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creating low res QT’s and upresing already captured footage
I just got a TB of Broll, all of it are QT’s on an external hard drive. I will be getting plenty more footage, but unfortunately I only have a terabyte of storage left… Working off the external hard drives doesn’t seem like it would be a good idea… Is there a way to create a low res version of each QT and when I’m done cutting the project, up res it? Does anyone else have any other ideas on what I can do? Thanks in advance.
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You could use compressor to create low-res version, ensuring they have the same names, and after editing, relink to the original media, and change the sequence properties. However, what format is the footage, what kind of drive is it on? I would recommend purchasing a decent sized external drive, or an internal array if you have a MacPro and working on it properly. More details would help.
Ben
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Hey Ben,
Thanks for responding. The footage is Apple ProRes 422 HQ. It’s on a Lacie External Hard Drive. I do have a mac pro. I thought about keeping the footage on the external hard drive and cutting from there, but I would probably have a few hard drives connected… would this slow down my computer? Is it smart to edit with such large files from an external hard drive… especially when I’ll have more than 1 hooked up? Using compressor to compress all the files would work, but seems unrealistic since I will probably have hundreds of files. Thanks for your input.
Joel
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Use the Media Manager and have it set to do this overnight.
I have a workflow tutorial article for this in the FCPUG 2008 supermag…
https://www.lafcpug.org/nab_supermag_08.html
Best to get a raid array though, if you can. One that can handle ProRes HQ. If not, this works.
Shane
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