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FCP slowing down (do I need ram ?)
I have a 2×2 ghz mac with 2 gig ram, and about 2 hour timeline. It’s getting slower and slower to work with. Any tips on how to solve this ?
FCP 5.1.1 and 10.4.7
Anders
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2 Replies
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You might want to break your timeline up into smaller sections, ie. use 3 to 4 sequences for your show. BTW, which graphics card to you have? The more elements you have on a timeline (clips, audio, filters, graphics) the harder for the graphics card to keep up in RT or even Unlimited RT. The display uses the memory in the graphics card – higher end cards have more memory and are faster (I think I have that right, others could chime in with more detailed info). With the lower end/stock cards, even simple stuff eventually bogs down the display (like 2 hour timelines :-).
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I agree with the post above: you should break the big 2hr. sequence into smaller sequences (one per scene or section). Once all the editing is finished and approved you can put them all together in a new sequence to master from. Also, don’t keep multiple sequences open as they all use memory and will slow you down.
Tony!
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