Kronoid Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 If I go to Final Cut Pro > System Settings > Memory and Cash tab, I have application memory set at 90% and it shows 2304MB. Even if I set it to 100% it says only 2560MB. What's wrong? I have 4GB installed and if I go to About this Mac it says 4GB. Why doesn't Final Cut Pro sees it? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 mine also says the same i think it has to do with the app, after effects for example also say something about 3GB when they load is your final cut fast? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-923800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavex Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 All Mac OS X versions right now are 32-bit, which means at most you can only really access 3GB at at time memory wise. So the remaining 440MB when you have Final Cut Pro at 100% is for Leopard to run. The first Mac OS X version to handle more than 3GB (aka 64-bit) will be Snow Leopard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-923835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronoid Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Oh, so that's why? But I heard Shake can use up to 4GB and yet it runs on the same OSX? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-923947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavex Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 wait after further research I discovered that Leopard is actually 64 bit so my assumption is wrong... Uhmmm i could only further guess that either your memory isnt seated right or check to make sure you have something like this http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1957 other than that don't know much about Final Cut Pro's memory management. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-924269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sch8mid Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 FCpro is a 32bit app , even uses not all cores , no modern gpu acceleration as well , man.... its time apple.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-925590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
olegus Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 FCpro is a 32bit app , even uses not all cores , no modern gpu acceleration as well , man.... its time apple.... Yep, yet FC Studio2 ask for Video card with QE and OpenGL... so, why ask if not using them? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-1149261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 A few of the apps can´t use 64 bit but the OS can for sure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-1149384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCore Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The 2560Mb maximum memory is due to Final Cut itself: There is a page on apple site on this issue: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27734 Not everything in this note is correct (for instance, 10.5 is a 64 bits adressable OS not 32) but it explains why there is this limitation. Unfortunately Final Cut Pro 7 is still written in Carbon (not Cocoa) meaning that it is still a 32-bit application, and thus cannot address more than 4 Gig of RAM. I guess that we will have to wait two more years and the release of Final Cut Pro 8 to get a brand new Final Cut, fully 64 bits and multicore capable. And Apple will probably show the new features as "awesome" while the correct term should be "at last" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-1235201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKA Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The 2560Mb maximum memory is due to Final Cut itself: There is a page on apple site on this issue: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27734 Not everything in this note is correct (for instance, 10.5 is a 64 bits adressable OS not 32) but it explains why there is this limitation. Unfortunately Final Cut Pro 7 is still written in Carbon (not Cocoa) meaning that it is still a 32-bit application, and thus cannot address more than 4 Gig of RAM. I guess that we will have to wait two more years and the release of Final Cut Pro 8 to get a brand new Final Cut, fully 64 bits and multicore capable. And Apple will probably show the new features as "awesome" while the correct term should be "at last" Complete bollock5 isn't it! FCP 7 comes out just before SL and it's STILL a 32bit app - sounds like a joke .. what cost a fortune is used extensivley by the broardcast industry and goes: - render, render, render, render, crash - render, render, render, render, crash - render, render, render, render, crash - render, render, render, render, crash - render, render, render, render, crash - render, render, render, render, crash -!? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130332-why-final-cut-pro-only-see-23gb-ram-when-i-have-4-gb/#findComment-1235270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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