John Rofrano
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I can’t imagine that it would need more than double the disc requirements. So if the final project size is 32.4GB then 65GB is all it should need while creating the disc. 805GB should be more than enough. I really don’t know what could be going on here. (sorry)
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[Paul Berk] “This is not the same as sub-clips, but it might provide a solution.”
Actually, that’s the only solution if you need to combine content from two different files. Good suggestion. Maybe make subclips for everything that is from a single file and MXF for all of the combined files.
~jr
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[Ole Kristiansen] “Maybe buy and install the Filmic Pro app on your phone – then you can use your phone like a video camera and set it to constant framerate !”
+1
If you are shooting video with your iPhone I highly recommend getting Filmic Pro. It will give you a lot more control and is worth every penny.
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[Christine Neuvil] “I have an audio and video track starting with file A, followed by file B, followed by file C. I have 20 regions, spread over all three files. Can I batch convert the regions into sub-clips? How?”
VASST Marker Editor can convert Regions to Subclips. Obviously if a region spans two files it cannot do the conversion because a sub clip can only be made from a single file. Unfortunately, you cannot buy it right now (we’re working on a new eCommercce solution) but if you send an email to our support email at vasst.com we will help you out.
[Christine Neuvil] “If part of file A overlapped part of file B, could a region at that location become a sub-clip?”
No, a subclip must be from one single file.
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Sorry I didn’t see your reply earlier. I’m not sure how this slipped by me but let me answer the questions anyway and perhaps someone else will benefit when they are looking for the same thing.
[Walter Miale] “1) Please say a word about platform. Cost is a factor for my friend. Maybe a PC is the way to go for her?”
The cost is the same. Pay me now.. pay me later. I’m editing with a 2010 Mac Pro that is still going strong. I would never in my wildest dreams still be using an 8 year old PC. I use to upgrade my PC’s about every 4 years. Mac’s are made better, last longer, and are easier to use. I say that as a 30 year PC user who use to build my own PC’s and now disassembled my Mac Pro so I know how they are built first-hand. At the end of the day the cost is the same because Apple doesn’t use cheap parts and you shouldn’t settle for cheap parts. You get what you pay for. I’ve owned PC laptops that were cheap and they fell apart. Not worth it; don’t bother.
I also wouldn’t recommend a PC for a beginner unless they want to learn how to be computer system administrators. When I used a Windows PC, I got tired of being the “computer guy” for my family so I switched to Mac and switched my whole family to Mac and no one bothers me with questions anymore. I could not in good conscience recommendations a PC to someone who wasn’t computer savvy and iMovie will be easier to edit video with and have higher production value than any entry level video software they can find on a PC. It’s just not the same experience.
[Walter Miale] “2) I need a used Mac or two myself & cost is a major factor. So I’ll look at Core i5, yes? Is that the same as quad core? Either iMac or Mini or MacBook Pro OK?”
Core i5 comes in both dual-core and quad-core but mostly you will find dual-core versions. While the Mac Mini has a Core i5 the new were ones are actually very slow at only 1.6Ghz. An older one might be better. I would recommend 2.3Ghz or faster for video editing. You can get a 2012 Mac Mini 2.5GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Processor with 4GB memory for $489.00 from OWC. The memory is easily upgradable if you need more or you can get an 8GB one for $579. iMac has the added advantage of coming with a gorgeous screen. I would highly recommend and iMac. When my Mac Pro stops working I’m going for an iMac; probably the iMac 5K Retina.
A MacBook Pro would also be fine. I edited video on a 2011 MacBook Pro for many years and it was fine. If you are using Final Cut Pro X you don’t need a very powerful laptop but if you are using something like Adobe Premiere you might need something bigger. I use Final Cut Pro X. ????
[Walter Miale] “3) Is 2011 too old? Would 2012 (or newer?) be a big (How big?) advantage?”
No, 2011 is not too old but it’s at the limit. The latest macOS High Sierra supports 2010 or newer. Obviously if you can afford something newer (e.g., 2012) that would have more longevity. The further you are from 2010 the more likely the next OS upgrade will still be supported. You have to ask yourself how long you intend to keep it and factor that into how old it already is.
[Walter Miale] “4) 13-inch screen is kinda small. So either a Mini or and MacBook Pro with an external monitor?”
Both would be fine. If you are going to use an external monitor then that Mac Mini will be cheaper because you are paying for a screen on the MaBook Pro that you won’t be using. Also if you are thinking of getting a Mac Mini you don’t want anything older than 2011. That’s when they switched to the Core i5 and Thunderbolt (which you definitely want).
