• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Final Cut gets slower as day progresses

  Posted by Larry Arbanas on November 9, 2008 at 9:56 am

  PowerBook G4, 10.4.11. 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 1 MB L3 cache. I GB DDR SDRAM. external HDD a Firewire Western Digital 500 GB…plenty of room on internal and external drives. System is not a powerhouse, but it’s what I’ve got.

  When editing with FCP 4.5, speed of operating is adequate, considering it’s an older Mac with a single processor, etc, but after a few hours the system bogs down and runs very slow. Example: shortening a clip in the timeline will take 30 or more seconds to refresh before I can move on to another simple editing procedure, such as moving a clip in the timeline. No rendering here, just simple editing. Is this caused by the heat the computer generates?

  I’ve gone through the FCP 3rd-party manual and did all suggestions for gaining speed, but to no avail. I’d appreciate help from anyone who has any solutions.

  Thanks.

  earthwhile

  Larry Arbanas replied 17 years, 5 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  Rafael Amador

  November 9, 2008 at 3:27 pm

  Run DiskWarrior or TechTools if you are not doing so.
  Rafael

  http://www.nagavideo.com
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  Rene Hazekamp

  November 9, 2008 at 3:45 pm

  I’am afraid there is not much you can do.
  This problem (memory leakages) was partly solved in version 5.
  But even in FCP 6.0.4 you run into this kind of problems when editing xdcam or other interframe compressed footage, (after approx .7 hours editing)
  even on a octo-core with plenty ram.

  Just save and restart and get to work again.
  Offcorse checking your disks with diskwarrior is always a good idea

  René A. Hazekamp

  portfolio https://www.renehazekamp.com
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  Jim Calahan

  November 10, 2008 at 1:40 am

  Hi Larry,

  What codec are you editing in? What critters are you shooting these days? Get some sleep, posting at 2 in the morning isn’t often very productive.

  Jim Calahan
  KVIE, Sacramento
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  Chris Borjis

  November 10, 2008 at 5:16 pm

  trash preferences.
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  Larry Arbanas

  November 10, 2008 at 6:02 pm

  Hey Jim-

  It’s either a very small world or you and I are big players in a big world. In any case, it was great seeing your name on that reply.

  All my work is DV, not DVCam.

  Thanks, Larry

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