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  1. MGilbert

    Hi,

     

    Read your post where you mention that you run different computers, including Mac.

    I have a question: For a specific application we use a MacBook Pro as a display computer (single screen) using Bootcamp. We experience a problem that we have not been able to solve yet.

    Although the show runs smoothly, sometimes everything simply freezes. Any suggestion?

     

    Note: we run the last version of Watchout 5.

     

    Thanks

     

    Michel

     

     

    1. RBeddig

      RBeddig

      Hi Michel,

      We're actually not using WATCHPOINT (the display software) on any Mac computers. The production software works ok under Bootcamp or for simple tasks even under Parallels Pro. WATCHPOINT uses as many cores as possible of a fast cpu and for certain aspects, e.g. all the tween behaviours, it also needs a capable graphic card with enough VRAM. MacBooks often have two graphic cards inside, one for the normal office stuff and a faster dedicated graphic card for more demanding software. The problem is that it is usually not that easy to tell the Mac which graphic cards to use for which software and Bootcamp doesn't make it easier since the (Windows) driver support is not very good for the Apple hardware.

      It could be that you're running into some RAM or VRAM issues or some background tasks push WATCHPOINT aside. Difficult to analyse. You could download the free software HWINFO and install it on your Macbook and a second Windows computer. The software allows to measure many relevant sensors of your computer hardware and can send this to the second instance running on your second computer. Here you can analyse whether something hits borders, gets too hot, too slow....

      Kind regards

      Rainer

       

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