[Sarah Taylor]

Hi Walter,

Yes, I am noticing FCP crashing a lot more frequently.
I tried using Compressor to convert the files to ProRes but it took FOREVER and they actually lost quality.

What I keep telling myself is that the point of buying a small camera like this was to make life easier – SD card versus logging tape; HD for better quality; small size so I’ll use it more often.
I’m annoyed that I can’t just plug it in and start editing and now have to jump through the compressor hoop.

Can I hire and pay you to hold my hand through this process in figuring out how to use Compressor because that’s obviously where my issue is…

Or, do you think the new, cheaper version of FCP will work with H.264?

[Sarah Taylor]

Ah-ha! I think I figured out my issue. I had these files stored on an external hard drive and I think that was causing the delay.
I saved the files to the Mac and things seem to be moving at a much faster pace.

Thanks for all of your help!

[Sarah Taylor]

Thanks for the input. I had completely forgotten about Compressor.
I tried it out on one clip and converted to “Apple ProRes 422 for Progressive” and then imported in to FCP.
Still having same issues. – Same issues being the scary red bar above my clip in the sequence and the fact that the audio works great but the video lags behind or doesn’t move at all.

Any suggestions on other formats?
Thanks.