32 or 64 bit Mac OSX for Resolve - or both?

Is there a reason to boot SL in 32-bit at all? If you need 32-bit, you can force applications to run in 32-bit by ticking the box next to "32-bit" when you view information about the app.


You can run Resolve without a Decklink card. But you cannot monitor to a video monitor without one.

My understanding is that hardware-wise, the most fundamental component (besides the basic configuration of memory and process-depth) is CUDA processing, so at the very least, you are not going to get away without an appropriate nVidia GPU.

A developer should step in and correct me here, but looking at the evolution of the product, it really looks like a Linux application shoe-horned into the Mac environment, so the 32/64 bit-ness likely isn't a factor.

jPo

You mean "Old Ben"? Ben Kenobi?

[Joseph Owens] "...hardware-wise, the most fundamental component (besides the basic configuration of memory and process-depth) is CUDA processing..."

Joseph,
Can you please enlighten me on what exactly you mean by memory configuration and process-depth?

Thanks!
Andreas

PS! I have the latest CUDA drivers installed for my 285 card.

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Hi Ola, Robert and Joseph!

thanks for replying!

No reason for me to run in 32 bit (Mac installation defaults to 32bit I think), but I thought I ask since I have some problems getting Resolve to run on my 10.6.7 Hackintosh. It crashes while loading "Allocating memory" on both 32bit and 64bit.

Does Resolve create a log file so I can see exactly what went wrong? If so, where can I locate it?

I will reinstall my machine today and make sure it gets as clean as possible and in 64bit ofcource before I install Resolve.

I have an ATI 5770 card for GUI and a GT 285 card for GPU. This is a 3.2Ghz 4 core machine with 12 GB ram, SSD vertex drive for the OS and a 8 TB Raid-0 for video. I also have the Wave panel. Should be OK in theory. :-)

I'm new to Resolve, but I've graded on a Pogle (telecine) for some years.

I have plenty of Decklink cards, but not the HD 3D card btw.

Cheers,
Andreas

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Hi Robert!

I finally got everything up and running and it seems very stable. I struggled with random crashes and a DaVinci Resolve that wouldn't start. The problem turned out to be my GUI card: Sapphire ATI 5770. Removed that and it all worked perfectly!

Currently I've only got a 285 GTX card in the machine so I may have to shop around for a GUI card. Any recommendations?

My mainboard is a GA-X58A-UDR3 with bios FF, 12 GB DDR3 RAM running 1600Mhz and a i7 950 CPU running 3.2Ghz. Getting 10700 geekbench scores. I think my Rocketraid 2640 is pulling the performance down, but it's good enough for the moment.

Btw, I took the iBoot route. It's very simple indeed.

Cheers,
Andreas

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I am running hackintosh also 10,6,6 and I did the normal install and when i do the render from canon dslr 1080p I get a warning sign H.264 encoding on Mac32 doesnt support resolution beyond 1440x1080.

I dont know what can it be...