[Jack Niedenthal]

One final question (I hope). Is everything, all the media I imported such as clips, etc., all contained within the separate libraries? I guess I am asking this because after the conversion from 10.0.9 I see that I have “Old Final Cut Projects” and “Old Final Cut Events.” If I toss that stuff, that I see is not hogging up my hard drive, will anything be lost with it? Or should I just hang onto it?

I used the Event Manager X technique of conversion from 10.0.9 to 10.1.1 and set up individual libraries for each of my projects: https://www.philiphodgetts.com/2013/12/upgrade-your-events-and-project-to-fcp-x-10-1-libraries-the-better-way/

To use my example from before, I assume the FilmStar Library has everything I need in it for that project and the events contained in it, so if I back up that library to another external drive that will have all that I need should the other drive fail assuming I continue to update it as I work on the project?

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Thanks, Bret. That gives me enough info to do what I think I need to do.

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Thanks, Bret, for the ideas. Sorry, but I would rather ask questions before I start moving things around.

Okay, so I work all day on FilmStar. Then, at the end of the session, I open FilmStar1 from the other external drive. In FilmStar I have added some media and worked on a project. Do I simply drag the new media to FilmStar1 and it will copy it and not move it? And if I drag the project with the same name from FilmStar to FilmStar1, will it replace it?

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Thanks, Bret. Should the libraries have different names? For example: FilmStar on the main external drive and then FilmStar1 on the other drive? Would FCP get confused if they had the exact same name (or would I get confused?)

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Thanks, Bret. I guess what I may be asking then is how would I make a backup of the external drive that holds my media (my libraries are also on that external drive)? So, since my media is stored on an external drive, I also want to back that up in case that external drive dies…

I was able to do this very easily before because of the way FCPX had broken things up, now it is all in one big file… Do I make any sense?

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

That is an excellent point, Fernando. Thanks. I think that is the way to go, use input 2 and record with 2 channels. Just a question, when I only record one channel, then throw it into FCP, I notice I get 2 audio channels, both L and R. Is the sound quality any better if you record with 2 channels as opposed to just one? if they both give you a L and R in FCP, what is the difference?

One issue I have is I recently had to record interviews for a news situation where we were doing a lot of stuff on the fly (did you see the Castaway story on CNN about the Marshall Islands? We shot all that initial footage. If you saw the Castaway on film walking around with hair and beard, that was us). When I had 2 channels to balance it was a real hassle, it would have been much easier just balancing one channel.

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Thanks for responding, Chris. Geez. Didn’t even think of that. What issues would be caused by running unneeded phantom power to those mics in the process of filming?

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

I fixed it. I used AppCleaner to make sure I got rid of all the iZotope files, then when I booted FCPX 10.0.9 it gave me the attached message. I then reinstalled 10.1 and it opened right up… I must say I cringed a little. On the computer I was having the issue with I only had a few small projects. My major film work computer at home has dozens including 3 feature films. I hope I am not heading for a major headache. I am working on a project now, which I will complete before upgrading FCPX 10.1, which is definitely different!

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

where do I go to look for audio plug-ins? then how do I get rid of them? Thanks David.

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mavericks 10.9.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.

[Jack Niedenthal]

Also, I have tried: Reinstall 10.1, repairing permissions, restarting the computer. Still no luck.

Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mountain Lion 10.8.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource.