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FCP 5: Still has bugs??
I’ve been using version 4.1 for a short time now and reading through all the posts cannot help but determine that version 5 has some major problems with it. Before I do a major upgrade, I want this site to have less infuriating posts on it.
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Then I’m afraid you’ll wait forever… In fact you’d do yourself a favor by running FCP HD instead of 4.1.. there were about 150 bugs in the software you are running right NOW fixed by FCP 4.5… Software is a never ending evolving thing… FCP 4.5 running in Panther is a very stable and pretty much bug free setup. However it still has some bugs… not bad ones though.
FCP 5.0.2 running on a completely clean install of 10.4.2 is also extremely stable. Renders better, and has features which FCP HD just doesn’t have. Don’t forget that forums like this one are full of people with problems, not people with successes. There are over a million FCP users out there, and most are running systems which work for them just fine. I’ve been running without a hitch all summer long on the Tiger/FCP 5 system described here…
No software is without bugs, it’s just the nature of the beast.
Jerry
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I’ll second that,
FCP HD under Panther was ver VERY stable for us and FCP 5 under Tiger has the same stability with some very nice improvements that I wouldn’t want to be without. Improved scaling is a real biggie for us and the database management seems to be much better, large projects load fast and don’t drag the system down like in 4.1.
Clean install will get rid of most problems.
Steve Connor
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Third vote from me. 5.0.2 is just solid as a rock, along with everything else running just as well, AE 6.5.1 included.
I think FCP quit once in over 2 months. Otherwise, every bit as solid as 4.5 in Panther.
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I have a lot of confidence in Apple Software, and rarely play the waiting game when new versions come out. Tiger is great (haven’t noticed much difference from Panther other than the dashboard and improved search, oh, and the improved interface for mail etc.) and so far (touch wood) FCP is fine too.
I’d do it. you can always go back if you have a problem anyway.
What’s the beef???
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I work on one system that is dual 2.5 G5 with OS 10.3.9 and FCP 4.5 and another system with a dual 2.7, Tiger and FCP 5.0.2.
The FCP 4.5 system seems just a tad more stable and sometimes a little faster, allthough thats just perception, there are plenty of people out there who test these things with stop-watches and can tell you better. I prefer the room with FCP 5, but its as much for the better monitors we have in there as anything. Since I have Studio in here I get to play with the other toys more, too.
You should absolutly go up to 4.5. It is a terrific and stable work horse. As for jumping all the way to FCP 5? That depends on how you like being on the bLeading edge of technolgy. In my own shop I advised engineering not to move any other systems up to FCP 5 until they have at least a full point upgrade (you know, 5.1 instead of 5.0.whatever).
On the other hand, we don’t do multi-cam, and if you need it, then you gotta go there.
DWR
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[Chris Poisson] “with everything else running just as well, AE 6.5.1 included”
I’m a little surprised to hear this. What capture card do you use? Could you do a couple of quick tests?
1) Take a quicktime that was captured with FCP 5.02 at 10-bit uncompressed and bring it into AE. Put AE into 16-bit mode. Does everything look OK, or do you get green lines across the frame? Have you “turned on” 2Vuy in the AE preferences file?
2) If you have the ability to monitor the output of your system on a waveform monitor, look at the display output of AE versus the output of FCP. Does AE look darker? A grayscale ramp would be the best way to test this.
Thanks
Chris Tomberlin
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Hey Chris,
I have a DeckLink SP, and my workflow is pretty much 8 bit, since that’s what Beta is so 10 bit really won’t buy me anything and uses more space.
But, I will do you 10 bit AE test today and get back to you.
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Chris,
I did the 10bit test at 16 bit in AE and it was all normal, no green lines. I don’t have external scopes so I couldn’t compare the levels.
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