[Stu Aull]

thanks Zane –
did both before posting-
have been using a FCP EDL template I created, all this time….
deleted this and directly opened FCP program , created a new EDL and so far, so good – FCP seems more stable,BUT OS still froze when I tried to shut down cpu…
Stu

[Stu Aull]

OK – stu here again
Just shut down computer via START button (would not shut down…)
Rebooted – tried to start FCP – would not open after 3 min (!!). CPU would not Force Quit, so I was “locked out”
had to use START button to shut down…

HELP!
;(
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Rich-
Man, you ARE living on the Edge! 😀
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Since I have the cloned Boot drive, I just made it the Start up and loaded FCP6 onto it, along with all the other OS and QT demands it has. Haven’t actually _edited_ with it – that come tomorrow. Hopefully the Mac Gods will smile upon my due diligence!!
cheers
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

My thoughts too Zane –
so I dumped it to the BU sys drive – so far so good…
Thanks for confirmation!
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Thanks Rafael!! will try new brand and the TS copy ideas!
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

Thanks for the replies Gents!
Rafael:
to answer your questions-
-using Sony discs
-using Compressor and the standard DVDStudioPro “90min DVD”setting w 7.5Mbps Max (6.4 average), 2 pass VBR Best settings.
I have NEVER had a complaint from anyone using this before

Q: would a lower bit rate allow some problematic PC-based DVD players to play this? Or is it a DVD-player SOFTWARE issue? Client (a PC tech) sez that he CAN make the in-house PCs play current DVD with proper, ADDED software, but concerned THEIR clients will not have this loaded and be unable to play the disk. Unless the PC is really old, I would “assume” any machine with a DVD player/recorder built in would have both the capacity and software to play a Video DVD?

I will burn a DVD at a lower bit-rate and see what happens, too
Thanks!!

Regards
Stu
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

😀
there IS a method to your madness Walter! I will do this till Apple “get’s it”
😉
Stu

[Stu Aull]

I hear you about specific show FX, but for those of us who create a more global-use set, a means of archiving these would be useful to. Seems like an obvious feature to have…
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Thanks Walter! too bad we need such a lame work-around (helllllooooo Apple?)
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Thanks AGAIN NIck 🙂
good tips!! Use FCP Rescue as Prefs BU but will try ‘attic’ – thanks for the link to the LA user group too.
Stu Aull