2 Pass VBR Stops Responding

Hi Guys
I'm using Win7 on a Dell Precision M6700 with a Nvidia Quadro K3000M. When I'm working on the timeline, the preview is smooth and sharp but my exports are a bit disappointing. So I thought I'd try setting 2 Pass VBR as well as checking render at max depth and max render quality. My export settings are H.264 and match source - high bitrate. I can export with 1 pass together with checking max depth and quality, but if I change it to 2 pass, Pr stops responding anywhere from 2% on pass 1 to 50% of the 2nd pass. Frustratingly it also kicks it into only using Mercury playback software only and I have to exit Pr and re-start the program a couple of times to get it back.
Does anyone have any ideas; is it my settings? I know 2 pass was buggy a few versions ago but I thought it was fixed?
Regards,
Graham

I find the improvement noticeable, however I use a free encoder. It's definitely more work and requires an understanding of the encoding process and how the many parameters will affect the outcome.
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So today...Sept. 17th 2007 I installed a Security Update for my iBook along with an iTunes upgrade and a Quicktime Upgrade. I had been using the internet the night before and all morning without a single problem. After I install these updates I restart the computer. When I go to open the internet..wireless I might add...which has never been a problem because I've never used a direct link for the internet on this computer...it starts to load the apple start page...then fails to continue. I move the mouse and go to click the refresh and it gives me that lovely Beach Ball. I right-click the Safari icon in the dock and it tells me it's not responding. I force quit and restart the computer again...this time when it starts up my Desktop has been reset to the solid blue wallpaper. Still the same problem with Safari. I shut it down and let it rest for the afternoon. When I get home I pull it out of my bag and try one more time....I got my desktop image back...same problem with Safari though. I run the Disk Utility "Repair Disk Permissions" and it gives me this error about a minute into working....
"Disk Utility internal error: Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility."
I've done this several times and continue to get the same error. I also tried the Verify Disk Permissions and got the same error. It's as if my computer gives up on running programs after about a minute (probably less) and causes all of my programs to stop responding without crashing the entire computer.
The warrantee is surely expired and I don't have the original start up disks the computer came with because it's a hand-me-down. So....if someone could help with ANY advise that would be great. Sorry about the length...
-Jared

Hi Jared,
I can help you get new system disks.
If you contact Apple in your country you can request a new set of basic system disks for your machine (I lost mine at one point as well...)
Once, you've done this I'd first run the Apple hardware test, you may also want to try resetting the PRAM
1.Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.
Regards,
Pete.
Message was edited by: Peter Miller

T61 model 8898 Display driver stopped responding

Hi,
I own a Lenovo T61 notebook running Windows 7 (RTM). Very frequently when the computer resumes from standby, the screen will start flashing black and Windows shows "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered."
Sometimes it will never recover and just freeze or BSOD. The minidump shows GRAPHICS_DRIVER_TDR_FAULT.
The graphics board on this machine is Intel 965 Express and I'm using the latest version of the driver downloaded from Intel's site (8.15.10.1930).
This issue has been driving me crazy for quite some time and although I've been sticking to Thinkpads for years this is the first time I'm considering ditching them. I should also mention this happened when I was running Vista as well.
Has anyone experienced this? What should I do? The machine is under warranty but I'm pretty sure dropping it at the service center will do nothing but waste my time since this issue is not always reproducible and they'll probably just run some tests which will all pass and I'll end up with a re-imaged machine and the same problem.
Regards,
Danny

Just a thought, not sure if it will help. But see if you can install the most recent Lenovo driver instead of one from Intel.
I haven't tested used this particular display you mentioned, but with some other display drivers I have found that manufacturer's drivers are not as trouble free as the ones from Lenovo.
Don Mannino

Powervault 124T stop responding at a precise hour

Good day to all.
I apologize if my English seems strange but I'm French and not that fluent.
We have a LTO4 powervault 124 T that is behaving strangely : the network stops responding at 3:30 PM GMT and doesn't restart until we power cycle the device. But the backup is working perfectly so there is no issue regarding data backup. The problem is limited to the network.
I tried to change the IP address, toggle between DHCP lease and fixed IP address, no result.
Depending on the time we cycle power, the network stops the same day or the day after, but always at about 3:30 GMT (it can be a few minutes before that time, but it's the time when I receive the alarm from our monitoring system).
I found that if I telnet to the PV address, I get an response from a 'pinon debug terminal' but I don't know the password.
So my questions are :
Can someone here direct me to a possible solution to get the network back to a stable state ? I think about upgrading the FW but I'm surprised when I read that the file I can download from Dell website is 320 Mb big.
How to know the telnet password ? Not sure it can help me troubleshooting the problem but I'm curious to see what this terminal can provide.
Best regards.

Hi again,
I still suspect a faulty USB port.
Your response is still a bit confusing, so just to be sure:
- Did you also try a USB port on the backside of your Mac?
(if your keyboard is usually connected to the frontside, and you normally plug the mouse into the keyboard, it doesn't help to try testing it by plugging it directly in the front port, if this port is faulty, it's still the same port. If this is your situation, definitely try a port on the back)
- When you connected the other (older) mouse and keyboard, they were initially not recognized, but they were after rebooting, so did they function properly after this reboot? Did you connect these on the same port you usually connect your Logitec and keyboard to, or did you try different ports?
- Do you have access to another mouse and or keyboard, which is 100% sure known to work perfectly on another computer? If yes, try this on your mac.
- When you tried the mouse and keyboard on the Macbook Air, did you try it long enough to be 100%sure they work fine? Let's say at least 3-5 times longer then the average freezing intervals on your mac? (If you just tested briefly, you can't be sure.)
- How does it freeze? The pointer just stops moving? or do you see a spinning beachball?
Another thing:
You are posting in the Power Mac forum
you should actually post this in the Mac Pro forum
https://discussions.apple.com/community/desktop_computers/mac_pro
although they look similar, the older Power Mac line were equiped with IBM PPC processor(s), and the newer Mac Pro line features Intel CPU's.
You will likely get more help if you post in the right forum, which is more active.
You can refer to this thread though

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