[Roli Rivelino]

OK maybe it is connection speed then I have 10MB down and it’s a complete jerkathon!

Would you recommend reducing the bit rate for people with lower bandwidth, or does this seriously reduce quality?

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1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
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Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

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Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

Great stuff, thanks Tom.

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

ah I see! So only if I capture footage from tape will it appear in the capture scratch, not if I import HD files? I think what was confusing me is that I imported some HD files into a folder (that I probably created) in my capture scratch.

But the other folders were created automatically I guess when I ingested some tape media.

Many thanks.

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
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Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

Cool, we’re getting there now :-).

Shane: The location that you set as the Capture Scratch…in that location, do you see a CAPTURE SCRATCH, RENDER, AUDIO RENDER as well as a FINAL CUT PRO DOCUMENTS?

Yes I do

Shane: I don’t get a FINAL CUT PRO DOCUMENTS folder, then the list of subfolders. Only if I choose my DOCUMENTS folder as the location.

I do see them like this, I think originally I made the FCP Documents folder myself or as you suggested used my Documents folder as the location.

Shane: Where is this IMPORT folder? In FCP in the Browser?

The folder is on my 2nd drive; which incidentally I’ve named FCP scratch, but let’s keep calling it 2nd drive to avoid confusion! (could that naming be confusing Final Cut?)

Shane: Where is it? (Project A) When you REVEAL IN FINDER, where does it show the media as being located? What is the file path?

The file path is 2nd drive > Import folder > Project A folder > Clip 1A

and even if I make a subclip of Clip 1A then the file path is still the same.

If I do a reveal for Project B it shows a file path that makes sense

2nd drive > Final Cut Documents > Capture Scratch > Project B Folder > Clip 1B

Weird huh? And to make things even weirder (to me anyway) there IS a Project A folder (along with Project B and all my other projects) in the Render Files folder and the Autosave Vault and Audio Render Files.

Thanks for your patience and time with this.

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

I’m sorry Shane, I am being unclear and I’ll try to clear it up now. It’s not that I can’t find the media for project A, I know where it is, but I’m just wondering why the clips don’t show up in the capture scratch folder, even though that’s where they’re set up to be.

I guess ultimately it doesn’t matter, but I’m just wondering why these new projects I’m starting don’t go to their own folders in the capture scratch within FCP documents.

Shane: Doesn’t the CAPTURE SCRATCH contain the folders for the various projects?

The answer is yes for projects older than about a month, no for new projects I’m starting, even though the settings tell me that there should be.

Shane: Project A probably isn’t in there because you had it set to SOMEWHERE ELSE before you started project B.

No (sorry for my silly use of A & B as B is the older project and not the other way round) the settings haven’t been changed between Project B & A, this is what’s confusing me, if there’s a B folder there should be an A folder as well.

So in conclusion an old project; Project B has the original ingested media in my import folder and the FCP media is in the Project B folder in my capture scratch, just the way it should be (thus when I do a reveal in finder search, I’m shown the files in the capture scratch folder and not the original files in the import folder).

However with the new Project A the original ingested media is in my import folder BUT the FCP media is not in a Project A folder in the capture scratch.

This does not seem to hamper me working and the media is obviously being created somewhere, however it doesn’t seem right so I just want to understand what’s going on.

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

OK here’s the thing and excuse me if I’m being a bit slow but I’m sure something’s wrong.

When I right click on a clip in my current project (A) and reveal in finder, all it does is show me where the original media is in my import folder on my 2nd drive; this is where I store all ingested media for all projects.

Add to this that when I click up the system settings it tells me that the media should be going to the FCP documents folder is on my 2nd drive and that my capture folder (along with the others) is in there.

When I right click on a clip in an old project (B) it correctly shows the media sitting in my capture folder in my FCP documents folder on my 2nd drive.

I can’t understand how the settings seem to be the same for both projects, yet Project B folder is in the capture scratch folder and Project A isn’t and as I’ve mentioned before the render files and waveform cache and autosave files for Project A, are where they should be, on the 2nd drive in FCP documents.

I hope I’ve been clear enough, can someone please help me find these media files?

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System
Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

cool, I’ll try that, thanks again.

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System
Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

You’ve enlightened me once again, many thanks Shane.

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

OK, I’ll try that, when you say do a find though, do you mean from within FCP or via finder?

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Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100

[Roli Rivelino]

aha I see, thanks Shane, is there any advantage/disadvantage using 720p over PN?

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System
Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core
8Gb RAM
1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive
1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card
1x 1Tb external WD ‘My Book’ eSata

Equipment
Panasonic AG-HVX 200
Firestore FS-100