipe the system drive this time creating two partitions. You mentioned Rosetta, (being on the 10.6.4 Apple Install Disc)? I would only need that for FC6 correct? *Note, I later installed the Combo update to 10.6.8. If this is what’s required, I’ve got my work cut out: Two Partitions with FC7 on one and FC6 on the other. In summation; it would seem the only advantage in having FC7, is for creating NEW projects probably in HD – Yes?

Another approach:
Perhaps I can just install another system drive in the Mac Pro and put FC6 here?

Thanx Roger you’re being very helpful!

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi Roger – Yes I have the proper drivers for the esata cards which I picked up from OWC. ‘Newer Tech’ The cards seem to be working fine. They’re nice n peppy while using ‘Super Duper’, the data rate is faster than the esata cards in my older G5 machine. And BTW, I access #4 external drives ‘straight up’, Non-Raid.

Thanx for all your ideas and I really appreciate your expertise. I wasn’t aware of those problems with FC7 and the RAM issue. Let me just reclarify: I have several systems in different machines and when I conduct these tests, I toggle back n forth between a Power Mac G5 with FC6 and the Mac Pro with FC7 (I just set up).

So as I understand it, you’re pretty much saying there’s not much I can do about the missing wave forms in FC7 in the Mac Pro when it tries to read those files created in FC6? Its an inherrent weakness in FC7 RAM – Yes? What if I installed more RAM in the Mac Pro? I currently only have 6 GB’s of Ram in the Mac Pro and 14GB’s in the G5. Would increasing RAM in the Mac Pro help?

(OR)

How bout using Media Manager from either FC6, (where the files originated), or thru the Mac Pro using FC7? Would that help? I know its going to create more and more files, but maybe FC7 would recognize more of the wave forms that way?

If all else fails, I suppose I can still count on the Mac Pro and FC7 for future HD projects – Yes?

Thank you Roger

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi Guys

I know this topic has been hashed over many times. I forgot to ask if anyone could kindly offer any ‘other’ ideas/work arounds that haven’t been addressed before? It just seems such a waste to have gone thru the trouble setting up another newer machine using all precautions and organizing the data.

One Idea:
Would there be any benefit using ‘Media Manager’ to help FC7 create/allow the missing wave forms? Perhaps use Media Manager in the older system with FC6, then transfer that data to the Mac Pro for FC7? I honestly don’t know what else to do to get FC7 in the new machine to allow/recognize/create wave forms. All the other file paths, media and plugins have connected/shown up with no problems. There seems to be a common denominator when one tries to open FC6 files from another different newer system no matter how well organized the folders/media/data may be.

Another Idea:
Would there be any benefit taking out all the drives from the esata enclosures and putting them directly in the remaining HD slots in the Mac Pro?

Thanx for any help you might provide – please refer to my first post above with regard to this issue.

Thanx again
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Thanx Nick!
Thanx Roger!

I like the ‘HD Sequence’ idea and yes, I’ll eventually get a better graphics display. In the meantime, the blurred text problem has rectified itself. 🙂

Its nice getting your help here.

I’ve got bigger problems to deal with in a different post coming up.

Thanx again!
Mike