Debe
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General rule is that ALL drives connected to the computer, whether they’re being used by FCP or not, need to have at least 20% space free.
Try freeing up some of the space on that full drive and see if it helps!
debe
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..and Tom is obviously right…update is different from upgrade….
My suggestions may be over the top for an update, but if you’re a worrier, it will give you extra piece of mind. If you’re not, it’s probably overkill for you….
I’m a worrier. I triple backup. And at least once, it was my third backup that saved the project!
debe
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Daneeta–
You’ll get conflicting opinions on that. Some say incremental upgrades are ok, just make sure you back everything up first.
Other’s say don’t do anything when you’re in the middle of a project.
I’m of two minds, personally. If it’s working fine, wait to upgrade, but if you’re having troubles, the upgrade may be your projects’ salvation. FCP 4.0 is buggy. 4.1.1 is much more stable.
Download Carbon Copy Cloner (a google search should find you that, or try http://www.macupdate.com and use the search option on the right side). You may need another drive if you don’t have the space, but it will be money well spent!
As long as you take the time to clone your current drive as is, you can always restore it if the upgrade goes awry. Also, for good measure, burn your current project file to a disk or upload it somewhere, or just put it on a jump drive or something, so you always have a pristine copy of where you were prior to the upgrade. As soon as you open it in the new version, you’re stuck if you don’t have an un-opened copy somewhere else. Always keep a copy that hasn’t touched the new system in a safe place. (yes, there’s one in your cloned drive, but there are times you just need the file, and unpacking the clone is overkill!)
If you do this, you can always go back to where you are right now if the upgrade doesn’t work, or you start having more problems than you did with the previous version. All you lose is time, which I realize is a big issue for most of us, but at this point, it sounds like you need to take the gamble that the upgrade will help! The clone is your insurance policy in case it doesn’t.
Hope this helps!!
debe
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Are they CMYK? If so, they need to be converted to RGB.
debe
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Wow! I’ve had accidental double posts before, but this is my first QUAD!
debe
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Or you can get a package from Nattress.com that will do just as nice of a job, but much, much, much faster than Compressor!
debe
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Again, thanks, all!
I ordered it, and it’s on it’s way!
Thanks to you all for helping me make my decision!
debe
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Thanks for the report, mishka! I figured it’s be like driving my miniDV camcorder. The mechanism is usually the first thing that goes cheap when trying to build a lower cost deck!
I appreciate the input!
debe
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In iTunes preferences, go to the Advanced settings. There should be drop downs that let you export to 48K AIFF files. You can also use the export function of QuickTime Pro.
debe
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Which part of Africa? Some of Africa is PAL, some is SECAM.
https://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/ntscp.html
This is a map of the globe and the standards commonly used. I can’t vouch for it’s accuracy.
debe