Im not entirely convinced its your graphics card. Maybe try the advice on discussions such as the following to make sure it isnt a codec & quicktime/fcp/OS X isue?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6413218 Cheers Steve Elbows --- In [email protected], John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Jose, FCP runs ok. It's just it wonks out with > HD files and is saying "codec not found. You may be > using a compression type with out the corresponding > hardware". > > I think I may need to replace my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro > video card with AGP Quartz Extreme video card. > JC > --- Jose Nuno Pereira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi John, > > > > > > I am using a Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz the older GPU > > version, with Tiger > > and 2GB of memory and it works great on FCP (FCS2 > > and also tried the > > older one before). I have the last QT/iTunes > > installed. > > > > Maybe you could try to reinstall the FCP. I also > > worked with FCP 5.x > > on a PPC G4 Mac mini 1GB ram, so your configuration > > has to be more > > than enough. > > > > Rgds, > > ZN > > > > > > On 2008/01/28, at 15:43, John Coffey wrote: > > > > > I'm stumped on getting HD footage shot on a Sony > > > HDR-FX1 into either FCP 5 or iMovie HD. The Brian > > > Maffit tutorial states that I need AGP Quartz > > Extreme > > > graphics card to work with their files. Odd > > because my > > > system worked these HD files before, albeit on > > another > > > hard drive but same computer. That hard drive has > > been > > > reformatted to Leopard but the other hardrive > > (Tiger) > > > won't display HD either. Raw HD footage I shot on > > FX1 > > > won't import into iMovie either. > > > > > > My Specs G5 dual 2.0 ghz, 4 g Ram, ATI Radeon 9800 > > Pro > > > and Lacie FW 800 external scratch disk. > > > Do I need a new video card or easier work around. > > > > > > Thanks > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > ______________ > > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >
