[Michael Fraticelli]

I should add that the waveform cache or thumbnail cache files are not a big deal. You can delete them anytime and they’ll just recreate themselves when you relaunch FCP.

As I mentioned, I’ve tried that and FC7 will not recreate them. It only creates partial pieces. However FC6 in the other machine has no problem reproducing them.

I had asked if there was a way to identify the waveform titles so you knew which ones represented which sound pieces that the .mov files were tied to? Please remember we’re dealing with multiple scratch drives. And BTW, they’ve all been backed up. Ironically it would appear, (at this point), backing them up may be irrelevant.

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi again Chris – thank you very much for staying with me on this. I’ve done double duty installing FC6 thru Rosetta on another system drive. It looked feasible and was looking for an easier solution. But since it didn’t work, I’ve tested/tried deleting only a few wave forms at a time from corresponding wave cache folders. In those cases it worked. They were recognized/re-created upon re-opening a project. But when I tried to delete all the wave forms (perhaps 50-75) from a particular project, FC7 produced sketchy results and failed re-create/reconstruct all of them.

In your approach did you move only ‘wave forms’ to another/different folder, or did you move/relocate ‘Capture Scratch’ and other media? As I mentioned this project requires multiple Scratch Drives, 3 or more. I’m very cautious about changing the folder directory. Perhaps you could explain that?

I can look for specific media, (wave forms), and make changes in small increments by deleting a few at time. But its difficult figuring out the nomenclature assigned to each wave/piece of sound:

https://www.northafrica1942-43.com/Scratch-1.jpg

https://www.northafrica1942-43.com/Scratch-2.jpg

https://www.northafrica1942-43.com/Scratch-3.jpg

Thanx Chris

[Michael Fraticelli]

Chris, Roger

Chris mentioned: The fix was to break the media links then reconnect. So I copied my media files to another folder then reconnected

As suggested I added a 2nd system drive containing fresh installs of OS and FC6 (within Rosetta), but the problem of missing wave forms continues. FC6 in its original state/machine (being an older G5), connects and reconstructs wave forms with no problems at all. But when a fresh install of FC6 is introduced, (from another system drive), it has the same problem that FC7 was having. No consistent connections to wave forms.

Problem here is that I have multiple drives of external ‘Scratch Media’. The ONLY media in the Mac Pro, (FC7), that can’t be connected/created are ‘Wave Forms’.

I fear if I start creating new folders for all that Media from multiple drives, I’ll be creating Frankenstein, (a little late for Halloween).

I think I’ve patiently tried to keep the horse alive, but he died just the same. It would seem, the only recourse is go back to the G5 and finish the project there, (I also have back up G5’s), and keep the Mac Pro Desktop for future HD projects. Yes its a wastefull shame not being able to take advantage of a perfectly fine Mac Pro Desktop, but I think I should quit while ahead.

Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi again Roger 🙂

You guys really stay ontop of things here 🙂 Sorry for the confusion, yes I’ll get back to the issue of text in a few days. Very helpful folks here! I tried to focus primarily on our discussion regarding Dual System HD’s: Its going well – almost finished. However I do have a question: I usually keep ‘Apple Software Updates’ saved to separate folders. Concerning FC6, (for some reason), I installed Apple ProApplicationsUpdate2008-05 when in fact there’s four other ones before it:

ProApplicationsUpdate2008-01
ProApplicationsUpdate2008-02
ProApplicationsUpdate2008-03
ProApplicationsUpdate2008-04

Should I install these others, or ignor them?

Thanx again Roger
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi Chris

Everyone has been very helpful and for that I’m appreciative. I think the discussion seemed to take off at a point where I may have found the remedy to the blurred text. But Michael came back with basically the same very helpful info you were offering.

Sorry for the confusion: my installing two system drives for very sensible reasons was in no way related to the text issue.

Long story short, (as I indicated in my other posts), FC7 does not do well when trying to recognize wave forms. Its a known issue, trust me, the data is well organized, but most of it was created in FC6. That’s when Michael told me about Rosetta. He’s got 3 versions of FCP in separate HD volumes and it works fine. I decided to go with another system drive in my Mac Pro.

Soon as I finish this process, I’ll check sequence settings again to follow up on what you nice folks have offered.

Hang on – be back in a few days – People are most helpful here 🙂

My Best
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi again Michael

Just finished installing 2 boot drives, both 10.6.8, FC6 in one, FC7 in the other. Fresh installs all around.

In FC6 within Rosetta, I opened ‘Sequence Settings’. There’s an option for QT Video Settings/Compressor settings for either Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), or Apple ProRes 422. Yes I see the easy set up is defaulted at DV/DVCPRO. Are these the settings you were referring to?

Thanx
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Mike – Thanx again for everything

I’ve been editing since 2006 but this project is entirely SD. Adding numerous filters makes additional rendering necessary, (I’m used to that). I may not have mentioned, 80% of the footage was shot in 24P (simple 24P), not advanced, and shot with Panasonic DVX. Other footage was shot off a Steenbeck viewer at the Archives. In those cases, I naturally shot in progressive since the original footage was ‘film’. I suppose that’s why I never changed the sequence codec.

But to be sure, are you saying I’ll get crisper title frames with ProRes422?

Right now I’m in the process of formatting two bootable drives on a Mac Pro Desktop, one with FC6, the other with FC7 as suggested by Roger. So I’ll check the codecs soon – Thank you Mike

Thanx
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi Michael – Great information!

To tell you the truth, (aside from item properties and frame rate), I don’t think I’ve changed the Codec. “sequence should be set to ProRes422”

Is this one of the tabs in User Settings? Sequence Settings?

Thanx Michael!

[Michael Fraticelli]

Thanx again Roger!

Will be back sometime later ….

Best
Mike

[Michael Fraticelli]

Hi again Roger – thank you for staying with me on this. Ok, as I understand it, insert another drive in the Mac Pro and format for another system drive with Snow Leopard. You mentioned Rosetta is an offered component on the disc and I guess I’ll see an option for it? Then install the Combo update for 10.6.8. If all goes well with that, install FC6.

BTW, I’ve read that only QT 7 should be installed, (as the later version X will cause conflicts with FC6).

Mike