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FCP 7 Requirement
Dear All,
I am using full HD editing and it take much time to export a clip. So can anyone please update me the recommended hardware requirement for both imac with i7 processor and mac pro with dual quad core xeon processor.
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5 Replies
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Hi, Goutom:
Have you converted the material to Prores? Maybe you are editing H.264 or other no editing codec. You need to give more details. -
Hi Daniel,
Nope. I use mp4, mov and also wmv in timeline. Final output is in h.264.
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[Goutom Ain] “I use mp4, mov and also wmv in timeline”
There’s your problem. FCP is built for editing using codecs in a mov wrapper. Even then, the contents inside the mov need to be compatible. Generally people convert everything to ProRes 422 before editing. Doing that ensures good performance.
Like Daniel said – you need to provide more information. What codec are the mov files you’re using? (You can find out by opening them in QuickTime and pressing ‘Cmd+i’ for ‘Info’.
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I would recomend converting everthing to prores.
With flip for mac you can convert the wmv and with mpge Streamclip you can convert the mp4.
https://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/overview.htm you
https://www.squared5.com/You can also watch Shane tutorial for Tapeless Workflow
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/tapeless-workflow_fcp-7/video-tutorialDepends on what is your final destination is the format of prores that you need but HQ is probably too much, if only web then I would go with LT.
Good Luck. 🙂
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