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Original project made in FCP 5, having issues after going to FCP 6
I started a project in FCP 5 on a Macbook Pro, shot on a Canon 5D Mark II. I’ve edited on that machine for a few weeks, having no issues. I just got a brand new Mac Pro and the whole FCS. I’m very excited, but then when I try to open this project, it opens, but then the timeline stutters and chokes and generally my brand new multi thousand dollar computer is acting like a $300 netbook. What settings/preferences am I missing or have overlooked. I’ve been using Final Cut fairly extensively for 1.5 years now, I’m not a total noob, but I do occasionally have major brain farts. Anyone’s help is greatly appreciated.
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FCP 6 has many new and improved features than FCP 5. 5D shoots in a file format that no version of FCP
can handle natively. FCP 6 introduced us to ProRes 422. My suggestion is to start your project over in FCP 6 and use ProRes 422 sequence.No matter what project you are working on, it has never been recommended to switch FCP versions mid project.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
Absolutely, and now that I am going through this whole thing, I couldn’t agree more. I still have the old version saved on the Macbook Pro, but I was so excited to use the new tower, that I couldn’t wait. For some reason, it’s actually working fine now, I rendered the whole sequence, and it is good. Thank you for your response, I always appreciate the advice from experts in the field.
Daniel
http://www.ddunnproductions.com
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