Q: Want to get FCP 7 to output to HDMI - HD TV
I have a Mac Pro 1,1 - OS X 10.68 with FCP 7.0.3. It feeds 2x22" computer screens for editing. There is an AJA Kona LHe board in another slot and a two stream eSATA board in a third slot. What is a GOOD quality (yet inexpensive) way to feed the sequence output of FCP to a flat screen TV through HDMI for client viewing.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2 x 2.66 GHx Quad-Core Intel Xeon,
Posted on Jul 22, 2016 4:59 PM
Your older Mac Pro is severely limited in what video cards can be installed, because it features only 32-bit kernel and will not work with cards that want to work in 64-bit kernel. I do not think any of the cards you mentioned will work in it.
Do not dwell on direct HDMI output -- up to 1080p can be converted from DVI with a really cheap adapter, and from Mini DisplayPort with a fairly cheap adapter.
I think your best bet may be to replace your current card with the Apple-firmware 5770 (one aux connector required) or the Apple-firmware 5870 (two aux connects required). These each have three ports (one Dual-Link DVI and two mini DisplayPort) and will show a picture at all times, where newer cards (if they work at all) will not show a picture until the login screen.
An "actual HDTV" and an HDMI Display may seem different because of the way you use them, but they are indistinguishable.
Posted on Jul 28, 2016 10:27 AM