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Hi,

I've just received 1.7 tb of red footage in a fcp project, half done. I would like to finish the edit, but I'm not sure my mac can handle it: When I get the project files into fcp, it requires rendering and every clip takes a few minutes just to start playing. Is there anything I can do to improve this?

I'm running: FCP 6.0.4

on a:

2.8ghz imac core 2 duo
4gb ram

Any advice for getting the thing moving a bit quicker (or an "abort mission" recommendation) will be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob
 
Thanks for your reply Shawn, I'm new to red one, could you explain that a bit? Sorry.
 
Never mind, I figured it out. I've got redrushes going through the footage as I write, but if anyone has any other advice, please let me know. I have to decide whether or not to take this on by tomorrow morning. Thanks in advance.
 
Rob said:
Hi,

I've just received 1.7 tb of red footage in a fcp project, half done. I would like to finish the edit, but I'm not sure my mac can handle it: When I get the project files into fcp, it requires rendering and every clip takes a few minutes just to start playing. Is there anything I can do to improve this?

I'm running: FCP 6.0.4

on a:

2.8ghz imac core 2 duo
4gb ram

Any advice for getting the thing moving a bit quicker (or an "abort mission" recommendation) will be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob
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If the timeline is R3D files, you should reduce the quality to low in the RT settings tab - put the framerate to full. That said - on an iMac I'm not sure you'll get much love even then. Try playing around with the RT settings - you'll be suprised the difference it makes.

PS - If you do, remember to change the RT settings back later. I'll never get those 2 hours of my life back...
 
Ok, that is all working fine. Thanks for your advice Shawn and Ben. I'm a bit concerned now though that when I open up the project file, the links will be to the original R3D files and not the lower res ones. Is there a way to reconnect the project files to the new ones?
Thanks again; so far, so good.
 
try using FCP's Log & Transfer

try using FCP's Log & Transfer

In larger project, where you need to select the takes and clips from a pile of footage, we feel most happy by getting our RED footage in FCP via Log and transfer. It is a smooth way to select the parts of clips you want to use in a familiar interface. It renders the clips to ProRes in the background.
Maybe the best reason to use this workflow, is that when the footage is from the system and you need to use it later in time again, you can easily batch process it again, similar like recapturing media from tape.
The conversion to ProRes takes a while, but, the workflow is well thought of.

just our experience

succes,
Leon
BLD AV Media
 
Leon V said:
...we feel most happy by getting our RED footage in FCP via Log and transfer. It is a smooth way to select the parts of clips you want to use in a familiar interface....
Leon
BLD AV Media
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Be careful, though, Leon. There's another topic in this forum about how on longer clips Log and Transfer does not transcode he whole clip.

It's quite random and no one official has confirmed the problem. It's just been experienced by a few here including myself.
 
Do you recommend FCP's log and transfer over redrushes for converting to pro res?
 
Depends – most of all on your shooting ratio and the first-light correction needed.

REDrushes (or Clipfinder) is much faster if you want to convert everything and the fully respect your .RSX settings.

If you are logging carefully and reducing your footage in use considerably, L&T offers the more integrated workflow, but doesn't respect curves anda few other parameters.
 
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