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Resetting Scratch Disc ?
Maybe this is just “the way it is”, but I’ll ask anyway. 🙂
Let’s say I have a project called “A” and another one called “B”. I set up project “A” and designate the scratch disc and folder to use. I do the same with project “B”.
I’ll work for awhile in project “A”, and then close the project (or close FCP completely), and then open project “B” to work in that for awhile. The problem and frustration is that when I open project “B”, the scratch disc is still set to project “A”, which has caused some problems.
In other words, whenever I open a project, the scratch disc remains set to whatever it was set to last instead of changing it to the original disc I had chosen. Every time I re-open a project, I have to make sure to reset the scratch disc to the proper place.
Seriously? Surely this can’t be right … can it?
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That’s the way it works. Think about it as, You controlling the software as apposed to it controlling you.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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If this is true, it’s preposterous.
If I’ve “told” the software what folder to use for a project, there’s no reason it should be think I want to change it every time I open and close a project. I would think that 99% of the time, editors would want to use the same scratch disc that they were previously using when project was opened last.
I (of course) appreciate the option of changing the scratch disc if needed, but resetting it each time I change projects is like resetting your fonts every time you re-open a word document.
Stupid!
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[Jeffrey Stoner] “If I’ve “told” the software what folder to use for a project, there’s no reason it should be think I want to change it every time I open and close a project.”
Where did you set this for your project? In the project scratch disk settings? Sorry, there’s no such thing, FCP doesn’t have any “project” settings. If you notice, the scratch disk is in the “system” settings, so changing the scratch disk is global for all projects on your system.
Sorry, but that’s the way it works. If you learn to work with it, it can actually be very liberating to just have to do it once & never worry about it again.
Arnie
Post production is not an afterthought!
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You can use the third-party app Preference Manager to be the handler for FCP and it will remember what scratch disk locations you set up but only creating the project. So you still have to change it every time you start a new project but after that you can jump from project to project and the scratch location will track.
Lee
SAMDOG Digital Post
Calgary, Alberta
Mac Pro 2.66 12-core 16gb ram • FSI LM1760W Monitor • Matrox MX02 • Caldigit HD One 8tb Raid • Euphonix MC Transport • Final Cut Studio 3 • Premiere Pro CS5 -
[Jeffrey Stoner] “Every time I re-open a project, I have to make sure to reset the scratch disc to the proper place.”
Jeffrey,
Preference Manager, a free app from https://www.digitalrebellion.com is tailored for you. It lets you save preferences, including scratch disk location, that are tied to specific projects if you choose. It’s very simple, very powerful, very customizable, and very free.
BTW, while I agree that it’s logical for preferences to be tied to, and stored with, projects in FCP, it’s never worked that way, and so I’ve found that using an available tool to get around the issue works better than shouting into the wind to berate the application.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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[Lee Warner] “You can use the third-party app Preference Manager to be the handler for FCP”
Ya beat me to it it Lee… I’m eating your dust this one time…
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Thanks for suggesting Preference Manager. I was trying to decide if I wanted to buy a similar tool for $60.
I set Preferences Manager to “Show the System Settings dialog for projects without an associated backup”. I also created an Automator macro for launching FCP and opening the System Settings automatically…Since I don’t usually launch projects from the project files. That way I will always be prompted to check the Scratch Disk settings to make sure I’m not co-mingling my project media.
For an added level of laziness I downloaded Quicksilver and set a keyboard shortcut (Trigger) to launch the Automator macro that I created. So, all I do is hold down Ctrl+Option+Cmd and hit F…. The Automator macro causes FCP to launch and open System Settings.
It sounds like a lot to solve such a simple problem. And there are probably a million other ways to do the same thing. But, I’m sick of trying to figure out where my media went after starting a new project.
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