Craig Alan
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Oliver, what are the minimum requirements for this workflow in terms of a Mac.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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Good question. HD yes; but 4 K??? Please post if you find out.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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You’re saying that there are no backup project files anywhere? And in the library you were using the project just vanished?
Highlight the library and in the inspector find out where the backups are.
If the library is highlighted nothing appears in the browser under projects?
If rebooting doesn’t help. try:
Reset preferences in Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 or later
Quit Final Cut Pro X.
Hold down the Command and Option keys while reopening Final Cut Pro X. A window will appear asking “Do you want to delete preferences?”
Click Delete Preferences. This command removes the preference files and resets Final Cut Pro X to default settings.My guess is FC is just being buggy. I’ve never had it loose a project.
If all this fails I would try:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5149
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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Just got my first 4K cam and have zip experience. Those specs look good from what I have read but 4K has been around now and heavily used by some on the cow. From what I’ve read a lot depends on the size of your 4k use and how you’re bringing the footage into the mac. Different flavors of 4K. Would love to know the answer to this. looking forward…
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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I know I’m late to this thread but I would also vote for the Alexa if you can find one for the same price as any of the BM cams. Good luck with that.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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Just the other day I was experimenting and opened a browser clip in its own timeline. I was just experimenting with what could be done in that space. When I was through, I deleted the clip’s timeline only to discover that the clip itself was deleted from the browser. Intuitively you do not expect FC to delete all references to a piece media. For example, you can delete a clip from the primary storyline and the original media still stays in the finder and in the browser. It’s one of the first things I teach students: do your deleting in the timeline not in the browser. Now that said, you can always reimport a clip from the finder assuming you kept a copy there. Which I do.
But getting back to the OP, FC is full of backdoors and sidebars and the like. Even the fact that you often have to use three windows at the same time to do certain types of edits shows a high degree of complexity in terms of interface design.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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I think the next big jump in performance is when a new Intel chip comes out. The 5K iMac is a new refresh though and the screen is worth the cost of admission. Add a thunderbolt raid and you should be a happy camper. I wish the CPUs could be swapped out and the entire computer would be swappable modular components. Computers have become a huge environmental problem.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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For example or any of the features in the clip menu. Or having the wrong window active and wondering why nothing works. QWorE and a new clip is put on the timeline but the timeline is not now active? The windows could be a bit more obviously lit up/active. Bottom line is I don’t find FCP X really that different than FCP legacy in this regard. However, I can get beginners editing a rough cut faster than legacy. The whole magnetic and primary storyline UI is a lot easier to get started with. But many keyboard shortcuts will trigger all hell breaking loose if you are not experienced.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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Ok so there they sit. Now what?
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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My understanding is if you have identical media on both drives you can copy just the project file and launch FC using the updated project file. If you need to update all elements of a project , I would get a copy of CCC and organize the project in a folder or even a sparse bundle. CCC can update just the changes made since last update. Very fast and very solid.
Drag the source folder to source window; drag the target folder to target window. Click clone button. Done.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.