I don't have all of your answers, but here is what I do here.
I use two different start up disks. (dual booting)
I use a second hard drive. Yes, I could partition the original hard drive in to two - but I prefer the future flexibility of physically pulling out one drive to swap with another if something goes wrong with either one of the startup disks.
You will find that you ABSOLUTELY will have different OSX versions on the two hard drives. You'll follow one set of instructions to keep Avid up to date with it's requirements, and follow the upgrade recommendations for the FCP setup. Treat them like two different machines.
The Avid install happily ignores the AJA hardware (I'm using Kona LHe) - I don't install any drivers for it.
The FCP install happily ignores the Avid hardware (firewire attached only - have not installed on the DX machines) but is not happy about the Fiber Unity card. To get around that I install the Avid Media Network software on the FCP bootup drive. This keeps it from complaining about disks that need to be 'initialized' every few minutes.
Good luck!
Jeff
On Feb 1, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Jesstator wrote:
> Greetings, Listers.
>
> What is the prevailing wisdom regarding the installation of both Avid
> Media Composer Software (3.5.4 for this particular instance) and
> FinalCut Studio 3 on the same MacPro?
>
> Specific questions include:
>
> * Can one physical hard drive/partition handle all installations &
> configurations?
> * Is dual-booting recommended?
>
> * If so, are separate physical hard drives preferred, or just
> partitions?
> * Should the OSX installation on each partition be the same or can it
> be different (10.6.2 + 10.6.6)
> * Would either configuration be dependent on a specific version of
> QuickTime?
> * How would the addition of Adobe CS or any other apps affect editing
> software on either/both partitions?
> * Could such a system function with both AJA *and* Avid* break-out
> boxes attached if the hardware were available, or would break-out boxes
> need to be swapped-out as needed?
>
> * Is that just a ridiculously absurd configuration to consider in the
> first place? [;)]
>
> The turnkey system in-question has the following specifications:
>
> * FinalCut Studio System:
>
> * MacPro Tower
>
> * OSX 10.6.2
> * 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors (Nehalem, I believe)
>
> * 8Gb (2 x 4 Gb) 1066 MHz RAM
> * 640 GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
> * 2X nVidia GeForce GT-120 Display Adapters
> * AJA Kona 3 card w/Break-Out Box
> * USB Keyboard & Mouse
> * FinalCut Studio 3.0, FC SERVER, SONY XDCAM XFER & UTILITY
> Currently-Installed
>
> * IcyDock Quad-Bay eSATA Enclosure w/8TB storage
> The usual accouterments such as Cinema Displays, Video QC and Audio
> Monitors, Mixer, and Edit Bench would be included.
>
> My apologies in advance if this question has been asked & answered ad
> nauseum. Any advice is much appreciated.
>
> Best,
>
> --Jesse Ettinger--
>
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>
>
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