I’ve installed or recommended nVidia GPU cards for clients and friends for quite awhile now. Personally, I’m rocking a GTX570 in my Mac Pro for Premiere Pro and Resolve. I also have a GT120 installed as the second card for when I use Resolve. Most of the time my monitors are connected to the GTX570. […]
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Final Cut Pro 7, Mac OS X 10.7.5 and nVidia GT120 Aren’t Playing Nice
I’ve noticed this now on enough systems to call this a bug, and since it involves 2 out of date pieces of software and one out of date graphics card, it’s unlikely that Apple will address it. Problem: Skipping playback in the Canvas and/or Viewer windows in Final Cut Pro 7 on Mac Pros with […]
Read MoreQUICK! Hard Drive Recommendations
Q: Internal hard drives for Mac Pro, what would you recommend? I have been a big fan of Hitachi for the last few years, but know WD now runs them and wondering if I should still go there or are they kinda all the same? A: Hitachi Ultrastar and Western Digital Caviar Black are my go-to drives, […]
Read MoreioSafe Solo G3 – A False Sense of Security
My sister-in-law has recently picked up photography (and she’s awesome!), so my brother has been asking me about a backup and archive system for her photos. I’ve been piecing some options together specific to her business as a photographer, which will become a series of posts here on the blog. During this process, he sent […]
Read MoreConsultations
Apple’s non-update of the Mac Pro has really thrown a lot of people for a loop, and the emails and phone calls have started pouring in. Should I upgrade? Should I buy used? If I do, what should I buy? Should I switch to Windows? What about a Hackintosh? How about Consulting from EricHansen.tv? I […]
Read MoreMacBook Pro with Retina Display and “new” Mac Pro – My Thoughts
Today was a great day for the Mac, ahem, Apple faithful. I readied Chrome with 6 different tabs: Macrumors.com, Ars, Tweetdeck, etc; and waited for the updates from Tim Cook’s WWDC keynote to start streaming in. Personally, I don’t give a hoot about iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion (only 1 of my 5 […]
Read MoreGasp! Could it be true? New Mac Pros?
The rumor mill went into overdrive yesterday as stock of Mac Pros started being pulled from Apple Stores, and new part numbers started to appear. It looks like Apple could be announcing new Mac models for the majority of their line at the upcoming WWDC, which starts Monday June 11th with a keynote by Apple […]
Read MoreDo NOT Buy a New Mac Pro
As of today, it’s been 645 days since Apple last updated the Mac Pro. This means if you buy a NEW Mac Pro right now, you’ll be buying hardware that’s almost 2 years old. I just bought a Mac Pro. It arrives on Friday. It’s roughly 750 days old. That’s right, I bought a used […]
Read MoreThe End of “I’m a Final Cut Editor” or “I Work On an Avid”
One thing became very clear to me at NAB this year, we no longer can or should base our entire careers around a single app or platform. “I’m a Final Cut Editor” Not anymore. I’ve been editing on non-linear systems for about 15 years. I started on Avid in 1998 and switched to Final Cut […]
Read MoreExample Slate for Printing Your Tapes
I’ve delivered tapes to many broadcasters and producers including NBC, National Geographic, Red Bull, etc. Their requirements are pretty similar, so it’s fairly easy to just use a generic template for all your tape prints. This is one I’ve been using for awhile. I will eventually add more templates for different uses, but this is […]
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