I do have all of my media on a separate internal drive and the Mac HD backed up with Time Machine.
I like the idea of “un-gooing” the system with a clean instal…. Are you suggesting I wipe the Mac HD, re-install snow leopard, then drag in important content (fcp files, iTunes Library, etc.) from the Time machine back up? I’ve had this machine for a good while and recently opted to upgrade the RAM rather than get a new machine.
This current project is XDCam EX 1080p30 (on a 23.98 time line). I didn’t shoot or convert the footage, but I believe it was shot on a 7D. I was having the same issue with footage sot on 7D but converted to ProRes and ProRes LT.
I really appreciate your insights.
Best,
Caleb