David Roth weiss
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[andrew bernard] “ah! i did not know that about having to open a new timeline! so i would have needed to create a new sequence and import everything in from the existing one?”
Just remember, Easy Setups control ALL new timelines in FCP 7, while Sequence Settings do the very same thing, but only control the current sequence and and copies made from that sequence. In addition, once a sequence is open and contains footage, some of the important parameters, such as frame rate, can’t be changed in Sequence Settings – the ONLY way to change them is to change Easy Setup and open a new sequence, or open a new sequence and change the parameters before adding any clips.
These are BIG things to know in FCP, because as you’ve already discovered, if you don’t remember them you’ll be scurrying around in many wrong directions finding solutions to problems that don’t exist. And, these are so fundamental to FCP operation that most here on the Cow sometimes forget to mention them.
David Roth Weiss
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David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Once you change the settings in Easy Setup you must open a new timeline – the old timeline will always carry the old Easy Setup settings.
And, I’ve forgotten if there’s an Easy Setup at 23.98 or 23.976 – shouldn’t your video frame rate be at set at one of those and not 24fps?
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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The smaller hard drive will be just fine – as you suggested, putting the extra dough toward a RAID will be a better investment.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Joe Lippencott] “Is it possible CS6 won’t work like CC (which I believe Dave is using)?”
Yes!
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Greg Jones] “NVIDIA GTX680 Graphics Card”
I also have a GTX 680, but the new 780 Mac Edition is now the top dog.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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You absolutely need to double the RAM – OWC is your best bet there.
You absolutely need to get a good GPU with Cuda acceleration, such as the GeForce 780 Mac Edition -see the Barefeats review at https://www.barefeats.com/gpuss.html
If you’re a professional user, you need a 4 or 8-drive RAID – SAS connected is best, eSATA, USB 3 and eSATA second best, and Firewire 800 third best.
A Blackmagic I/O device will also be very helpful, especially if you plan to run DaVinci Resolve, which requires a Blackmagic card or device and will not display video monitors at all using AJA, Matrox, or Bluefish devices.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Mark Suszko] “I would not dare it unless I had it on a separate partition with a separate install of 7. I’d also suggest cloning your entire boot disk to an external drive for safety before trying it, so you have an easier reversion path.”
That’s excellent advice Mark.
It always amazes me how many here dive right into updates without cloning their boot drive first – it’s so simple to do, and the cloning apps are also free. Rather than worrying, asking for advice here, waiting, or diving-in, making a clone first simply takes all the danger out of the equation.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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The Avid DNX codecs are downloadable and free.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Have you checked the Fusion IO site for new drivers? Have you called Fusion IO tech support?
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Or try the plugin Shane recommended. 🙂
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss ProductionsDavid is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.