Color crashes setting Video Output to Blackmagic.

I just opened my first project in Color. A 60s commercial digitized from HDCAM-SR to Blackmagic 23.976 10bit RGB. When I try to set the Video Output to the correct output, the program crashes.
I have reason to believe that my Decklink HD Pro card installed in the PowerMac Dual 2GHz system I'm running on is incompatible with Color. Is there a list somewhere of what cards are supported? According to the Silicon Color site, Final Touch 2k, Apple Color before it was purchased, there is a compatibility list and my card is not on it. However there have obviously been some minor changes done.
Anyone else have trouble with this?

I have reason to believe that my Decklink HD Pro card
installed in the PowerMac Dual 2GHz system I'm
running on is incompatible with Color.
Anyone else have trouble with this?
I'm using a Decklink HD Pro card in a Dual 2.5 G5 without a problem. Here's what I'd do to try to fix your problem (before trying to hack the prefs):
• Download the latest drivers and Uninstall, then Install the BM drivers and restart.
• Delete Color's prefs, then open Color and select the display. If it works, Color should remember the output settings from then on. I'd also re-do the Send to Color just in case the previous Send was corrupted.
Also, some common problem around here seems to be people running two display cards and people not turning off the Video Desktop in the Decklink preference panel. Both of these things will kill your setup.
HTH.
- pi
Dual 2.5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) Decklink HD Pro, ATI x800 XT

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