Andrew Hays
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wow! This got derailed quick! Not in a bad way though. I’ve enjoyed reading all your posts, but I just wanted to learn how FCPX processes imports, renders and exports. If I know what FCPX needs to “eat” in order to do that faster, than I know what to get more of for my computer build. I know the program LOVES lots of RAM and LOVES eating up CPU processing, so I think those are the areas to focus on getting lots of if I go FCPX.
At work we have stand alone iMacs with ONE 3.4 GHz processor with 4 cores. 8 GB of RAM memory. THe GPU escapes me but I believe it is a Radeon HD 6970 with 1GB of on board memory. I had no say whatsoever in which build we got. So I just have to work with what I’ve got. I will say that lately, I’ve be getting a lot of spinning beach balls when in FCPX. Usually so the program can just write the waveform. I wonder if the lag in performance is related to how large to project file or “event” file gets…
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Interesting. So you pretty much run the gamut of Avid products at your facility. Have any of them performed better than others? On a PC vs. Mac for example or if the newer version are buggier than the older ones?
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which version of the software are you using Mr. Horridge?
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if that’s overkill for premiere, is it overkill for Avid? I know it’s one of the supported systems, but it still could be overkill I guess. I’m planning on doing freelance as a one man band shooting and editing weddings and the like, while still working at my current place of employment. Once I start making a little more than I make at this job, I’ll go freelance full-time. So I’m needing a system that is fast enough for me to work 4 to 5 hours during the day, and then drive to my current job and work. It’l need to export the jobs without being too slow.
If your saying that system is overkill, than that’s a relief. Maybe the reason the guy told me to go with that was because I told him I only needed one system?? I’ve read Walter Biscardi write along these lines. He’s gone on record as saying that if you need only ONE system to get a beefy desktop instead of an iMac, or something along those lines…
But yeah, the question of whether or not what is overkill for Premiere Pro is overkill for Avid is still on my mind.
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thank you for the replies gentlemen. I judt hope i don’t have to spend 7 grand on a system. I was specifically looking at the dell 5600 with 16 cores and 32 GB of RAM, and two quadro 4000 cards. This is what I was told I should get in order to get quick exports and renders.
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thanks for the reply Walter. The iMac does look nice too.
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I’m thinking of what i need as a freelance shooter/editor. I’ve also posted this on Adobe and Avid forums here on the cow.
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DO I need to put the ; after every number or just the frames? I always thought you only needed the ; for the frames in DFTC and not the whole thing…
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Thanks for looking into this for me, but that particular method doesn’t really work for what i need to do. I failed to mention that I need to duplicate both channels twice so that I have a channel for each speaker. It does make things a tad complicated, but hey we all live for the challenge don’t we?
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are you referring to the selecting clips in the viewer? if so, as far selecting the viewer, the arrow keys should allow you to select clips. If you hit Command-1, then use up or down arrow keys, you’ll be able to select favorites, etc within the clips.