Third Party Hardware

Hi
I purchaced a Genesis Model IM-2. When I play my Ipod, I lose all my songs. Will this damage my Ipod if I have to keep reloading songs from my Mac.
Larry

Normal case, it should not.

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Burning Blu-ray disks. Third party hardware needed?

I have read from earlier posts that it is not possible to burn Blu-ray© disks from DVDSP. Can third party hardware be purchased to burn such a disk having assembled the digital assets in DVDSP? Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
G5 Quad Desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks for your responses. I see that from DVD SP Late-Breaking news that'HD DVD projects authored by DVD SP 4.0.3 fully comply with the 1.0 version of he HD DVD specification...the new HD DVD standard. The disks will play on Apple DVD Player version 4.6.5 or later.
I haven't commited to the Blu-ray© player, just the Sony HD camcorder.
When the time comes, I will burn to a red laser disc per the Apple recommendation. And thanks for the Roxio link which makes it clear that a PC is needed for Blu-ray©
G5 Quad Desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Third party hardware for converting Lp's & tapes//converting VHS

Awhile back, I happened to notice a friend using an relatively inexpensive third party hardware/software bundle that was able to convert the audio output from his stereo to his mac for creating MP3s from Lps & cassette tapes. Does anyone know of a inexpensive product that will do this?
On a separate topic, I have a few VHS tapes I would like to convert to mov files. Is there something similar to the above item that will do this for me? I would prefer it have a firewire interface (Why FW vs USB? Because I have too many USB items plugged into my G5 as it is; I have always had spotty luck with third party items that solely use USB, the acception being my Epson products; and I tend to have a personal preference for FW.) and also be inexpensive, since I will be using this on a very occasional basis.

Yosarian,
I don't use the ADVC 55 or Datavideo's product so I can't comment on it. But like most things, you get what you pay for and saving a few bucks here or they will cost you in quality or a feature you may need shortly down the road. As for connecting a walkman to the back of your G5, it will sound "good". Meaning that if the same music were played side by side from a CD and cassette, you would hear the difference. However I've done it dozens of times for different types of projects and it's very acceptable. If you play the CD you make from the transferred cassette on a high quality home stereo system, it will sound a bit compressed, but if played in a car, boom box, iPod, etc. you will likely never know the difference. In fact, I have transferred many LP's to CD using Roxio toast, and playing the CD's in the car or home sounds wonderful (except the inherent faint "popping" of LP's). Give it a try, it should work for all but the most demanding of applications.

Third-party hardware upgrades to improve performance in AE?

Hey Folks,
Quick question. Does anyone know of any third-party hardware cards that will improve performance in AE CS5? I'm running a MacPro Quad-Core (two processor, 8 core) 3.2Ghz with 16GB RAM, 4TB internal drives on a MacPro Raid Card. Ideally I'd love to get a card that would accelerate Photoshop and Final Cut as well. Does anyone make third-party cards that do that? Thanks,
Justin

Mylenium wrote:
No. Not since 15 years ago (ICE board for Final Effects).
Mylenium
Good lord. I had two--not one, but TWO--of those cool but utterly useless boat anchors.
We were a victim of marketing.
Bad software, unrealistic performance claims, and worthless support from a company that, when starting out, truly thought they had revolutionized the entire world of rendering effects on the NuBus Macintosh.
All that remains of those boards is a pocketful of lovely blue anodized CNC'd heatsinks.
bogiesan

Adobe Premiere Pro Third-Party Hardware Support

Adobe have just posted an updated Adobe Premiere Pro Third-Party Hardware Support

I replied to this info on another thread, but suffice it to say:
This list is utterly worthless and best removed if Adobe does not want to further destroy their image.

Integrating third party hardware into MAX

Greetings all,
I'm curious about integrating some third party hardware into MAX. (Measurement and Automation)
A quick search hasn't landed any hits. So I'm curious if anyone has attempted to do this before.
Is this even possible?
Patrick Allen

I haven't heard of any. If you mean having the full functionality, not likely that NI will tell you the necessary internals of something that they have spent a bazillion man-hours integating with their hardware, particularly as it is a major marketing tool for selling their hardware. It is, in fact, one of the reasons I recommend NI hardware, can get hardware up and running with out writing a bit of code. Some third party hardware will show up in MAX, some instruments (HP/Agilent, etc.) but other hardware won't even be seen.
Putnam
Certified LabVIEW Developer
Senior Test Engineer
Currently using LV 6.1-LabVIEW 2012, RT8.5
LabVIEW Champion

XSAN and third party hardware

Hallo, is it possible use XSAN and dual G5 with third party recycled hardware (FC controller, FC with SATA disks storage systems, FC switchs, etc...)?
Thank you.

