[Matt1134]

I’m also working with FCP and encoding in Procoder 2 and I had the same problem with getting files back and forth. Try this:
https://lifehacker.com/software/networking/geek-to-live-fast-one-wire-network-ip-over-firewire-173973.php

I have my Mac and PC connected via firewire 800 and the transfer speeds are about 9000 kb/s.

Good luck.