FCP slowed to snail pace

All of a sudden FCP7 has slowed dramatically. I'm capturing DVCPROHD 1080/60i @ 29.97 fps from an HD 150 deck. When I launch the capture window it takes 10 or more seconds to come up, with the spinning beach ball, then when I finally get a clip captured and select it for batch capture (this is just one or two clips). it takes about 30 seconds of spinning beach ball before it gives me the capture dialog box, then again when i select OK it takes another 15 or 20 seconds of spinning beachball to get started. Also at the end of the capture there is along 20-30 seconds wait for the "Done" dialog box to appear. Basically everything seems slow in FCP. Also started new project to see if my other was corrupt.

I've trashed the preferences both manually and with Preference manager. I just reinstalled FCS from scratch about a week ago. Any suggestions.

I have a Dual quad core MacPro, 10 gigs of ram & my video drive is an xserve raid FCP 7.0.2, Kona 3 capture card , & QT 10.0.

thx...Jim Watt

An important factor is how full any of your drives are, including and especially your system drive, even though you may not think you are using it for FCP processing. Report on ALL connected drives, with percentage of free space on each.

Scott

System disk
Capacity: 249.58 GB
Available: 82.39 GB

JW 500 GB
Capacity: 499.76 GB
Available: 313.84

Video Drive, Xserve Raid
Capacity: 2.22 TB
Available: 1.45 TB

G-Raid
Capacity; 1.5 TB
Available: 1.17 TB

OK, we can check that off.

You say you have 10 G RAM, but check About This Mac to see what it says right now. Twice in the last several months I've had ugly slowdowns (across the board) and discovered that instead of the 5 GB I physically have installed, About This Mac reported only 1 GB. I had to reseat the RAM cards and it all came back.

Hi Scott,

Thanks for your help. I'm reading 10GB of ram. I reinstalled the Kona drivers and things seem to have speeded up some but i still don't think it's running at optimum speed and i don't see anything in the activity monitor that would cause this.

thx...jw

Quote

JW 500 GB
Capacity: 499.76 GB
Available: 313.84

Probably a typo, but do you mean you have 313.84 GB available on this drive, or some way smaller unit?

313 GB available.

Launch Console and see if there are any error messages. Do you have any background processing going on? Do you have any other computers also connected to the XServe?



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No background processes going on that I can find and no other computer hooked to the raid.

Below is a snippet of messages I copied from console, but it's pretty much jibberish to me.