I'm not able to answer your questions, Cloud.
For all:
A RAID system, for example 14 hard disks, can I divide it in this way:
* 4 drives: RAID 0
* 4 drives: RAID 0 (mirror for a RAID 0,1 with the previous)
* 4 drives: RAID 0 (independent)
* 2 drives: JBOD or single drives.
Or are there any kind of bonds, ties, and if so which are the limits?
Thank you.

How can third-party hardware vendors make their hardware show up in Measurement Explorer?

Is it possible for hardware vendors to write software to an API which allows their hardware to show up in Measurement Explorer. Examples might be Digital Cameras, Motion Controllers, etc.

Ron,
I recommend you post this question into one of the hardware forums like "Motion" or one of the "Measurement Hardware" forums. This forum is for users of the software "Measure for Windows".
I personally don't know of a way to have 3rd-party devices show up in MAX, but someone on one of those other forums may have more insight.
Have a nice day,
Darren
Darren Nattinger, CLA
LabVIEW Artisan and Nugget Penman

MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEMS: 32bit vs 64bit & THIRD PARTY HARDWARE / SOFTWARE

As WINDOWS 7 is the newest, and latest O. S. product from good ole Microsoft, in upcoming weeks and months, lots of people; professional Techs, and regular Users are going to be faced with thousands upon thousands of new obstacles and miscues. Purchasing the 32bit version of WINDOWS 7---or a combo pack of 32/64---is currently the easiest and safest way to go! Still few manufacturers offer their Hardware with Software support for 64bit. Of course, most likely this will be the next wave of the future, but for now, most PCs are operating 32bit Motherboards, components and such.
Performing a CLEAN INSTALL vs an UPGRADE is a matter of decisive choice. Though, if you've been having problems with your current Operating System and PC, then chances are, an UPGRADE type of Install is not going to fix your problems. Of course, a CLEAN INSTALL guarantees you will most likely lose previous info and data, but if you back that data up onto a separate Hard Drive, you will be able to retrieve it later (if you don't have two or more Hard Drives installed in your PC, then a stand-a-lone USB type of Hard Drive can be purchased for under a Hundred dollars ($100).
With most of the 32bit Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, technically knowledgeable advanced Users, or Techs while paying exclusive attention during an Install, can direct the Operating System Setup to install without overwriting existing data, however this procedure and process requires a lucid working awareness and understanding on manipulation and navigation of existing Hard Drives.
GBJ

You don't want those page outs and swap files.
1GB is really meaning that just running web browser, email and something else you will page.
Paging is slower than RAM
Laptops have slower hard drives for the most part still compared to desktops.
I would say 2GB will make a difference even for casual use. Safari alone has been known to use 600MB and up quite easily. Throw in Office, Logic, CS4 and you have a real problem and need that 4GB and up.
64-bit is more about the plumbing and address pointers, registers and can actually take more work to move things around. Your programs would need to be such that they benefit, and that each application or process can benefit from 4GB or more - each. And more than 4GB RAM.
Technical, but the best review of what Snow Leopard can mean for developers and the future of Mac.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars
The open/save dialogue has been in need of more views for a long long time, and that alone is worth the cost of Default Folder was; Finder has been in need of a rewrite for four yrs finally got it; send windows to its own application in the Dock and not left orphaned on the side and lost.
Multi-core isn't a big issue with dual-core but it has been and would have gotten much worse in the future without SL's Grand Central and other improvements. Moving to new compilers and with the help of Intel to better use new chips and hyper-threading.
Windows 7 runs smoother and faster and showed a lot over Vista and why those that used both won't go back. That is what I would expect to see from 10.6 eventually. There were problems where 10.5.x would get lost, not respond, the mouse would move but no interaction with the system itself, like a run-away train.

Third party hardware without driver

Hi everyone,
I am very new to labview and I only know very little about the program. I am trying to read out temperature readings from a Sensortherm MY84 pyrometer using labview. It connects using an RS232 port, but I am using a converter to USB. There is no existing driver for the device in the NI website. The device is detectable in NI-MAX as a COM4 port. But when I try to create a new task in NI-MAX using the device, I cant find it.
Can anyone please help me in finding a solution so that I can use LabVIEW to read out data from this pyrometer? Any kind of help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Reuben

Hi reuben,
when advised to try Hyperterminal you should really give it a try. Usually serial communication is tested with Hyperterminal (or any other terminal software) before proting to LabVIEW...
For your CR: I hope you send just one byte for CR (0x0D) and not four ("<CR>")!?
Best regards,
GerdW
CLAD, using 2009SP1 + LV2011SP1 + LV2014SP1 on WinXP+Win7+cRIO
Kudos are welcome

RED Workflow questions with Mac Pro (including third party plugins)

Hello all,
I’ve been searching many forums for the better part of a day trying to get some workflow questions sorted. I’m experiencing (very) slow export times, and mediocre playback for a machine that should be screaming fast.
Here is what I’m working with:
2014 Mac Pro
-2.7 GHz 12-core intel xeon E5
-64GB Ram
-Dual AMD FirePro D700 6GB
-1TB Flash Storage
Editing all footage off 96TB Raid 6 mini-sas server (getting about 1100mbs read/write rate according to AJA system test) which is faster than any Thunderbolt/TB2 drive array I have.
Media I work with is footage from the RED Epic (normally 5K) as well as DSLR footage from the 5d.
Software:
-PrPro CC 2014 (8.1)
-Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.2
My question(s) pertains to RED post-pro workflow in combination with third party plug-ins and the different approaches to make it more efficient.
Right now, majority of the clients need a 1080p HD master, and they are generally anywhere from 2-8 minutes (usually). So my sequence settings are as follows:
Video:
Editing Mode: RED Cinema
Size: 1920 x 1080
Audio: 48Hz
Video Previews
Preview File Format: I-Frame Only MPEG
Codec: MPEG I-Frame
1920x1080
Maximum Bit Depth unchecked
Maximum Render Quality unchecked
Composite in Linear Color checked
Export Settings
H.264
1920x1080
VBR 1 pass
Target Bitrate 12mbs
Max bitrate 12mbs
Maximum render quality/depth/previews unchecked
Issues I have:
-Playback is fine at 1/2 or even full, but once effects (especially magic bullet looks) start to go on the clips, it’s very choppy and has difficult playback at 1/4
-Export times (especially with magic bullet looks) will take the better part of 1-4 hours for a video that is 3-6 minutes long. This doesn’t seem like it should be the case for a maxed out MacPro
So my questions are:
Do these seem like the right sequence/export settings for mastering at 1080p? If not, what would you suggest?
Would using offline editing help at all?
Do you place your effects on adjustment layers?
Is there anyway to improve export settings when using an array of filters?
Have you stopped using third party plugins for their inefficiency in unreliability and switched to more integrated applications like SpeedGrade?
Is there any other tweaks that you would suggest for RED workflow with PrPro?
Should I consider switching to FCPX or (besides the iMovie-likeness) does it carry problems of its own?

Hi This Is Ironclad,
thisisironclad wrote:
Hello all,
I’ve been searching many forums for the better part of a day trying to get some workflow questions sorted. I’m experiencing (very) slow export times, and mediocre playback for a machine that should be screaming fast.
The biggest issue is that most people have is that updating OS X causes certain folders to be set to Read Only. See this blog post: Premiere Pro CC, CC 2014, or 2014.1 freezing on startup or crashing while working (Mac OS X 10.9, and later).
thisisironclad wrote:
Hello all,
I’ve been searching many forums for the better part of a day trying to get some workflow questions sorted. I’m experiencing (very) slow export times, and mediocre playback for a machine that should be screaming fast.
Here is what I’m working with:
2014 Mac Pro
-2.7 GHz 12-core intel xeon E5
-64GB Ram
-Dual AMD FirePro D700 6GB
-1TB Flash Storage
It's a nice base system. How about an additional speedy disk for media cache files. You also did not mention which version of OS X you are running.
thisisironclad wrote:
Software:
-Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.2
The Red Giant website does not indicate that this software is yet updated to work with Premiere Pro CC 2014.1 (8.1). Proceed with caution here.
thisisironclad wrote:
Issues I have:
-Playback is fine at 1/2 or even full, but once effects (especially magic bullet looks) start to go on the clips, it’s very choppy and has difficult playback at 1/4
I would not use this plug-in until you get the OK from the manufacturer.
thisisironclad wrote:
-Export times (especially with magic bullet looks) will take the better part of 1-4 hours for a video that is 3-6 minutes long. This doesn’t seem like it should be the case for a maxed out MacPro
Again, I suspect your plug-in.
Keep in mind that exports are largely CPU based but you can make sure that GPU acceleration is enabled for AME at the bottom of the Queue panel.
thisisironclad wrote:
So my questions are:
Do these seem like the right sequence/export settings for mastering at 1080p? If not, what would you suggest?
It's OK.
thisisironclad wrote:
Would using offline editing help at all?
No need when you should be able to edit natively. Relinking might also be an issue.
thisisironclad wrote:
Do you place your effects on adjustment layers?
That's one way you can do it with the benefit of being more organized.
thisisironclad wrote:
Have you stopped using third party plugins for their inefficiency in unreliability and switched to more integrated applications like SpeedGrade?
I do. Of course, that's a preference.
thisisironclad wrote:
Is there any other tweaks that you would suggest for RED workflow with PrPro?
Try the following:
Sign out from Creative Cloud, restart Premiere Pro, then sign in
Update any GPU drivers
Trash preferences
Ensure Adobe preference files are set to read/write(Hopefully you checked this out already)
Delete media cache
Remove plug-ins
If you have AMD GPUs, make sure CUDA is not installed
Repair permissions
Disconnect any third party hardware
If you have a CUDA GPU, ensure that the Mercury Playback Engine is set to CUDA, not OpenCLYou have AMD GPUs.
Disable App Nap
Reboot
thisisironclad wrote:
Should I consider switching to FCPX or (besides the iMovie-likeness) does it carry problems of its own?
I really shouldn't answer that question.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Kevin

Adobe Engineering - Please Help Third Party I/O Partners

Hello Adobe,
I would like to ask that you take a close a look at the state of third party hardware I/O integration from you partners AJA, MATROX, and Blackmagic Design. If you browse any of the forums within the last few months, the common thread is that CS-5 and CS-5.5 is not working correctly with any of these hardware cards. I am certain that they did not try to put out an inferior product or bad drivers. There has been some speculation that the SDK kit provided to these vendors is not up to par. I am not a hardware or software engineer so I cannot speak to that speculation. What I can say is that in my own experience, I have felt the pain of all of these other users across all the different forums. If all three hardware vendors are having difficulties making their products work then I start to look at a higher level.
Adobe..can you please get your best engineers together for a summit with the best engineers from the three partners AJA, MATROX, and Blackmagic Design and get this figured out. We want to use your software professionally, but this is holding us back.
Thanks
Ray Tragesser

Hi Ray,
Thanks for your comments and concerns. I will pass along your feedback so that it is seen by the relevant contacts around here.
We communicate regularly with our hardware partners, and have been working very closely with them to identify and solve existing bugs, as well as to take advantage of new features (such as the Mercury Playback Engine and closed captioning).
Although I'm not in a position to discuss future, unannounced products, in broad terms we are working on some substantial improvements so that hardware partners provide even higher quality integration. Rest assured that the team is actively working to improve hardware integration for professional workflows.
Regards,
Zac Lam
API Engineer

Third Party replaced Motherboard under warrantee, did a great job. Serial Number issue

IdeaCentre B500 Serial Number is reflected in bios as not matching since the MB changed today. Is that going to cause any issues with future warrantee work (which I don’t expect) and will it effect any other functions such as recovery is needed

