Pasi Koivisto
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Did you upgrade the ram recently? To me it sounds like bad ram. I would put in the install DVD that came with the computer and hold down D when you boot it, run the extended tests. There’s also an application called rember which you could use to test.
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That’s a good way to do it!
And if you would like to have a bootable install disk you could take that image you made and restore it to a external drive using disk utility.
As always, make sure you have a backup of anything on the external drive as you will format it = erase everything on the drive.
Basically what you do is. On your Macbook Pro insert the DVD, Open Disk Utility. Chose File > New > New disk image from “the install DVD”. This will create a image of the DVD, make it read only. When that is finished go to Images > Scan for restore and chose the image you just created. This will take the time of one cup of coffee. When that is finished mount the image. Attach a external drive that you would like to use. Partition the drive so you have at least 2 partitions, the first one roughly big enough to hold the DVD and the rest of the space for storage. Make sure you go under the options menu and select the partition map scheme to be APM otherwise the mac wont be able to boot from it. When it’s formatted chose the partition you created for the install dvd, go to restore. Then drag the partition to the destination and the mounted part of the image to the source. Click restore. When this is done you’ll have a bootable copy of the DVD on a external drive.
There might be some small errors in this as I typed it from memory. But that’s the basic procedure to do it 🙂
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You need to upload that picture to internet if you want us to see it. flickr would be a good choice.
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This question would be better answered in the Final Cut Pro forum.
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https://www.sonnettech.com/product/computercards/index.html#pcipcixcards
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If you’re going to use Color the ATI cards are the best.
Even though Apple says the ATI Radeon 4870 card needs a late 2008 model Mac Pro if actually works in my late 2007 model. Have a look at the end of these 2 articles:
https://www.barefeats.com/nehal05.html
https://www.barefeats.com/nehal07.htmlSo, I would suggest getting a ATI Radeon 4870.
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I would have a look at barefeats.com, they do a lot of benchmark tests.
Having said that, maybe it’s time to have a look at buying a good, big, fast raid. Depending on how many projects you have going this might be the right course of action.
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I think the KONA cards have a internal HD/SD hardware downstream keyer. Don’t know how well it works or how but feel free to ask in the KONA forum here on creativecow.
https://forums.creativecow.net/ajakona
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I know there’s a similar utility in the Black Magic software which you could try, other than that I am at a loss. Maybe you could ask in the broadcast video forum?
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What serial cable are you using? I think the RS-422 cable differs from a standard serial cable.
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Editor, Colorist.
Mac Pro, 8×3 Ghz, 8 Gb ram, ATI Radeon HD 4870, KONA 3, Sony PVM20L4, Tangent Devices Wave.