Christopher Mcdonell
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Yes, I am glad I made a clone. But so far, with some on and off editing, I haven’t run into any major issues and really don’t want to go back to Mavericks! I guess I will if I keep running into problems… or I might try FCP X and bring my project in with 7 to X and see if I can sail through the learning curve.
With some on and off editing over the past few months, I haven’t run into any major issues. But then there’s days like yesterday. It felt like spotlight was indexing or something was running in the background to cause video hiccups. But I haven’t been able to isolate anything. Hours after I wrote the post, things returned to normal. It’s a mystery.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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[Gordon Henry] “do you think i would be just better of upgrading to the new version of compressor… any thoughts fellas..?
“As for this question, all I can say is that v.4 is supported by Apple and v.3 is not. So if you plan on using Compressor now or in the future, might as well update..
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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[Gordon Henry] “i have never sent to compression via FCP as plowing through these forums the genral consensus as been to make a self contained QT movie then send that to Compressor..”
Hi Gordon,
First of all, here’s something from Apple re: QT Reference files vs Self-Contained:
When you export a QuickTime movie from Final Cut Pro using File > Export > QuickTime Movie (not QuickTime Conversion), you have a choice of making a reference or self-contained movie. Self-contained means the video and audio data is placed inside the file and it does not require any external files in order to play back. You can hand this file to anyone else and they will be able to play it, providing they have the codec installed.
A reference movie is a much smaller file that simply points to your existing media or Final Cut Pro render files. If your timeline is fully or partially rendered, it can be quicker to export than a self-contained movie because some of the work will have already been done. The downside is that the movie becomes unusable if the render files are moved or deleted, so reference movies are best used for temporary purposes and not for permanent archiving.
Reference files are temporary but vastly smaller in size. I just checked a 100 min. project I did a while back. The self-contained QT is 170 GB. The reference QT – 2 GB. So there ya go. I personally use reference files for Compressor, then create a self-contained for my archives when everything’s done and dusted.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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[Gordon Henry] ” i have recently updated to El capatain.
“This might be your problem. I didn’t think Compressor 3 worked with El Cap? Motion 3 doesn’t, that I know. I’m on El Cap as well and have been using Compressor 4.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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If you don’t need to use FCP during compression, why wouldn’t you just Send to Compressor. You can do that with 3 but not 4. I miss being able to do that.
Alternatively, why not just Export a QT reference file (self-contained unchecked). You’re then pointing Compressor to your original media files without having to recompress them first.
As to your problem, I think Roger raised a good point about insufficient disk space and we’ll wait to see how you respond.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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Maybe start a new thread in FCPX and add a link to this one for reference. Someone more familiar with that software can help steer you in a better path. Good luck!
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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This is FCPX. You’ve been writing on the legacy FCP forum page.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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Might be too late now but my advice would be to Export a QuickTime Movie – both reference and self-contained (good also for your archives). Then if you have Compressor, drag in the reference file and use the Vimeo setting: MP4 H.264. Vimeo defaults at 720p which is better for streaming. So I’d keep it at 720p, and change to 15 MBs, PCM audio. Not only do you have to consider how long it takes to compress this, as you’re discovering, but also to upload to Vimeo! So you’ll definitely benefit from a smaller file size, hence 720p.
If you’re playing from a laptop that has FCP on it to HDTV, via Thunderbolt or hdmi, you can play the self-contained QT file and have full 1080p.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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[Roger Poole] “I checked out the Lacie 4tb thunderbolt and the specs suggest speeds around those you are experiencing. “
I’ve come to defend the honour of the Lacie 2Big 4TB drive, which I happen to own. First of all, there are indeed 2 drives in there running at 7200 rpm’s. Secondly, Michael’s read/write speeds are in fact slower than they should be. Connected directly to my rMBP with thunderbolt, I’m getting up to 285 MB/s for both read & write. It fluctuates from about 260 up. Here’s a screen grab:
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
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Before re-installing FCS, you need to uninstall it properly by downloading and running Digital Rebellion’s FCS Remover. You can find it and read up on it here.
My specs: FCP 6.0.6, El Capitan, rMBP 15″ i7 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM
