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fcp studio dropping frames and freezing up
can someone tell my why my fcp studio keeps dropping frames then freezing up when i am editing HD footage? it works fine for awhile when i begin, then after awhile it starts this. i had this problem before and reformatted my external hd and that seemed to work for awhile but its doing it again.
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Anyone reading this could think of a multitude of reason so it might be handy if you give some more info on your project, your sequence, the media and last but not least your hardware…
Jaap
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What format of HD? sounds like your drive isn’t fast enough or close to full.
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How large is your project file? Not with the media. Just the FCP project file.
I’ve had situations where I’ve had a 300mb project file and was it running from my external hard drive. Once I moved the actual project file to my desktop and opened the project from there it ran better.
But, JAAP is right. This could be a number of issues.
How many layers of video?
What’s your resolution?
Is your video native to a video setting? Or not?
RAM?
Stephen Vidano
TuneSociety.com
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i have a mac mini, 2G RAM, 2G intel core 2 duo
iomega minimax external hd, 750G- drive has 420G taken up
connected via firewire 400sequence set at HD 1440×1080, media same
3 layers of video
128G of mediathat enough info?
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oh, and my project file is only 8.4mb…
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Yeah.
The “red lights” that come up are:
Mac Mini
2gb RAM
2G
HD sequence with 3 layers.Sooo…not sure the Mini (with 2gb RAM) can really handle that.
You might want to try your project on a friend’s 8 core…just to see if there is a difference?
Stephen Vidano
TuneSociety.com
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Also, FW400 is slow. What is the data rate of your media (look it up in the browser)?
Jaap
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Yes, that’s enough info, but that is computer is not enough computer to edit anything reliably, let alone HD.
I’d suggest a more capable computer. A 17″ MacBook Pro at the very least, if not a desktop.
Jeremy
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my set up seemed to work fine for awhile though, thats why i was wondering if maybe it was my hard drive or the connection speed…
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