Adam Taylor
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i know how to use Activity Monitor – how do you think i know FCP is not releasing the ram?
Its grabbed just over 3gb – the system tends to use around a gig, probably because I had several projects open simultaneously.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with the system – its done this since day one, and i have read plenty of reports from other users mentioning the exact same problem.
If anything, Jeff, you’re the lucky one.
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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because after a busy morning editing, FCP usually has grabbed all my ram (4gb) and refuses to release any. Even if i quit FCP that ram is still unusable, so if i want to use any other program, especially ram hungry ones like After Effects, unless i can release the ram, then i’m stuck with unacceptably slow virtually memory!
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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I’m not entirely sure what you are trying to do…but you might want to try the Distort Tool (D) – with this you can select the individual corners of a shot and reposition them to give you a pseudo 3dwarp.
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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I was given a demo of “CatDV” (https://www.squarebox.co.uk/) some weeks ago at a trade fair and was amazed at the way it can accurately do scene detection as well as a whole raft of other features. Its on my shopping list for the very near future.
its certainly worth downloading the trial version.
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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thanks Dave…exactly what i needed. I hate to admit it but i had downloaded that tutorial a week ago and had forgotten to watch it!
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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i reckon Peter Wiggins is the guy you need to speak to. He cuts the Tour de France each year using FCP. I believe he has live feeds going into his raid, and software that converts thse to quicktimes that can be edited whilst the stream is still being ingested.
He has a website you can contact him through….https://peterwiggins.com/
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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good thoughts Walter.
We are on the same wavelength there…i have been contacting local colleges this morning.
I think i am probably going to have difficulties finding a course specific to the needs of a 20sec commercial, as all the ones i have seen so far are aimed at people wanting to write a movie or make a documentary, both of which are completely different ways of communicating.
I realise advertising is less about story and more about selling – but i need our staff to realise there is more to selling than listing features!
rgds
Adam
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have a look at the coloured line along the top of the timeline – if its red above the offending sound files, then they need to be rendered (i don’t have fcp open and can’t remember the exact button – you need to select the option called render for playback only)
It could be that the timeline is set to a different audio setting (44.1 / 48khz, or 16bit, 24 bit, etc ). Sometimes you find that even if the files claim to be the same as the timeline it still needs rendering….don’t ask me why though, i don’t know)
Any way you probably just need to render them.
adam
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Character Options Ltd
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thats good to hear Bob. I shall have to remember that one!
adam
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Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK -
I’m not sure if this will help, as i’ve not tried it myself….i read something yesterday about a problem with subclips and the suggestion was to highlight the clips in the timeline, then right click :make clips independent.
If you do this before hitting send to shake it might help?
then again it might not.
worth a try…..
adam
Editor/Mixer
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK