VTDecoderXPCService hogging my CPUs

Just started my first Alexa project after updating to Pr 7.2.2 Mac. Footage is 2K ProRes4444 with no audio in a matching Pr Sequence.
I notice a couple of things. VTDecoderXPCService is running according to my Activity Monitor and taking up about 20-50% of my CPUs when I hit Play in Premiere. I've never noticed this any previous version of Premiere.
For comparison, I opened another project that had a mix of MPEG and ProRes422 footage. VTDecoderXPCService still runs in the Activity Monitor but using only about 6% of the CPUs.
When playing a ProRes4444 clip in QT Player, VTDecoderXPCService is using ZERO of the CPUs. Interesting, no?
If I force quit VTDecoderXPCService, it relaunches itself immediately. Google search tells me that it's a Sandbox service for Quicktime, whatever that means.
Also, my Inactive Ram is taking up all my Free Ram within a few minutes, which usually makes Premiere respond very sluggishly. Shuttling in the timeline varies between acceptable and non-existent.
I thought the RAM leak issue was fixed a few revs ago.
MacPro3,1 - 10.8.5 - Quadro 4000 (older drivers because the latest make Pr inoperable) - very fast RAID5 - Adobe CC latest updates - AJA Kona LHi latest drivers

How do you find the parent PID of a process?
I'm getting out of control lsof problems once every couple of days
Apparently the 10.4.7 upgrade was supposed to fix lsof issues on systems with a lot of RAM. I've got 2 Gig (which shouldn't count as a lot) but am still having issues. Grr.

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12/17/13 12:23:23.212 PM Safari[226]: clip: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.215 PM Safari[226]: CGContextRestoreGState: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.219 PM Safari[226]: CGContextTranslateCTM: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.222 PM Safari[226]: CGContextTranslateCTM: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.225 PM Safari[226]: CGContextRestoreGState: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.228 PM Safari[226]: CGContextSynchronize: invalid context 0x0. This is a serious error. This application, or a library it uses, is using an invalid context and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system stability and reliability. This notice is a courtesy: please fix this problem. It will become a fatal error in an upcoming update.
12/17/13 12:23:23.618 PM WindowServer[114]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Safari" after 1.97 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
12/17/13 12:23:34.580 PM sandboxd[268]: ([440]) com.apple.WebKit(440) deny file-read-data /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security-common.plist
12/17/13 12:27:55.684 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172]: (com.apple.mdworker.shared.01000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[382]) Exited: Killed: 9
12/17/13 12:29:57.739 PM xpcproxy[449]: assertion failed: 13B42: xpcproxy + 3438 [EE7817B0-1FA1-3603-B88A-BD5E595DA86F]: 0x2
12/17/13 12:29:58.415 PM recentsd[396]: Failed to get Mail account information in a timely manner
12/17/13 12:30:04.973 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172]: (com.apple.PackageKit.InstallStatus) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds
12/17/13 12:30:11.256 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[279]: Icon filename entry missing from bundle info dictionary for bundle at URL: file:///System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MailService.framework/Versions/A/XPCSe rvices/com.apple.MailServiceAgent.xpc/
12/17/13 12:30:14.797 PM WindowServer[114]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 76299
12/17/13 12:30:39.935 PM loginwindow[43]: Could not find image named 'NSApplication'.
12/17/13 12:30:39.936 PM loginwindow[43]: Could not find image named 'hgfhfg'.
12/17/13 12:30:44.539 PM WindowServer[114]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 70411
12/17/13 12:30:45.099 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Killing auth hosts
12/17/13 12:30:45.099 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Session 100021 destroyed
12/17/13 12:30:45.103 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Session 100023 created
12/17/13 12:30:45.825 PM Wallet[233]: Unknown class 'SUUpdater', using 'NSObject' instead. Encountered in Interface Builder file at path /Applications/Wallet.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib.
12/17/13 12:30:45.826 PM Wallet[233]: Could not connect the action checkForUpdates: to target of class NSObject
12/17/13 12:30:47.135 PM com.apple.AppSandboxSMLoginItemEnabler[463]: FAILURE: Job com.acrylic.WalletAgent is not loaded in launchd.
12/17/13 12:30:48.270 PM sandboxd[268]: ([400]) com.apple.WebKit(400) deny file-read-data /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security-common.plist
12/17/13 12:31:16.272 PM VDCAssistant[466]: AVF error: AVDLoadAllAccelerators machine not supported
12/17/13 12:31:17.108 PM Adobe Illustrator[231]: CoreText performance note: Client called CTFontCreateWithName() using name "Times Roman" and got font with PostScript name "Times-Roman". For best performance, only use PostScript names when calling this API.
12/17/13 12:31:17.108 PM Adobe Illustrator[231]: CoreText performance note: Set a breakpoint on CTFontLogSuboptimalRequest to debug.
12/17/13 12:31:17.132 PM Adobe Illustrator[231]: CoreText performance note: Client called CTFontCreateWithName() using name "Arial" and got font with PostScript name "ArialMT". For best performance, only use PostScript names when calling this API.
12/17/13 12:36:00.218 PM mdworker[448]: (Normal) Import: Spotlight giving up on importing file after 481.542 seconds, (0 seconds in Spotlight importer plugin, was sizing:0) - diagnostic:0 - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4554493
12/17/13 12:36:00.220 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172]: (com.apple.mdworker.shared.01000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[448]) Exited with code: 75
12/17/13 12:40:05.535 PM WindowServer[114]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7fb189ddd3b0(2001)
12/17/13 12:40:05.600 PM WindowServer[114]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7fb189ddd3b0(2001)
12/17/13 12:40:05.601 PM WindowServer[114]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7fb189ddd3b0(2001)
12/17/13 12:42:24.368 PM WindowServer[114]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
12/17/13 12:42:24.370 PM WindowServer[114]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [2043353335863]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
12/17/13 12:43:10.608 PM xpcproxy[474]: assertion failed: 13B42: xpcproxy + 3438 [EE7817B0-1FA1-3603-B88A-BD5E595DA86F]: 0x2
12/17/13 12:43:32.092 PM WindowServer[114]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
12/17/13 12:43:32.572 PM WindowServer[114]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.48 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
12/17/13 12:43:46.758 PM WindowServer[114]: CGXSetWindowListSystemAlpha: Invalid window 156 (index 0/1)
12/17/13 12:43:46.758 PM WindowServer[114]: CGXSetWindowListSystemAlpha: Invalid window 157 (index 0/1)
12/17/13 12:44:02.078 PM mdworker[471]: (Normal) Import: Spotlight giving up on importing file after 480.36 seconds, (0 seconds in Spotlight importer plugin, was sizing:0) - diagnostic:0 - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4554493
12/17/13 12:44:02.081 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172]: (com.apple.mdworker.shared.01000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[471]) Exited with code: 75
12/17/13 12:44:38.201 PM Console[491]: setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
12/17/13 12:44:40.829 PM WindowServer[114]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
12/17/13 12:44:41.949 PM WindowServer[114]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 2.12 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
12/17/13 12:44:47.000 PM kernel[0]: ALF: ifnet_get_address_list_family error 12
12/17/13 12:47:44.287 PM mdworker32[510]: CGSConnectionByID: 0 is not a valid connection ID.
12/17/13 12:47:44.287 PM mdworker32[510]: CGSGetSpaceManagementMode: No connection with id 0x 0

Safari and Chrome Hogging Memory to Play Video

Safari and Chrome Start to hog up most of the processor. the videos start out of but after a while the proccessor jumps up to 100% then make the video out of sync with th audio. The Audio will play fine. Once it starts The Processor will cycle up and down until the video is stopped. also I noticed the when transfering any file to and from a USB Stick it takes along time now.
This is what is going on with no video playing.
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Created socket (3)
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Set SO_REUSEADDR 1
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Set SO_REUSEPORT 1
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: bind to 0.0.0.0:1900
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Starting child process!!!!!!!!!!.
7/22/13 1:36:07.109 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - PreProbe
7/22/13 1:36:07.160 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:07.204 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c83aee0>: The operation couldn’t be completed. Socket is not connected
7/22/13 1:36:07.234 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c83aee0>: The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)
7/22/13 1:36:07.237 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c84b370>: The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)
7/22/13 1:36:13.397 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:13.571 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Probe
7/22/13 1:36:13.572 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveStartDetect:2343 Bypassing probe on LDGUEST because it is protected and not on the exception list
7/22/13 1:36:13.572 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Unknown
7/22/13 1:36:13.578 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:18.882 PM rpcsvchost: sandbox_init: com.apple.msrpc.netlogon.sb succeeded
7/22/13 1:37:46.659 PM Mail: Using V2 Layout
7/22/13 1:37:48.755 PM SyncServer: [0x7fc5d9c17080] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.apple.DotMacSync image file path /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Mac.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Internet.tiff does not exist.
7/22/13 1:37:48.758 PM SyncServer: [0x7fc5d9c17080] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.yahoo.70:cd:60:78:53:6c image file path /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/YahooSync.framework/Resources/Yahoo! Sync.app/Contents/Resources/y_logo_mac_1.png does not exist.
7/22/13 1:38:06.763 PM mDNSResponder: 42: Could not write data to client because of error - aborting connection
7/22/13 1:38:06.768 PM mDNSResponder: 42: DNSServiceGetAddrInfo v4v6 ytimg.l.google.com.
7/22/13 1:38:21.815 PM com.apple.mdworker.pool.0: I/O error : encoder error
7/22/13 1:38:22.251 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
7/22/13 1:38:22.254 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
7/22/13 1:38:22.435 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
This is what is going on when Video is playing
7/22/13 1:41:18.771 PM Yahoo! Sync: Unable to load nib file: MainMenu, exiting
7/22/13 1:53:45.739 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100030 created
7/22/13 1:53:46.821 PM login: USER_PROCESS: 1739 ttys000
7/22/13 1:58:24.693 PM login: DEAD_PROCESS: 1739 ttys000
7/22/13 2:10:09.258 PM PluginProcess: REQUIRE_NO_ERR failure: 0xe00002d7 - file: /SourceCache/IOBluetoothFamily/IOBluetoothFamily-4080.4.17/Core/Framework/Core/ Device/IOBluetoothDeviceConfigUserLib.m:446
7/22/13 2:10:09.264 PM [0x0-0xe00e0].com.apple.Safari: 2013-07-22 14:10:09.245 PluginProcess[1777:23b07] REQUIRE_NO_ERR failure: 0xe00002d7 - file: /SourceCache/IOBluetoothFamily/IOBluetoothFamily-4080.4.17/Core/Framework/Core/ Device/IOBluetoothDeviceConfigUserLib.m:446
7/22/13 2:12:14.825 PM [0x0-0x120120].com.ibm.lotus.Notes: [068C:0005-B1982000] 07/22/2013 02:12:14 PM 00:81

Safari and Chrome Start to hog up most of the processor. the videos start out of but after a while the proccessor jumps up to 100% then make the video out of sync with th audio. The Audio will play fine. Once it starts The Processor will cycle up and down until the video is stopped. also I noticed the when transfering any file to and from a USB Stick it takes along time now.
This is what is going on with no video playing.
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Created socket (3)
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Set SO_REUSEADDR 1
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Set SO_REUSEPORT 1
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: bind to 0.0.0.0:1900
7/22/13 1:36:06.693 PM com.nds.pcshow: Starting child process!!!!!!!!!!.
7/22/13 1:36:07.109 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - PreProbe
7/22/13 1:36:07.160 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:07.204 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c83aee0>: The operation couldn’t be completed. Socket is not connected
7/22/13 1:36:07.234 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c83aee0>: The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)
7/22/13 1:36:07.237 PM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fcc8b447c10>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fcc8c84b370>: The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)
7/22/13 1:36:13.397 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:13.571 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Probe
7/22/13 1:36:13.572 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveStartDetect:2343 Bypassing probe on LDGUEST because it is protected and not on the exception list
7/22/13 1:36:13.572 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Unknown
7/22/13 1:36:13.578 PM configd: network configuration changed.
7/22/13 1:36:18.882 PM rpcsvchost: sandbox_init: com.apple.msrpc.netlogon.sb succeeded
7/22/13 1:37:46.659 PM Mail: Using V2 Layout
7/22/13 1:37:48.755 PM SyncServer: [0x7fc5d9c17080] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.apple.DotMacSync image file path /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Mac.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Internet.tiff does not exist.
7/22/13 1:37:48.758 PM SyncServer: [0x7fc5d9c17080] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.yahoo.70:cd:60:78:53:6c image file path /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/YahooSync.framework/Resources/Yahoo! Sync.app/Contents/Resources/y_logo_mac_1.png does not exist.
7/22/13 1:38:06.763 PM mDNSResponder: 42: Could not write data to client because of error - aborting connection
7/22/13 1:38:06.768 PM mDNSResponder: 42: DNSServiceGetAddrInfo v4v6 ytimg.l.google.com.
7/22/13 1:38:21.815 PM com.apple.mdworker.pool.0: I/O error : encoder error
7/22/13 1:38:22.251 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
7/22/13 1:38:22.254 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
7/22/13 1:38:22.435 PM mdworker: *** Failed to decode 8bi data, treating as binary
This is what is going on when Video is playing
7/22/13 1:41:18.771 PM Yahoo! Sync: Unable to load nib file: MainMenu, exiting
7/22/13 1:53:45.739 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100030 created
7/22/13 1:53:46.821 PM login: USER_PROCESS: 1739 ttys000
7/22/13 1:58:24.693 PM login: DEAD_PROCESS: 1739 ttys000
7/22/13 2:10:09.258 PM PluginProcess: REQUIRE_NO_ERR failure: 0xe00002d7 - file: /SourceCache/IOBluetoothFamily/IOBluetoothFamily-4080.4.17/Core/Framework/Core/ Device/IOBluetoothDeviceConfigUserLib.m:446
7/22/13 2:10:09.264 PM [0x0-0xe00e0].com.apple.Safari: 2013-07-22 14:10:09.245 PluginProcess[1777:23b07] REQUIRE_NO_ERR failure: 0xe00002d7 - file: /SourceCache/IOBluetoothFamily/IOBluetoothFamily-4080.4.17/Core/Framework/Core/ Device/IOBluetoothDeviceConfigUserLib.m:446
7/22/13 2:12:14.825 PM [0x0-0x120120].com.ibm.lotus.Notes: [068C:0005-B1982000] 07/22/2013 02:12:14 PM 00:81

Pool members with different CPUs

I've installed Oracle VM 3.0.1 on two servers, given them a repository on a Netapp, created a VLAN group in which they both participate without any problems, and things appears to be working well. However, when trying to migrate a virtual server between the two hypervisors, I get a window with no applicable targets, hinting that the AdminServer.log might have more to tell me.
Sure enough, the servers "have CPUs in different compatibility groups": one servers is runnning on Default_Intel_Family:6_model:23_NoNx and the other is Default_Intel_Family:6_Model:15. In addition, I find out to my surprise the second server in the pool is not running with VT enabled in the BIOS (xm info does not list 'hvm' in virt_caps), and to remedy the "NoNx", which I assume means that server does not have the NX extension enabled, reboot the server and fix those things in the BIOS.
However, after booting the server and seeing the member is enabled in the group once again, I still get the same error. After a Rediscover, the entries in the AdminServer.log is the same, even the "NoNx" flag added to the model number. With 'xm info' I can see the changes in the BIOS have been picked up by the Xen core, but apparently the inventory in the management server still has the old CPU information. Question then is, 1) how to update the CPU information 2) How similar do the CPUs need to be to allow live migration? Do they have to be the exact 'model', as one can find in /proc/cpuinfo?

Avi Miller wrote:
884201 wrote:
Question then is, 1) how to update the CPU information 2) How similar do the CPUs need to be to allow live migration? Do they have to be the exact 'model', as one can find in /proc/cpuinfo?1. I would've thought a Rediscover Server should've updated the CPU information in the database. If not, I would remove the server from the pool, delete it completely in the UI and then discover it again.
2. They need to be idential, i.e. at least the same family and model. Possibly even stepping, but I'm not sure on that one.Yup, deleting the server and discovering it again resolved the outdated CPU information. And, it turns out the difference in model is sufficient to deny migration.

VMware Fusion suddenly hogging resources and fan running constantly

I have had my MacBook for about a year now and until 2 weeks ago had no problems with this issue before. Now suddenly, if I launch VMware Fusion (even not running any programs) the MacBook fan comes on and stays on. When I launch the Mac "Activity Monitor' App, sure enough VMware is hogging all the resources. I have added nothing to the XP side of things during this time. Any ideas on what might be happening as the constant fan 'on' issue is a pain and it FEELS like it's a drag on regular Mac performance. Thanks.

Is it possible that your Anti-Virus software (Not sure if you installed one) is performing a scheduled virus scan at bootup? Until that is finished, it will continue to attempt to start/finish the scan at boot up.
Just a thought.
Axel F.

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