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FCP7 Error: Out of Memory????? I know people post this alot but I still haven’t gotten an answer for my situation.. Thanks
I know this is a commonly asked question..
But I am going to keep it short and simple for you Pros’ out there.
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I have a MacBook Pro. I am running on Mac OS X Version 10.6.8PROCESSOR: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
MEMORY: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
STARTUP DISK: Macintosh HD
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The movie plays fine though in the timeline. Is there any hope?
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Thanks guys, sorry if this question has been posted alot.
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12 Replies
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Based upon your screenshots you’ve got loads of issues; primary among them is that you’re trying to edit h.264, which is not an editing codec in FCP. You’ll have to transcode all of that material to ProRes before editing. There are a zillion posts on the subject of transcoding h.264, so you’ll have to do a search to see how that’s done with Compressor or MPEG Streamclip.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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This is mention a million times a day. h.264 is not an editing codec for FCP 7. Transcode your clips to ProRes before you edit inside FCP. That should solve your problem.
Convert your mp3’s to 16 bit 48k.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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You need a bit of caffeine to keep up with me Steve. 🙂
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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Thanks for your help guys. I knew it was a frequently asked question. You guys are fast.
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Although not supported, you can CUT GoPro stuff on FC without problem and even applying some basic filters, but don’t try to go further.
To export, set the sequence to Prores, AND check Render in YUV.
I don’t know why GoPro stuff asks for RGB rendering.
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Actually, I’m going to disagree with Rafa on this one. While you can cut very limited amounts of h.264 on the timeline, anything over just a minute or two will make all kinds of things crap out in FCP. Hence the Out of Memory error message that is the subject of this thread.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new Creative Cow Podcast: Bringing “The Whale” to the Big Screen:
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Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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Geez Wally, H.264. Who woulda’ thunk it?
Scott Sheriff
Director
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[David Roth Weiss] “Actually, I’m going to disagree with Rafa on this one. While you can cut very limited amounts of h.264 on the timeline, anything over just a minute or two will make all kinds of things crap out in FCP. Hence the Out of Memory error messag”
Gotta agree with David. Even if you can cut some H.264, if you push your system enough it’s going to crash. And then you risk corrupting your footage or your system files.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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Thank you my friend.
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And I don’t gonna disagree with David and Scott.
The GoPro sequences I’ve processed were no longer than a minute, but, believe me, I’ve been able to run NeatVideo on top (Prores sequence/High Precision) with no problems.
They were just test. If I had to do something longer, I’d transcode.
Rafael
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