Thanks for the info, Joe! I’m gonna try a new drive and see how it acts.

Copy that. Thank you for the advice. I’ll definitely swap it over.

No. I’m taking source files, final exports, and other assets from mac to pc, when needed.

I’ve edited 7 feature films in fcp using drives formatted to ExFat, without issue. They’ve always worked great so I’ve never looked into it. Good to know there’s an issue though. Thanks for the heads up.

So AFPS is the way to go, but it’s for Mac only right? Is there a usable format that’s able to communicate with both Mac and PC like ExFat?

Oh wow. That’s interesting to hear. I’ve been using ExFat daily for about 16 years with fcp. Over 100 features, shorts, commercials, etc. I’ve never noticed any issues or had this specific problem. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll look into that.

Thanks Ben,

there’s 5.7TB of space, out of 8TB total. The drive is ExFAT instead of APFS, but I’ve used ExFAT for about a decade and never had the issue before. Unless that’s a new problem with the newer OS.

Yeah, seems that’s what’s happening. The footage is all on an external hard drive. Another thing about it is that it frequently “goes red” when the computer goes to sleep and I click the space bar to wake it up.

Hey guys,
I have an annoying problem I can’t figure out. I’m editing a feature and the audio clips occasionally all show red and I can’t see the waveforms. However, the clips are all still linked and still play. Sometimes they’ll turn back to blue and show waveforms and sometimes they don’t. I can restart fcpx and sometimes it fixes it and…

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Thanks for the info! I normally edit anything from 30 second promos to 2 hour features so it’s typically in use. 4k with proxies in fcpx, using an external drive.

Assuming I pull the trigger on a temporary 2020 iMac, how vital is it to get an i9 version versus i7? Thanks!!

Thanks for your thoughts! I know it’s definitely a stop gap. Just trying to decide what price point makes sense for the limited time it’ll be super viable. I’m about to dig around and find the best bet. Looks like they’re in the 800-1500 range.

Thank you both for your replies! Yeah, I agree with you both. Seems pointless to wait longer. I think I’m gonna get a 2020 27″ iMac and see if I get 2-3 years out of it. Seems like it should work with the newest version of fcpx for the moment.

Hey guys! I tried searching for this topic on here, but found my post from about a year ago as the most recent. Has anyone heard any legit rumblings about a new 27″ iMac (or larger) being released anytime soon? I’ve searched around but can’t find anything solid. I’m debating buying an inexpensive loaded 2020 27″ iMac to tide me over for a couple…

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Thank you all so much for the advice. It’s been very helpful!

Thanks so much for the advice!

Thanks so much! Sounds like my 2013 iMac might work, but my mac mini is 2024 so I’m guessing that knocks out the possibility.

Hey everyone! Is anyone currently successfully using an iMac (any model) as the primary monitor for a newer Mac Mini? I’m trying to decide if this is possible. I’ve read up on it but I seem to find contradictory information. I currently own a late 2013 iMac, but was considering buying a slightly newer cheap used one for $200-300, if this is…

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Thanks so much for the reply and sharing your thoughts! I’ve been a little worried I’d buy a mini or studio and then next year they’d release a 27-32″ imac, and I’d be mad at myself, but I feel like it may be a year or longer before they do, IF they do, so I’ll probably go ahead and get something now.

Two last questions for anyone that’s up for…

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Thank you so much for the info! It’s sounding like a third party monitor with a mac mini or mac studio might be my best bet. I’m so lost when it comes to the number of cores and how much they matter, much less the chip variations. What do you all suggest when comparing the mac mini and mac studios? I see one has the M4 and the other M2. I SUPER…

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Thanks so much for the advice! I’ve definitely thought about getting a third party monitor and doing a high powered mini. I hadn’t really thought about doing a MBP as the primary machine with an external. I have a 2020 model now that’s M1 with 16GB.

haha. Thank you both! Hoping to grab something fairly soon.

Thank you so much for your thoughts! I looked into some 2020ish iMacs as an option. What do you think of this system?

2020 iMac 27 Inch Retina 5K, 8-CORE i7 3.8ghz, 1TB SSD 128GB, RAM RADEON PRO 5700 with 8GB of video ram.

