Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.32] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4739078 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:22:54 +0200 Received: from omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.52]) by qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Kb6t1j00817dt5G53cRRa5; Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:25:25 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.103] ([98.245.66.183]) by omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id KcRQ1j00A3xELlN3ZcRQDK; Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:25:25 +0000 From: David Baud Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4-30671307 Subject: Re: [AE] Why a raytraced renderer? Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 18:25:24 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <94504091-45A4-41D5-B652-C4FA859C7D8B@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-4-30671307 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Do you have any other cards installed in your system Karl? I am thinking about doing the same in my MacPro 4,1 system but using a = 570 or 580 headless (just for CUDA processing) and use my "old" ATI HD = 4870 for my dual screens. Does anyone know if I will have to deal with = "the no boot screens" described by Karl with such configuration? Thanks, David Baud K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S david@kosmos-productions.com www.kosmos-productions.com On Jun 7, 2012, at 3:34 PM, Karl Newman wrote: > On Jun 7, 2012, at 11:43 AM, rendernyc wrote: >=20 >> At this point in time the quadro 4000 is the only card with CUDA for = the macpro that is supported by apple >=20 > 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) --Apple-Mail-4-30671307 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

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On Jun 7, 2012, at 3:34 PM, Karl Newman wrote:

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)

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