14 DAY TRIAL // Users of various video editing solutions working with the newest generation of Mac Pro computers are experiencing major issues in the graphics department. The complaints started trickling in right after OS X 10.9.3 was deployed and subsequently installed on these systems.
Whether it’s Adobe Premiere Pro or Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve (or other video editing apps), users seem to be experiencing the same type of issues, such as lines appearing on exported video, but also freezing and occasional crashes. Obviously this is no way to work when video editing is involved, so users are desperate for a fix.
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The good news is that the issues are confirmed and the developers of at least three video editing solutions are already working on fixes in collaboration with Apple. The Cupertino giant itself is willing to troubleshoot the problems over telephone according to some reports, while OS X 10.9.4 is known to be in testing internally.
The bad news is that Apple has yet to seed a public beta of OS X 10.9.4, the most likely candidate to include a patch for this issue. The company usually spends months developing these incremental system updates, but it’s not unheard of for the Mac maker to rush them out when the situation calls for it.
While some believe the issues are tied to OpenGL and OpenCL drivers for the AMD graphics cards, there’s little a user can do to alleviate the problems (or at least not without impacting the performance of the computer). It’s still Apple’s job to work up a patch with the help of the developers whose video editing apps are exhibiting the glitches (and vice versa).
Since the problems are triggered by the installation of OS X 10.9.3 (the latest version of Apple’s Mavericks operating system), one potential fix users can try is to revert back to OS X 10.9.2. For those who make regular backups of their work, the fix is easy and painless.
However, for people who already have new projects rooted in OS X 10.9.3 with no means of reverting without losing important data, this is a non-fix.
Apple deployed OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 last week with the purpose of actually making video improvements on Late 2013 Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers (improved 4K display support), among other things. The update also includes important security fixes.