7/16/10 7:53:43 AM com.apple.WindowServer[98] Fri Jul 16 07:53:43 jim-watts-mac-pro.local WindowServer[98] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 7:53:46 AM MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[242] Started
7/16/10 7:53:46 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].com.stuffit.MagicMenu[235] 2010-07-16 07:53:46.688 MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[242:903] Started
7/16/10 7:53:52 AM SystemUIServer[215] Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
7/16/10 7:53:52 AM SystemUIServer[215] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x1089625c0 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
7/16/10 7:58:21 AM Installer[280] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
7/16/10 7:58:21 AM Installer[280] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
7/16/10 7:58:24 AM Installer[280] <ZeroSliderSplitView: 0x106d4afb0>: the delegate <TargetSelectPage: 0x106d4fc30> was sent -splitView:resizeSubviewsWithOldSize: and left the subview frames in an inconsistent state:
7/16/10 7:58:24 AM Installer[280] Split view bounds: {{0, 0}, {402, 104}}
7/16/10 7:58:24 AM Installer[280] Subview frame: {{0, 0}, {0, 32}}
7/16/10 7:58:24 AM Installer[280] Subview frame: {{0, 0}, {402, 104}}
7/16/10 7:58:24 AM Installer[280] The outer edges of the subview frames are supposed to line up with the split view's bounds' edges. NSSplitView is working around the problem, perhaps at the cost of more redrawing. (This message is only logged once per NSSplitView.)
7/16/10 8:00:40 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[166] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[225]) Exited: Killed
7/16/10 8:00:40 AM MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[242] Terminated
7/16/10 8:00:40 AM [0x0-0x1a01a].com.stuffit.MagicMenu[235] 2010-07-16 08:00:40.675 MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[242:903] Terminated
7/16/10 8:00:58 AM com.apple.loginwindow[38] shutdown: / is busy updating; waiting for lock
7/16/10 8:01:55 AM com.apple.launchd[1] *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
7/16/10 8:02:16 AM com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon[54] 2010-07-16 08:02:16.561 sw_vers[79:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:26 AM com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon[54] 2010-07-16 08:02:26.233 prl_net_start[127:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[141] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[145] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[143] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[142] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.234 qmastertaskd[141:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[138] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[144] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.234 qmastertaskd[145:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[139] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[140] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[146] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.235 qmastertaskd[143:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.235 qmastertaskd[142:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.236 compressord[138:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.236 qmastertaskd[144:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[148] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM qmastertaskd[147] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[135] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[136] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM compressord[137] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.236 compressord[139:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.236 compressord[140:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.237 qmastertaskd[148:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.237 compressord[135:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.237 qmastertaskd[147:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.238 compressord[137:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.235 qmastertaskd[146:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.237 compressord[136:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:27.319 qmasterqd[150:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
7/16/10 8:02:27 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd) Unknown key for boolean: SuccessfulExit
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmasterqd[176] <Warning>: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmasterqd[176] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmasterqd[176] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:02:28.842 qmasterqd[176:903] Using "localClusterAdminKey" admin key
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[163] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[163] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[166] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[166] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[168] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[168] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[173] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[173] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[165] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[170] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[165] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[170] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[164] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[164] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[175] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[175] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[172] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[172] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[171] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[171] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[169] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[169] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[162] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[162] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[174] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastertaskd[174] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[167] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:28 jim-watts-mac-pro.local compressord[167] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[165]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[162]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[166]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[163]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[167]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:28 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[164]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:02:29 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:29 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastercc[183] <Warning>: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
7/16/10 8:02:29 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:29 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastercc[183] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
