Hi, New convert to mac and looking fwd to getting my platform up and running. I've been in the dv biz for for many years, but always in the PC world.
We purchased a Mac Pro & FCP about a month ago and am struggling with FCP - application response is very slow (constant 'spinning beach ball' in response to any mouse click) and capturing video through the firewire intf results always results in dropped frames. Ironically, capturing video using iMovie works well (although I'm told it won't report dropped frames).
We assumed it was cockpit error and have been pouring through the manuals for weeks but cannot solve the prblm. We've worked with Apple support and they can find nothing obvious, and now want me to wipe all the drives and reload the OS and application software.
My platform is a Mac Pro 2x2.66 CPU's w/4GB RAM (4x1GB's), 4x500GB internal drives, 2x23" cinema displays. Nothing else is connected to the system and no other software has been installed sans what Apple shipped it with. OS is 10.4.8 and FCP is 5.1.2 (latest releases I believe).
I don't know what to expect from the Mac and curious if wiping the drives is the best next step.
thanks
-d
We purchased a Mac Pro & FCP about a month ago and am struggling with FCP - application response is very slow (constant 'spinning beach ball' in response to any mouse click) and capturing video through the firewire intf results always results in dropped frames. Ironically, capturing video using iMovie works well (although I'm told it won't report dropped frames).
We assumed it was cockpit error and have been pouring through the manuals for weeks but cannot solve the prblm. We've worked with Apple support and they can find nothing obvious, and now want me to wipe all the drives and reload the OS and application software.
My platform is a Mac Pro 2x2.66 CPU's w/4GB RAM (4x1GB's), 4x500GB internal drives, 2x23" cinema displays. Nothing else is connected to the system and no other software has been installed sans what Apple shipped it with. OS is 10.4.8 and FCP is 5.1.2 (latest releases I believe).
I don't know what to expect from the Mac and curious if wiping the drives is the best next step.
thanks
-d