X1 has gone all Picasso on my you know what!!

No foolin.  In every project I worked on today the GUI on X1 would intermittently and seemingly at random just "go all picasso" on me.  Large black bars both horizontal and vertical with toolbar icons and different color squares would just pop up.  If I clicked anywhere on them they might change to a hole or another icon or disappear a whole section of the bar or nothing at all.  Plus my CPU usage meter section of the control bar grew an inch higher and protruded to the top of the screen.  Maybe I was about to "tear the roof off the sucker".  Anyone else seeing this...or am I just "flashing back" to the sixties again??

Is it only X1? Any other programs doing it? Either 8.5.3 or Word or browser?

Have you changed anything in your system, updates etc?

Cheers, Peter.

Screen shot?  : )

by any chance have you installed a recent microsoft security update? Response time is a lot slower for me today on my dualscreen setup and found my system had carried out an update overnight

Olpal are you sure the monitor was even on?

It might have just been your reflection?

mike_mccue


Olpal are you sure the monitor was even on?

It might have just been your reflection?

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!  Good thing my coffee cup was empty when I sat down!

I'll check my drivers and make sure they're up to snuff...but it's only X1 that's behaving this way...no other program.


And it didn't look a thing like my beatific, bucolic visage.

This sounds definitely like a video card problem. Fragmenting images, strange colours and slow response time all point in one direction - no 3d acceleration! That would be the explanation X1 is especially having trouble, because X1 is using (parts of) 3d acceleration to speed up the interface (as far as I understand).

There are several reasons this problem could occur.

If you have a "bigger" video card make sure you connected the extra power plugs (square white plugs with yellow/black cables - most times attached to the back end of the card). Without this extra power the card only works in non-accelerated mode.

Do NOT use the "general" drivers installed by default by Windows. In a lot of cases this are only non-accelerated drivers, slowing down X1 because some screen actions have to be "emulated". Always use the latest drivers from your card maker (or the chip maker - like Nvidia or ATI).

Make sure your video card has enough cooling. Check for too much dust in the ventilator and make sure there is a good air flow. If a card runs too hot it can switch off acceleration to protect itself, leading to slow down of the display.

Make sure you do not run the card in "economy mode" or "power save" mode. This lowers the clock rate of your GPU and card memory - leading to graphical slow down problems. Make sure the card is always running at full speed if you have graphical glitches.

Sometimes cards can be damaged by long-during overheating etc. In that case you can get graphic glitches just like you describe. Time to replace the card!

And at last - do not use older cards with bad or non acceleration. This slows down screen refresh/redraw/acceleration dramatically and can make X1 unworkable.

Do not forget - a computer is as good as it most bad parts. If you invest in a super processor, top-of-the-range audio card and use a second hand cheap video card - you NOT going to be happy....

If you use five or six other graphics and audio programs and none of them are showing any issues, it's definitely your video card.

lol yeah i knew they would start saying that so that's why I gave my response above.. it really is entertaining to watch them..

I think not having the right graphics card may be a factor or your memory sticks are not equal..so the maths are not adding up.

When ever my computer does not have enough memory, you tend to get these faults...maybe, check the settings of your graphics card and defrag your computer atleast every other day...

I think Cakewalk need to examine their system specs for X1 users and put up the correct system recommendations.

I've never blocked a member before, Crush will be the first

"go all picasso"

Is it tending more toward the cubist or purple periods?

It may just be lamenting some emotional loss or past relationship.

We need more info. though, it's difficult to help you unless you help us.

Cubist period.  Maybe even Klee.  Or Mondrian. 

Updated my graphics drivers.  Will keep ya posted. 

And my bucolic visage is definitely more Dali.

Unplug the monitor from the card, unscrew the card from the MB and just put it back and reconnect everything.



p.s My friend used to have this problem few years ago. But then he quit smoking and everything went back to normal.

Hi Yorolpal,

Hmm okay its not dual monitors. Do you see the same problem in Studio one?