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Should I update Quicktime?
Hi All-
I’m finishing a project and (of course) now my rendering time is extraordinarily slow. I’m thinking that it might have something to do with the version of FCP and Quicktime I’m using. I’m loathe to do any major updates when I’m so close to completion but this processing time is really slowing my down. I know it’s not the drive because it runs fine on our other older system processing HD material but with an earlier OS and FCP version. The project I’m currently having trouble with is standard def AJA Kona LH: 525 29.97 DVCPro50.
I’m running FCP 6.0.5 with Quicktime 7.6 on a dual processor 2.66 GHz Intel Xeon. I also have 5 gigs of RAM and an Aja Kona LHe card.
So whadya think? Should I update or slog on through.
Quinn
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6 Replies
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Nope…it isn’t your version of QT. QT updates don’t affect render times, and the version you have is perfectly suited for the OS and FCP versions you are running.
Render times can be related to a lot of things, including the effects you are rendering, what graphics card you have, and the speed of your processors. Many filters are FXPlug plugins, and they rely on the graphics card. The better the card, the faster the render times.
Shane
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never upgrade quicktime unless you have a really compelling reason.
it could very well introduce more problems.
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Thanks for the advice. I have the NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT in this system. I was under the impression that was a pretty good card. Is that not the case?
Thanks,
Quinn -
That’s a good card. But again, it also depends on the effects that you are rendering. Some take longer than others.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def -
Mostly it’s just simple moves on stills. Some of the stills were very large pict files (in excess of 20 mbs) and I’m replacing them with smaller 1 mb jpegs. That is certainly preventing me from crashing but not helping much with the render time.
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Still images seem to suck the life out of Final Cut. A number of people have advocated using Motion as a better tool to handle the “Ken Burnsy” stuff…
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