LP8, Leopard, UAD, RAM... the whole **** thing!

Hi all,
Been reading lots of threads recently covering a whole range of issues, - a startling amount of which I have come across myself. Here are my experiences...
There's no doubt in my mind that Leopard & LP8 are having trouble with each other. This is of course really... REALLY irritating, though not unusual considering Leopard is @ v.2 and LP8 is v.0.1! This ALWAYS happens when Apple release a new OS or application. Much as I don't like it... it just does. So if you're looking for (relying on...) stability (or track counts) and you're currently using LP7 and Tiger, just keep on keeping on... DON'T upgrade yet! You'll save yourself a lot of time & frustration. If you're already in Leopard/LP8 and are getting pops & crackles, make sure your I/O buffer is 256 or above & make sure you turn off airport! Has been causing lots of people grief.
I'm pretty certain there are some major conflicts with UAD and LP8, (not surprising really given the OS is having trouble.) Other threads have mentioned slow/fragmented redraws when moving plug-in windows & the "spinning ball"; - for me, this only seems to start happening if I "mount" a UAD plug, ON SCREEN? Eg:- In one small (5 channel) project, I have a couple of instances of Sculpture, an ESM, ES2 & VSL running, with a couple of Apple Ad.Limiters, 1 delay designer, Ampeg SVX and CSR. And 1 instance of a UAD Dimension D. The project can be run with ALL their windows mounted on the screen & ALL can be moved around freely with no problems. EXCEPT, the Dimension D? If this is open (mounted) by itself, with no other plug-ins on screen, it can be moved freely. Open just ONE other plug in window and try to move EITHER of them a couple of cms & up comes the spinning ball and the resulting window is inevitably fragmented. The Mac's CPU meter is barely tickling 25% on any given core and the UAD meter reads 8%! - so we're not talking "stress" here people? I haven't had time to see if the same thing happens with other UAD plugs, but I'd say there's a good chance it would. Anybody else? Only interim work around I can suggest is to bear it in mind & close all other plug-in windows before you modify anything UAD. And "SAVE" before you do... lest the spinning ball gets stuck and you can't even force quit! (Yes... it does.)
Glad to report that SampleTank, Ampeg SVX & VSL have all been working perfectly in LP8. I've just moved house & much is still in storage, so I don't know about Guitar Rig 2. (Anybody?) SSL released v.2.53 for Duende about a month ago. Had MAJOR hassles with that before (something to do with addressing multiple cores), so am hoping it's been addressed. v.2.53 is apparently Leopard compatible. (Anybody?) Liquid Mix has been a non starter for me in LP8, as it hasn't been able to pass the AU validator. v.2.2 has just been released & is said to address this issue (as well as an issue with a Low pass filter) Anybody? FXpansion have just released V. 2.0.3.15 for BFD2. This is a PUBLIC BETA understand! I'm not game, but... Anyone else? BFD 1.5 is apparently compatible with LP8 but ONLY in Tiger. BFD 1.5 is also now discontinued, so there'll be no more updates for it.
RME (FireFace 400/800) seem to be at logger heads with apple at the moment & god only knows where or when it'll be sorted out. I haven't been able to get my ff800 to work at all... NOT HAPPY! Lots of peeved users on their forums with no end in sight... just a lot of buck passing. My old G5 now has it's very own ff800! I've just taken on an Apogee Duet which, although limited in I/O (& unbalanced outputs... blah, blah, blah) has been rock solid and sounds great. Better than the ff anyhow... in my humble opinion. If you're buying a new Mac & you're in the market for a new interface, I'd steer well clear of RME unfortunately.
Last but not least... RAM. Some users have posted that their machines have fallen into a blank screen/constant restart cycle/looping. I have come across this problem too... only after I'd upgraded to Leopard/LP8? Coincidence... perhaps? I suspected it was either RAM or a dodgy video card, so after 2 days of fiddling I took the machine to an apple centre & of course it started up without a hitch!? The tech there introduced me to a little freeware app. called "Rember", (Go to Versiontracker) which checks for faulty RAM. It found no problems. (While the machine was there he fixed the AWFUL vibration problem that had developed, but that's another story!) Upon return, the machine worked well for a couple of days, then began the grey screen & shutdown messages. Diagnostics pointed to RAM? I checked "About this Mac" and sure enough, it said I had 3Gig??? I restarted & it said I was back to 16? I ran "Rember" again & it said your RAM is good. The machine performed without fault for the rest of the day. It's worth mentioning at this point that, with UAD cards, if you want to put your machine into "deep sleep", you have to unload the UAD driver with their supplied Utility tool. The following morning I woke the machine from sleep and checked "About this Mac"... 16Gig. No problems. I always restart the Mac when woken from sleep, as it re-loads the UAD driver at start-up. It doesn't take long & I'd recommend it to anyone using UAD's. Checked "About this Mac" again... no problems. Worked away until lunchtime, unloaded driver & put machine to sleep. Came back, re-started, checked "About this Mac"... 12Gig? I was just a "little bit" annoyed. Shut it down, took the cover off & pushed the RAM cards; there was NO perceivable movement whatsoever... not even half a mil! Cranked her up again... 16 Gig! Ran "Rember"... all's good. Haven't had a problem since & that was about three weeks ago? SO... if you've had this same problem, there's hopefully a solution that won't see you gutting your Mac of RAM just to get the B*$t@*d working again! Fingers crossed for you.
My apologies for the length of this thread. Hope it helps some... or at least lets a few know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Cheers...

How much RAM does your super-fast modern desktop have? AND what is the size of your composition?
If you're getting spaces between the green bar, your RAM Preview options may include skip frames.
If you don't have enough RAM to cache a large (or long) video, you can lower the resolution that you're attempting to RAM Preview (in your comp window if you're using Auto, or in the RAM Preview options).  Unfortunately, it means that you'll be trading quality of the video playback for duration of frames played.
You can adjust the exposure of the video in the comp or footage windows by using the Exposure Button
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You can toggle the icon on/off if you have a certain value you like to keep it set to.
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