[Sascha Engel]

I think, that should work…if I understood the case right.
If you try, let me know how it went, I am curious!!

Sascha

[Sascha Engel]

MM, I’d first dumb all the Preference files connected to FCP & Compressor.
Then re-render or encode new your Final Footage and try to compress that new encoding.
It’s still there?

Sascha

[Sascha Engel]

It’s not a dumb question. I work on MBP myself and I did encounter the fact that BCC Plugs often need a crazy amount of render time. Are you working with AE? Might be faster there.
Try once to dumb the BCC – does it speed up a lot?

Sascha

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First of all, the speed of your external HD is much more important than the internal.
I would get myself some good external HD with at least FW800 – WD Studio 2TB Mirror Raid – good option.
Yes, 17inch is bigger, but than it’s important what you wanna do with it: You mainly do office work & student stuff – get the 15inch or even 13inch. You wanna do serious film work with it and still be mobile: 17inch. Why are you stuck with 4GB RAM – go to OWC and boost it up for small dollars.
External USB connected HD? Not a good idea – for film work – forget about it.
yes, it might be more than you calculated, but if you wanna make an omlette, you gotta break the egg!

Sascha

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That’s the tricky thing: One would not be enough, since that it does import. I would have to convert several, then try, and then….blablabla.
I go now for the good old straight forward solution, I import one be one 😉

sascha

[Sascha Engel]

Tried it. Did not help 🙁
it is also not really connected to FCP, but to the footage.
It just does it with this specific GoPro footage, which I converted in AE.

Sascha

[Sascha Engel]

I am on this one with Raphael: Wait a little. Those are all great Plug Ins – specially Sapphire, nattress, Red Giant Stuff!
But let’s see, what the whole FCP X development will bring.
Right now I would be very careful in investing in this platform.
It’s like you found your girl friend cheating – and you right away offer her marriage and moving together.
Be cautious right now, that’s all i’m saying.

Sascha

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Same here: Get a 17inch – much better for editing and specially for CC. A 17inch, NOT glossy!!!! display, HD.
Video memory should be good, and go for the new 4core, push up some RAM, but don’t buy it from Apple,but from OWC (on the net) – very cheap, amazing Apple stuff and very reliable.
If you can go for 7200rpm hard drive, SD Drive just if you really use it under extreme circumstances – editing in a safari cheap in africa. kidding. it’s a great disc, but you might wanna invest those extra bugs in something else.

Sascha

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Sometimes, when I just import one file at a time, it works. With two already it crashes.
I have to import now 67 files one by one?

Sascha

[Sascha Engel]

Very sad. And even though I was a defender, fan and suppporter of Apple for many years (and an owner of an iPhone): YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!
I wish I could contradict, but that’s all there is to say. Amen.