Don’t forget the iMac! The smallest one is a 20″ screen and they go up to 27″. For the money, and iMac is an outstanding deal. When the iMac 5K Retina came out, it was priced about the same as a stand-alone 4K display alone! You got an entire computer thrown in for free!!! That breaks the myth that Macs are more expensive right there. Here is a 2010 Apple iMac 27″ Quad-Core i7, 2.93GHz, 8GB Memory | 1.0TB HD | SuperDrive for $679.00. If you need 16GB memory it’s $749. If those are too expensive, the 2011 Apple iMac 21.5″ QuadCore i5 2.5GHz | Thunderbolt | 8GB Memory | 500GB HD | SuperDrive, start at $479.00. Those can all run the latest macOS High Sierra and is a steal of a price for what you get. The 27″ screen will blow you away. Better than any screen you’re going to buy for a PC.
[Walter Miale] “5) I see big stand-alone screens (Acer) are dirt cheap. But please recommend a practical display for use with a mini for say working in bed.”
I would go for a laptop for working in bed because it allows you to position it at any angle you need. If you are looking for a cheap display than any cheap display will do. I do video work that requires accurate color correcting so I don’t usually buy displays costing less than $500 so I really can’t recommend a good cheap one because I’ve never used a cheap display (sorry). I assume if it looks good to you and fits your budget you should buy it.
~jr
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[Robert Withers] “Will a High Sierra machine boot from a spinning disk or only from an SSD? In other words, would I need to backup on an SSD to get a bootable backup disk?”
Yes, High Sierra will boot from a spinning disk.
If you have an SSD it will upgrade it to the new Apple File System. If you have a HDD it will leave it as HPFS and continue to work as Sierra and all previous macOS’s did. Either way it will boot and continue to work.
~jr
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[Julie Lewis] “I see — it’s under LEGACY.”
lol, yea you want this forum:
After being discontinued for 7 years… I think it’s safe to call the product “Legacy” especially since it doesn’t even run on the latest macOS High Sierra 😉
~jr
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[Mandy Leonardo] “I’m not sure if I copy or leave them in place. How would I determine that? I don’t do anything manually…meaning I import using the import feature in FCP.”
One way is to open your Import window and see what it is currently set at assuming you haven’t changed it:
When you use import, where do you import from? Directly from the camera cards?
[Mandy Leonardo] “So when you say file names, do you mean project names? Or clips? Or events?”
I’m taking about the clips. The actual files that come from the camera and become clips in an event.
[Mandy Leonardo] “Just checked the external drive and it’s not showing that any memory was used up. Yet the files are all definitely there…I can open the library from there fine in FCP.”
This suggests to me that the file are NOT on the external drive and the ONLY copy you have is the one that is still on your internal hard drive (so don’t delete anything yet).
This is an overview of what you want to do:
- Load the Library from the external drive into FCPX
- Determine where the clips are located on your hard drive so that you can delete them later
- Consolidate the Library on the external hard drive to copy the clips over
- Remove the clips from your internal hard drive once you are certain that they are on the external drive
Detailed Steps
Step 1: Open the Library from the external hard drive in FCP X.
Step 2: Select one of the clips, right-click on it and select Reveal in Finder ⇧⌘R and make a note of where exactly does the file that represents that clip exist. I’m guessing that it exists on your internal hard drive which is why the external drive did not grow in size and the internal one did not shrink.
Step 3: Select the Library itself (not any event or project) and in the Inspector you will see the Library Properties window. You want to press the Consolidate button next to In Library. Consolidate will copy all of the media that is not in the Library into the Library. So if the media is still on your hard drive, it will physically copy that media onto the external drive inside the Library.
Step 4: Check that the external hard drive now has 200G less space (it should) and if to does, you can now safely delete the files that you noted in Step 2.
Please be very careful that the files exist on the external drive in the Library before you delete anything on your internal hard drive. Ask lots more questions if you are not sure of these steps. I don’t want you to loose any files in the process.
~jr
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[stephen cockrell] ” …but when the Create Disc app opens to make the image it tells me there was an error creating my disc image and that “there is not enough space on your disc to complete the operation”. “
I’m guessing that it is referring to the Blu-ray Disc image and not your hard drive. Did you tell Compressor to use a Dual-Layer Disc? It may be reporting that there is not enough space on a single layer disc because you didn’t set the Layer correctly. Double-check that you did.
~jr
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[Mandy Leonardo] “Any ideas what happened or how I can get that space back?”
I’m guessing that when you imported your media into the Library you opted to “Leave files in Place” and so they were never in the library to begin with just links to the files as Joe suggested.
Could this be the case? Do you copy files into the Library when you ingest footage or do you manually copy the footage yourself and leave files in place?
Since you deleted the Library, it would be extremely hard to figure out where the Library thought the footage was located now. ☹ You’re going to have to search your hard drive for some of the files by name to figure out where they are located if you don’t know. Perhaps the copy you made on the external drive will give you a clue as to the filenames. That’s assuming the files made it to the external drive. Did it’s capacity get reduced by 200G after the copy? If you left the files in place, your external “copy” may actually be linking back to your hard drive. Be careful not to delete anything else until you can be certain that you really have a copy that is physically located on that external drive.
~jr
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