[Russell Lasson]

[Rick Neely] “most cards nowadays are pci-x and the 5200 is agp.”

Most cards now are PCI-Express which isn’t compatible with PCI-X. You’ll need a AGP card. The specs on your computer say it will handle a 8x AGP card.

https://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G5.html

So I would suggest getting the ATI X800 XT:

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/ATI%20Technologies/100435338/

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

You might try copying all of the QuickTime components from your G5 to the Mac Pro again. They are located in the Library/QuickTime folder.

You didn’t mention what version of FCP you’re using. If it’s earlier than 5.1, it’s not universal for the Intel processors. That would explain your problems.

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

Clicks typically happen when you try to use audio files with sample rates that are different from your sequence.

I’d guess that the files you’re bringing into FCP are 44.1k and your sequence is set to 48k. So it makes you render it and when you do, you hear clicks.

Check your settings. If you need to convert audio files at 44.1k to 48k, I’d suggest using iTunes. Just import them and then change your import settings in your preferences to be .AIFF at 48k (custom setting). Then right click on the files in iTunes and select convert selection to AIFF. Once it’s done, just drag the files out of iTunes.

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

You’ll need at least FCP 5.1 to run on that computer because it was the first version that was universal for Intel processors, but I’d suggest going with the latest and greatest with FCS2.

[Russell Lasson]

[EyeMaster] “. Power Macintosh G4/350 megahertz or faster
. AGP graphics card”

Gosh! That’s got to be FCP version 1 or 2! It’s time for you to upgrade!

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

[Wally] “The virgin scenes were ripped from a DVD using DVDxDVPro which had been in DVDVC Pro originally and then in Animation after the rip.”

It really sounds like you should try to get back to the original media instead of going from DVCPRO to MPEG2 to Animation.

I’m still confused on the total workflow that you’ve followed. Could you please clarify?

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

I think the best card for that machine might be the ATI X800 XT.

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

[gnomebard] “If i get the macpro, is it worth it to get
1. the dual quadxeon ($700 more than the dual duoxeon)”

Here are some benchmarks with Compressor 3 on the OCTA-CORE Mac Pro:

https://barefeats.com/octopro5.html

If you need kick butt rendering/exporting times, then it’s worth the $700 upgrade.

[gnomebard] “2. the nvidia quadro fx 4600 12 mb graphics card or go for 4 of the geforce 7200 ($1200 more)”

Definately get the ATI X1900 XT.

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

[eyad.hh] “Right now QA Engineering is testing the Io HD on Mac Pro G5 computers only; “

Just FYI, I’m guessing they mean Mac Pro Intel as the G5 is a PowerPC processor and the Mac Pro’s only have Intel processors.

Thanks for contacting AJA! We’ll have to wait for it to ship to see I guess.

-Russ

[Russell Lasson]

I’m not sure I understand the problem that you’re having.

Does the file have an alpha channel? If so, is it straight or premultiplied?

-Russ