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Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Bruce Stubblefield on Oct 28, 2008 at 6:37:56 pm

Hello,
Running FCS2 on an 8-core 2.8 GHZ with two HD 2600 XT cards. Cutting a feature in Pro Res HQ 2048 x 1024 files. We get a lot of "can't render with this video card" type messages and think we need a more powerful card. Have been told there's problems running two cards in one machine, but removing one of them doesn't affect the problem.
I see a lot of negative posts about the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for use with FCS2, but this is the card that Apple pushes on their upgrade page.
We don't need Kona-type HD output, just the right graphics card that can handle 2048 x 1024 files with titles and various VFX elements to many shots. Can anyone recommend the best card or best value solution for this issue?
thanks
Bruce S

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Steve Eisen on Oct 28, 2008 at 7:06:17 pm

Do you have an HD capture card?

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Bruce Stubblefield on Oct 28, 2008 at 7:25:56 pm

No HD capture card.

thanks

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Jeremy Garchow on Oct 28, 2008 at 7:13:42 pm

The two cards in one mahcine can't help, but also I'd imagine that whatever plug in your are uisng to render graphics can't extend beyond a 1K geometry. That'd be my first guess.

Jeremy

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Peter Wiggins on Oct 28, 2008 at 7:51:44 pm

Bruce,

FCP is pretty rubbish when it comes to management of video memory, you probably got something like this:

"Can't render at the requested size and depth"

There are two ways round this which I have to give Gabriele at Noise Industries the credit for:-

1) Save your project, quit and re-launch Final Cut Pro. More often than not, Final Cut Pro will render the sequence on a fresh start.

2) Make sure that you are rendering in 8-bit YUV:

- Open the Sequence Settings window and switch to the Video Processing tab
- Select the "Render in 8-bit YUV" option

Hope that helps

Peter

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Bruce Stubblefield on Oct 28, 2008 at 8:58:57 pm

thanks,
apparently we're already using those settings, and restarts have no effect.

Bruce S

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Peter Wiggins on Oct 29, 2008 at 1:41:46 am

OK, not the answer you wanted, but can you render in chunks and then reassemble?

Peter

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Re: Mac Pro Graphics upgrade
by Jeremy Garchow on Oct 29, 2008 at 3:01:54 am

Also, can you do me a favor and copy and paste your timeline into a 1920x1080 timeline and see if it renders. Please? Just for a goof?

Jeremy

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