Doug Nichol
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You can also just download MPEG Streamclip and convert the QT to ProRes.
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Yeah I don’t know why FCP has trouble when the project file gets that big… someone said it was a flaw from the beginning when they designed the program – there is some kind of memory cap as to how big the projects can be. I’ve found you can keep the project file pretty small if you don’t include the original media files in your project. If you have progressed on to having selects or edited sequences to work from you can just lose the media files from your project and then always import some back in if you need to. I try to only keep a few versions of each edit as well. When you get near the end of your film create a new project file and just import the XMLs from all the finished sequences and reassemble them into the complete film.
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Same with me – a feature as well. I broke the project up into several smaller projects, only keeping the media that pertained to those sequences, etc… I try to keep my projects under 200MB and have had no problems since then. Good luck.
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I had this same problem, same specs, and it turned out that it was the size of my Final Cut project file that was causing problems. Make sure it doesn”t get over 300MB -that’s when stuff started going wrong for me. The project seems to get unstable at that point no matter how much RAM you have installed.
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I’m having the same issues – periodic green flashes and also FCP7 crashing while playing back sequences. I had similar issues a few months ago and then they went away after a complete new install (Snow Leopard & FCP7). My system was running perfectly until this week when I did a software update to 10.6.2 and installed the pro app update as well. Now it’s a nightmare – crashing every 10-15 mins while in playback of a sequence. I’m working in Pro Res 23.98 – AJA Kona 3 – Promise Raid
Let me know if anyone figures out an answer – I did the usual trashing of prefs, but no help there. I don’t want to spend hours re-installing everything. I guess when your system works the last thing you should ever do is a software update… -
My feeling is that Panasonic needs to come out with something the size of the HPX170 that has a 1/2″ chip and shots in AVC-Intra 1080×1920 native. This is the only way to compete with the new DSLRs that give you an incredible image for less than the price of the 170. The HPX-500 should all the specs of the HPX3000 for the price of a 500 to remain competitive as well.
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I own both a HPX3000 and a HPX170 which I use as a B Camera. If I were buying something today I would get the new Canon EOS 1D MarkIV which is coming out in the next few weeks. Amazing image quality for the same price as the 170. Smartcard media is cheaper than the P2 cards as well. Panasonic needs to step up to this new challenge – they are a bit behind…
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Hi – did you ever figure this out? I have been having the same problems – getting the “out of memory” message when trying to render even simple sequences (3 layers) no stills. I have the same set up as you 10G ram in a MacPro and working in ProRes HD.
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Thanks Gary – appreciate the info.
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Here’s the thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7530236
The terminal strings are at the bottom. Everything is back to normal now on my system, MobileMe works fine, etc… I think I screwed up by doing the software update with some of my 3rd party stuff connected and working (ATTO SCSI Card, Kona3, etc..) – I should have disconnected them – stupid on my part.