Tuesday 6 January 2009

Can't launch color? Open GL error ?

Then you've got a video card sending a desktop signal. If its blackmagic:

When launching Color, you might see the error Unable to initialize OpenGL. Make sure Video Desktop is disabled.

Color is attempting to use the DeckLink card or Multibridge as if it were a regular graphics card and then reports the OpenGL error because it is not designed for that purpose.

To solve the problem, go in to the System Preferences and then DeckLink and then choose the option to Disable the Desktop after a restart. Restart your Mac and you will be able to launch Color

If its AJA:

Go to your AJA control panel, go to the output tab and ensure that your default output is set to black or test signal - not extended desktop

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