No, not a refurbished phone. Brand new in the packaging from Vodafone. I am currently researching the alleged "third party hardware" and believe it is the dock connector that Apple claim they didn't put there. These retail at about £4.99. Believe me, if I had had a third party repair of a £4.99 piece of kit I would just do it again not take it to Apple to try and fix. There is no logic to it. I'm not going to go down the cynical route of the fact that this "intruder discovery" was made whilst the phone was out of my sight being worked on by their repair staff!?!?
I have also discovered there is no one to email at Apple to complain. The only suggestions appear to be phoning or the Genius Bar. Obviously, I've been to the Genius Bar to be told that they won't do anything because of this mysterious intruder in their phone.
Further, I am now in a position where I cannot dispute that the phone has been opened as it now has; by Apple. The staff admitted that before they opened it "it didn't appear to have been opened before" but they stuck by their "we won't do anything" stance upon their discovery.
I've got a photo of the inside of the phone and to my untrained eye everything appears immaculate. None of of the screw heads, numerous of which would have to be removed and replaced for the "intruder" to get in there, are marked in anyway. Can't see why anyone would go to the trouble.
The phone isn't even under warranty so it's not like I'm trying to get a new for old - I just wanted it fixed by the "experts".
Rest assured, I will get to the bottom of this.

I have Mac Pro 2007, which have no bluetooth hardware. What should I do to use Apple wireless keyboard and magic mouse??? Can 'third party's internal bluetooth card' be used for this purpose? Help please...

I have Mac Pro 2007, which have no bluetooth hardware. What should I do to use Apple wireless keyboard and magic mouse??? Can 'third party's internal bluetooth card' be used for this purpose? Help me please...

You can find the Apple Bluetooth card on eBay for as little ten dollars (says its for the 2008 model Mac Pro, not sure about the 2007).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Board-iMac-and-Mac-Pro-922-8233-922-8233-/1208 49278570
Here is a link to a full explanation of the card and how to install it. Part numbers may differ a bit as that is an old article and newer models have come out.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/Mac_Pro/Bluetooth_MacPro_install/Bluetooth_Ma cPro_install.html
Just make sure that the part will work in your model Mac Pro. To that end, you may be better off avoiding eBay and going to a parts reseller. There are even third party cards that use the internal Apple bluetooth slot.
http://fastmac.com/bluetooth.php
In theory, using a USB or PCI card will work at login so long as it is recognized by Apples drivers. You say you need to launch an application to use your current USB Bluetooth dongle? If it is not controlled by the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar then it must be using a third party driver of some sort. Unfortunately, I don't know off hand which USB and PCI cards are supported.

Does Mountain Lion checks for original hardware?? (problem with third-party ram)

Hi all,
I am wondering if Mountain Lion does a hardware check for original hardware. I did a RAM upgrade 6 months ago (from 2x2Gb to 2x4Gb Dolphin 1333Mhz DDR3 on a an early 2011 MacBook Pro) and everything went smooth, I really noticed the upgraded performance.
My problem started after a firmware update (I was running Mountain Leopard). The system became really unstable, with a lot of programs crashing randomly and some crash black screens. I then decided to update to Mountain Lion with a fresh install to solve all the problems and clean up my computer.
I did it from a bootable USB drive using Lion Disk Maker and following these instructions with the harddrive completely formatted: How To Make A Bootable Disk Or USB Drive Of OS X Mountain Lion. The installation got stuck half way through and exited without any error message. After checking the log I got an error code (FAILED TO VERIFY ESSENTIALS PACKAGE). After diggin for a couple of days I found out in an old apple support discussion (Failed To Verify Essentials Package On Installation) that the problem could be the non-original RAM. I then replaced the RAM with the original one and finally was able to install the new OS without problems.
After the OS install and setting up my usual programs, I decided to go back to the upgraded RAM for extra performance and the crashes came back as before. So the newer RAM clearly caused the system to become unstable. So right now I am using the original RAM, I want to get extra RAM but not sure if it was a sporadic problem or it will happen with all the third party memories. Going to the official tecnical service will cost me more than 130€ while buying a third party RAM is around 40€. Is it really Apple pushing us to get original parts or I am just unlucky? Did someone else experienced something similar?

Well, the upgraded RAM worked properly for 5 months straight. I don´t think it is a problem of dirt on the contacts or improper seating. Having the RAM not working properly the same day I want to update the OS, without touching it would be too much of a coincidence I think.
I am going to try the third party RAM again to be sure, trying to clean the contacts just in case, I will post the outcome later.

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