Ebay refurbished with 60 day return warranty. The price is $1,769.00. They claim it retailed at around $5,000. Would it…

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Hey everyone,

I know there are tons of posts on here pertaining to editing system options but I was hoping to get advice in comparison with my current setup. I’m currently using a 27″ late 2013 imac maxed out at 10.15.7. It’s i7 3.5 ghz, 32 GB 1600 ddr3, nvidia geforce gtx 780m 4 GB running fcpx 10.5.4.

Aside from the OS aging out, preventing me…

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Thanks for the thoughts! I ended up transcoding most of the clips in advance. It took time and space but I’m hoping it’ll prevent any hiccups at the end.

Update: It looks like it still fails when transcoding with it’s original frame rate. If you put it in the timeline and cut out the problem area it does indeed export correctly.

Now I’m wondering if I should just skip transcoding everything to the same codec/frame rate and just import it all as is, edit the project and then see if it’ll export after…

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Thanks. I’ll give that a shot. Do you think I’ll have any complications exported from the timeline later with different frame rates in the project?

Hey Everyone,

I’ve been reading up on “Failed: Error: RequestFrameAt returned: 3 for absolute frame XXXXX”. Seems like it’s basically a corrupted frame. I see that you can isolate it, cut it out, and then export without issue, BUT……

Here’s my situation. I’m working on editing a doc. The two primary cameras are exactly the same. Prores 422,…

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Does it allow you to search just specific forums? I don’t see a way to narrow it down.

Ah, that’s a bummer. Thanks so much for letting me know!

Do any of you know if I can use my late 2013 iMac as an external monitor if I buy a new mac book pro? After reading online, it seems I can but was hoping someone might have firsthand experience. I’d love to purchase other options later but that would work fine for me for now.

Also, would I have any problem updating a fcpx 10.5.4 library to the…

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Thanks so much for the info!

Is this the type of LG 27″ 5K screen you guys are referring to? $1200 range.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1499337-REG/lg_27md5klb_b_27_ultrafine_5k_16_9.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguGYBhDRARIsAHgRm4_mHhtByX7h2MWh2CtfRYyyU_RmXoybJ3EHbGzWW8CXf1dSlMtH_-QaAn17EALw_wcB

Paul, Oh wow. That’s great to know. So whatever RAM I purchase with originally is what I’m stuck with, it sounds like. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the info as well, Doug, Greg, and Joe! It sounds like most everyone thinks getting an M1 MacBook pro 16″ with plenty of Ram (with the option of monitor for desktop flow, is the way to go. I’ll try…

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Thanks so much, Paul! I appreciate your time and opinion. I’ll double check on the programs I use. I mainly stick to fcpx, motion, compressor, color finale and photoshop. You mentioned a good plan. I’ll think on that as well.

I live in the southeast US. Since I’m looking at possibly buying both I’d like to keep the total around $2500 or under if possible with used options. I’ve been editing 4k for years with proxy files and that’s worked great. I don’t have a personal need to film/edit higher than 4k but it could come up eventually. I’m open to various apple options.

Di…

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Hey everyone,
It’s been a while since I made a new purchase so I really want to make sure I don’t screw it up. I’d very much appreciate any advice from you guys. I currently have a late 2013 iMac with fcpx 10.5.4. Using Catalina 10.15.7 with 3.5 ghz i7. 32 GB DD3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB, 27 inch iMac. From researching, my understanding is…

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Hey Eric,

A couple others mentioned iMovie. I don’t have it at present, but I can snag it and see if it works. Thanks!

Thanks so much, Karl! I’ll give that a shot.

Thanks so much, everyone! I’ll try the cable workarounds and see if that gets it done. Much appreciated! 🙂

Hey guys,

I’m hoping this is the correct forum. I’m trying to import old footage from mini DV tapes I used years ago. I have the camera they were recorded on, which is a Canon HV20. I’m also plugging it into an outlet versus using its battery.

When I tried a Firewire 4 pin to USB cable on my current iMac the computer wouldn’t recognize the camera.…

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Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hey guys,

I’m having some digital glitches show up in my exports on a couple projects with fcpx. I’m on fcpx 10.4.9. I’ve been using the plug-in color finale for a few years. I noticed that some of the “shape masks” I’ve used are having weird glitches in the final file. This has never happened with other projects.

Example: I put a circular mask…

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