Return-Path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4738941 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:32:06 +0200 Received: from new-host-4.home ([unknown] [173.74.116.243]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0M590081CNX1NJ35@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:34:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Karl Newman MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_2C712307-AB50-4CC3-8461-98068F81C2FC" Subject: Re: [AE] Why a raytraced renderer? Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:34:13 -0500 In-reply-to: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-id: <95ED22BB-8C33-4F19-ABC6-ECF90DB9E1B2@verizon.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) --Apple-Mail=_2C712307-AB50-4CC3-8461-98068F81C2FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Jun 7, 2012, at 11:43 AM, rendernyc wrote: > At this point in time the quadro 4000 is the only card with CUDA for = the macpro that is supported by apple True, but my GTX 570 in my MacPro 3.1 runs fine and was pretty cheap. = The only downside is no boot screens. If I need to do something that has = to be done before the computer boots I run the MacPro in Target disk = mode through my MacBook Pro. In six months I only had to do that once. = Just make sure, if that's a route you choose, to install the NVidia = drivers first. On Lion that's all you need. (other than the @#$% power = cables for the card to connect to the mother board) Karl Newman Karl Newman Productions kwnewman@verizon.net --Apple-Mail=_2C712307-AB50-4CC3-8461-98068F81C2FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
At this point = in time the quadro 4000 is the only card with CUDA for the macpro that = is supported by apple

True, = but my GTX 570 in my MacPro 3.1 runs fine and was pretty cheap. The only = downside is no boot screens. If I need to do something that has to be = done before the computer boots I run the MacPro in Target disk mode = through my MacBook Pro. In six months I only had to do that once. Just = make sure, if that's a route you choose, to install the NVidia drivers = first. On Lion that's all you need. (other than the @#$% power cables = for the card to connect to the mother board)


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