The problem that initiated some weeks of software chaos was opening "The End of the World in Fort Worth" with Yosemite 10.10.3 and Final Cut 10.2 resulting in an immediate black screen crash.
The software environment remains the same but there is only one USB 3.0 disk drive mounted. The result was immediately evident as the system did not crash. The video is now fully-rendered and functional again. This is the first time in weeks I've even been able to open it.
There is an ongoing problem in identifying the device that was causing the problem originally. It didn't suddenly become an ex-vampire so it still lurks. That's not a problem now as confidence is high this is the right trail to finding it. Validation of the video is a huge boost to something that looked close to hopeless a few days ago. There has never been a time when I was so frustrated with a computer that I had to set it aside. Just let it cool off as continuing will only make things worse.
That was effective as the approach taken on starting it back up again has been extremely cautious but the value from that is clear.
Geez, relief comes from multiple directions. General stress has been through the roof from professional-level crazy and that, in part, is why I set the computer to one side. Crazy has vacated and almost immediately the iMac starts getting all kinds of Phoenix out here. Amazing the change a few days can make.
It's too early to start shooting video again but the gigantic difference now is there's nothing to say I can't.
Update:
Kensington software does not appear to be the culprit although frequently accused by Apple. I was incorrectly advised Kensington does not update their software but their latest release was late last year. In any case, Kensington Trackballworks is in the system and the trackball works well. This is a good place to hold position in case it's being sneaky and waiting to screw things up later.
The software environment remains the same but there is only one USB 3.0 disk drive mounted. The result was immediately evident as the system did not crash. The video is now fully-rendered and functional again. This is the first time in weeks I've even been able to open it.
There is an ongoing problem in identifying the device that was causing the problem originally. It didn't suddenly become an ex-vampire so it still lurks. That's not a problem now as confidence is high this is the right trail to finding it. Validation of the video is a huge boost to something that looked close to hopeless a few days ago. There has never been a time when I was so frustrated with a computer that I had to set it aside. Just let it cool off as continuing will only make things worse.
That was effective as the approach taken on starting it back up again has been extremely cautious but the value from that is clear.
Geez, relief comes from multiple directions. General stress has been through the roof from professional-level crazy and that, in part, is why I set the computer to one side. Crazy has vacated and almost immediately the iMac starts getting all kinds of Phoenix out here. Amazing the change a few days can make.
It's too early to start shooting video again but the gigantic difference now is there's nothing to say I can't.
Update:
Kensington software does not appear to be the culprit although frequently accused by Apple. I was incorrectly advised Kensington does not update their software but their latest release was late last year. In any case, Kensington Trackballworks is in the system and the trackball works well. This is a good place to hold position in case it's being sneaky and waiting to screw things up later.
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