7/16/10 8:02:29 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] Fri Jul 16 08:02:29 jim-watts-mac-pro.local qmastercc[183] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:29 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
7/16/10 8:02:29 AM com.apple.WindowServer[108] Fri Jul 16 08:02:29 jim-watts-mac-pro.local WindowServer[108] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
7/16/10 8:02:30 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[178] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
7/16/10 8:02:31 AM loginwindow[39] Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
7/16/10 8:02:31 AM loginwindow[39] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x114021a50 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
7/16/10 8:02:36 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[178] (com.parallels.desktop.client.launch[229]) posix_spawn("/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/PD_Starter.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_client_app", ...): No such file or directory
7/16/10 8:02:36 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[178] (com.parallels.desktop.client.launch[229]) Exited with exit code: 1
7/16/10 8:02:36 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[178] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[226]) Exited with exit code: 1
7/16/10 8:02:36 AM UserEventAgent[222] Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
7/16/10 8:02:36 AM UserEventAgent[222] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x1003020c0 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
7/16/10 8:02:42 AM MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[241] Started
7/16/10 8:02:42 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.stuffit.MagicMenu[237] 2010-07-16 08:02:42.570 MagicMenuHotKeyDaemon[241:903] Started
7/16/10 8:02:44 AM SystemUIServer[213] Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
7/16/10 8:02:44 AM SystemUIServer[213] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x10350f330 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
7/16/10 8:02:52 AM AJA ControlPanel[253] rescanDevices
7/16/10 8:02:52 AM AJA ControlPanel[253] rescanDevices - devices=1
7/16/10 8:03:22 AM [0x0-0x20020].com.aja.KonaControlPanel[253] DeviceNotifier::~DeviceNotifier
7/16/10 8:03:22 AM [0x0-0x20020].com.aja.KonaControlPanel[253] DeviceNotifier::~DeviceNotifier
7/16/10 8:03:50 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class libCompressorKit is implemented in both /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Plugins/Transcoder.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Transcoder and /Library/Application Support/ProApps/SharedA/Frameworks/Motion/Ozone.framework/Ozone. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:03:50 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class objCWrapper is implemented in both /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro and /Library/Application Support/ProApps/SharedA/Frameworks/Motion/Ozone.framework/Ozone. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:03:50 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class LicenseObject is implemented in both /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro and /Library/Application Support/ProApps/SharedA/Frameworks/Motion/Ozone.framework/Ozone. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class ImageSequenceMedia is implemented in both /Library/Application Support/ProApps/Bundles/Soundtrack Pro Integration.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Soundtrack Pro Integration and /Library/Frameworks/AECore.framework/Versions/A/AECore. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class MotionDocumentInfo is implemented in both /Library/Application Support/ProApps/Bundles/Soundtrack Pro Integration.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Soundtrack Pro Integration and /Library/Frameworks/AECore.framework/Versions/A/AECore. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class OZTimeMarker is implemented in both /Library/Application Support/ProApps/Bundles/Soundtrack Pro Integration.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Soundtrack Pro Integration and /Library/Frameworks/AECore.framework/Versions/A/AECore. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM [0x0-0x21021].com.apple.FinalCutPro[260] objc[260]: Class LicenseObject is implemented in both /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro and /Library/Frameworks/Qmaster.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SwampTypes.framework/Versions/A/SwampTypes. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] compressord[288]: installing XSanTest signal handler for SIGUSR1 (_xsanTestFlag = 0)
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM qmasterqd[289] Using "localClusterAdminKey" admin key
7/16/10 8:04:12 AM com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd[56] 2010-07-16 08:04:12.601 qmasterqd[289:903] Using "localClusterAdminKey" admin key
7/16/10 8:04:49 AM Final Cut Pro[260] ProKit's NSWindow addition -setActiveAppearanceDuringRestore: has been deprecated and does nothing on SnowLeopard for apps linked on ProKit 5.x or later. Please remove this method call.
7/16/10 9:02:31 AM com.apple.backupd-auto[458] Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup - time machine destination not resolvable.
7/16/10 9:21:40 AM System Preferences[510] Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
7/16/10 9:21:40 AM System Preferences[510] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x2000880e0 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
7/16/10 9:21:50 AM [0x0-0x48048].com.apple.systempreferences 2010-07-16 09:21:50.154 autoinstall-macfuse-core[525/0xa09f7500] [lvl=2] -[KSUpdateEngine processingStarted:] processor=<KSActionProcessor:0x600c50 isProcessing=1 actions=4 current=(null)>
7/16/10 9:21:50 AM [0x0-0x48048].com.apple.systempreferences 2010-07-16 09:21:50.154 autoinstall-macfuse-core[525/0xa09f7500] [lvl=2] -[KSUpdateEngine processor:startingAction:] processor=<KSActionProcessor:0x600c50 isProcessing=1 actions=3 current=KSCheckAction>, action=<KSCheckAction: 0x600e20>

What time did FCP lag? Just the snippet from around that time will do.



www.strypesinpost.com

So for whatever reason and I'm not sure why, everything has speeded back up to normal. I did download Macaroni which is a small utility that manages Unix issues and possibly that has made a difference. I really don't have a clue why things improved, but not going to argue with it fixing itself.

Thanks for all your help.

Jim Watt

When you run into oddball slowdowns, disable the third party utilities, Menu Extras and the like first.

Is your system drive or media array journaled? Are you using Time Machine for system backup?

You're working in Snow Leopard? Using QuickTime X? Have you tried using the latest QT Pro 7.x instead? (I think it's 7.6.6.)

Is this a 2008 or 2009 Mac Pro? The 2009 Nahelem is a triple-channel RAM machine. It likes multiples of 3 for RAM installation for highest throughput. That is, 6, 12, 24 GB. This will yield the highest bus speed of 1067 Mhz.

Ideas...


- Loren

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Invoke Big Timecode window with Control-T !

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