[Nick Meyers]

not sure why you are getting the file size discrepancy,

but if you are editing in FCP, you should export from FCP.
export as QuickTime movie, SAME SETTINGS
this will give you no re-compression.

also you should create these smaller files BEFORE YOU EDIT
and then use the smaller file to edit with.

otherwise you will have terrible issues reconnecting to your archived material.

log & capture in smaller sections might be a way to go.
i prefer capturing whole tapes, then doing a batch export or a Media Manage operation overnight.

nick

[Nick Meyers]

an outline is more common than drop shadow.
it’s very readable.

nick

[Nick Meyers]

generaly when something looks fine on a computer, and NOT fine on a TV, it is a feild issue.

be warned: in FCP, and on a compotuer you DO NOT see interlaced video.
so you can very easily miss fiield isues

“I was hoping someone could give me a run through of not just what I have done but a work flow to follow”

i would say you need to be able to view what you have in FCP on an external “TV Style” monitor.
there is no way at all to identify the problems in FCP any without this.

these days it is realy affordable to get some sort of box to do this
look at the black magic “intensity” range

BUT you may need an “expert”, or at least someone experienced, to help you pinpoint the prolbems, and to fix them on a shot-by-shot basis.

nick

[Nick Meyers]

” try copying your final edit into a new FCP project. Save that new file out as a new name”

you wont be able to match frame back to your rushes bin if you do that.
rushes & sequences have to be in the same project if you want that to work.

nick

[Nick Meyers]

i think this is a bug in earlier versions of FCP 7.
maybe you should upgrade to the last version?

nick

[Nick Meyers]

oh, no, that is terrible advice!

it is true FCP used to behave like this, and projects would bloat,
and it may even be a little bit true today,
BUT
if you simply select all in browser & copy / paste into new project you will most likely LOSE ALL your master affiliate relationships.

you will never be able to match frame back to your browser bin.
that’d be a pity!

to do it safely, you need to copy bins of clips in one move,
and sequences in another.
if you copy both at once, it can confuse FCP

there might be other options:

firstly, ill say, yes, lots of markers and lots of subtitles will contribute to the bloat.
but you need them, so you have to ditch something else.

first thing to look at is how many versions of sequences are you carrying.
get rid of all but one!
copy all old versions into an “old version” project.

i try to have one major version in my project.
i use screenings as “landmarks”
for a screening, i copy my various parts (sequences) from their respective projects into a screening project.
then i do whatever i need to do to get exports,
but i now also have an archived copy of the entire edit representing a particular version of the film that we all may refer to.
if someone says: remember when we showed the film to so-and-so. i liked such-and-such a scene,
well you can get to it very simply, by going to the project for that particular screening.
copy & paste whatever you need back into your main project if you want to.

you could also try deleting all your render files, and starting over.
they make for a lot of memory, i suspect.

but Sasha, it may be that you will just have to split your project.

surely there is some organisational way you can do that?
you can have the same material in both projects.

im just finishing a doc with some protest scenes in it.
one is mainly used at the beginning, another is mainly used at the end,
but i have all protests in both my “beginning” project,and my “end” project.

when i split projects, i rather than copy/ pasting i tend to copy the entire project, and delete what i don’t need.

nick

[Nick Meyers]

wonder if your sync issue is really a monitoring issue.

are you monitoring video & audio from the same output?
if not it can seem as if you are out of sync

have a look in your A/V settings (under the Final Cut Pro Menu)

nick

[Nick Meyers]

is this an FCP X query?
you;d be better posting in the FCP X forum

https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpxtechnique

nick

[Nick Meyers]

8bit uncompressed is total overkill.
you are making things difficult for yourself for no real benefit.

Prores is the way to go.

even if you do convert to Uncompressed, you should not need to render unless the footage is in a non-compatible timeline, in which case, why do it??

nick

[Nick Meyers]

or use a batch re-namer to strip the compressor setting from the name.

R-Name is great, google the universal binary version.

nick