Is FCP ever going to sort out the “large project file” crash problem?

[Saul Budd]

Hi Shane,

I like the idea, but how do you get around the problem of not being able to use the “Reveal Master Clip” function?

That is something which tends to be a dealbreaker for me when ever I consider moving/archiving old cuts/etc to a new project.

Saul

[Shane Ross]

That issue is a troubling one…and one that Apple needs to fix. Currently I can’t get around that issue, and have to go digging for the bin. Certain projects make this easy, as I have them separated out by scenes. But large documentaries…no go. I keep it one project as long as I can.

Stupid Media management…

[Christopher Comrie]

Thank you so much for this post! It’s put an end to months of lost time and aggravation.

A limitation this basic should really be in big letters on the front of the box!

[Chris Dixon]

I see this post is a year and a half old. Anyone still having this problem? My FCP crashes often during my current group of large projects.
I’m on v6.0.6. using 150+GB of XDCAM footage. The project file is 15.4MB.
I can’t even attempt to scrub through the timeline or even think about viewing a bin as icons without a crash.
I will try breaking my projects into smaller ones, but has FCP fixed this on the newest version?

Machine specs:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro4,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 8 GB

[Anthony Bairstow]

I found it is very important – to copy/paste all your assets into a NEW fresh project. NOT ‘save as’

there seems to be some bug in FCP 6 (haven’t tried FCP 7) where the FCP project begins to cache and build up lots of garbage in the background.

for example, i had a large 250mb project which i cut down by first doing ‘save as’ and making a new project, then deleting out all the stuff I dont need any more – andd saving. for some reason this still left the project at 230mb – too big.
I felt so confused – there was hardly anythign in it except a few HD clips and 3 small sequences of 2-3 minutes!

so i made a brand new project, selected all and copied and pasted into the new project- and BLAM – only 15mb!!!!

FCP is storing up lots of crap in the back ground if you work on a big project (this was a multicam HD projects with lots of nesting) and dont start a fresh new one.

ALWAYS MAKE A NEW PROJECT AND COPY PASTE – DONT SAVE AS !!!