• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP log&transfer and editing 2K footage

  Posted by Mat Chevitz on March 28, 2012 at 7:26 am

  Hello there,

  I have 2 questions today :

  1/ I’m currently working with 2K ProresHQ footages in FCP.
  When I’m working with these in my timeline it’s a little bit jerky (don’t know if it’s the correct word). It’s ok for me to work like this but I would love it to be as if I was editing 1080p.
  Is it a RAM issue ? Or are my disks too slow ?

  I have 8Go of RAM.
  All my ProResHQ footage are located in a WD Elements Usb 2.0 1to

  2/ Is it forbidden or not an advice to work during the log&transfer or RED footage in FCP ?

  Thanks a lot everybody!

  Brice

  Editor, MotionDesigner
  http://www.cebri.fr

  MacPro 2×2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
  8 Go DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
  Mac OS 10.6.7

  Rafael Amador replied 14 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Michael Gissing

  March 28, 2012 at 7:45 am

  FCP only addresses 4gig of RAM so not a RAM issue. What drives do you use. You can download free disk speed test software from AJA or Blackmagic. Test the drives and compare to the data rates required for that codec, pixel size and frame rate
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  Rafael Amador

  March 28, 2012 at 10:54 am

  [Mat Chevitz] “All my ProResHQ footage are located in a WD Elements Usb 2.0 1to”
  With USB 2.0 you can’t even edit DV footage in RT.
  The minimum you need to play ProresHQ 2K is FW800. e-SATA better.
  rafael

  http://www.nagavideo.com

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