Link iMac to Mac Pro for renderingHi, Is there anyway to link my Mac Pro with an iMac (neither have Thunderbolt) for shared rendering with Qmaster and, also with After Effects? If so how do I go about doing this, TB ethernet cable? Tha...view more
Thread QuickCluster - what are the best qmaster settings
QuickCluster - what are the best qmaster settingsI am running: 10.6.8 OS Processor: 2.4 GHz core intel 2 duo Memory 4GB 667 MHz While using compressor, the destination of the file being created is an a usb 1.0 external harddrive - yes it is ancient Thin...view more
Qmaster command line job submission?I've had the darndest time finding any information about submitting Qmaster jobs via the command line. All of the docs repeatedly reference this single example: /Applications/Apple\ Qmaster.app/Content...view more
Thread QuickCluster doesn't appear in Compressor 3.5.3
QuickCluster doesn't appear in Compressor 3.5.3I am having the following issue with Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 and Compressor 3.5.3. Please note that utilizing multiple cores for encoding HAS WORKED IN THE PAST for me on this very computer. One day, I couldn'...view more
"No movie in file" errorHello, I stopped an export in process (exporting using QT conversion) and now when I try to export again it gives me this error after a few seconds: No movie on file. I've tried the fo...view more
Where can I down load Final cut studio?All i see to down load are updates and final cut x. I dont want x i want 7. It would also be great it I could fined a custermer suport number to call but the liks just take me to apples suport.view more
Thread Final Cut Studio 2 install Mountain Lion 10.8 OSX
Final Cut Studio 2 install Mountain Lion 10.8 OSXI received my new 15" retina display MacBook Pro in the mail today. Upon purchasing it several weeks ago I was under the impression that it would arrive with Lion OSX installed on it as that was current at the time. I...view more
FCP7 on a MacbookBefore Lion was released, I attempted to install FCP7 on a Macbook Intel Core 2 Duo and it told me that FCP7 did not work on a Macbook. If I recall correctly, I was told by an Apple Store representative that the Macbo...view more
Compressor Not Sending to QueueCompressor 3 was working fine on Sunday. On Monday it is not "submittiing" to queue. I add the setting to the clip and when I click submit the next box I see, the second submit button is grayed out. ...view more
Compressor and Install Problems:I recently bought the lastest Macbook Pro with Lion. The Apple Store recommended I migrate my Applications rather than clean install as the installer for FCS wouldn't work with Lion. Compressor now has the gr...view more
Thread Rendering turns Mac Pro Off (fcp, Afx, Comp)
Rendering turns Mac Pro Off (fcp, Afx, Comp)Please help if you know??? Rendering shuts down my Mac pro 8 core. Just started happening. "Motion" is fine, but Final Cut (just rendering) and After FX (rendering out) and Compressor makes my CPU jump to 300-...view more
Audio Post-Production?Half of the enjoyment of a film project is audio, and it is often overlooked by many smaller film makers, whether they just edit the audio themselves or leave it the way it is from the recording. Audio can completely ...view more
Thread Utilizing MAC mini servers to create rendering clusters
Utilizing MAC mini servers to create rendering clustersMy plan is to purchase 2 miniMAC servers , boost the RAM to 8GB and use them as slaves for rendering Compressor jobs. My other option was to use 4 lower specs MACmini , say 2.3GHz with 4GB each . The first option w...view more
Producing an Indie filmMy friend and I are looking into producing a ski film (a.k.a indie film) this year and we have a couple questions, we didn't really know where to post them so we figured since we use most of apples programs to edit ou...view more
Compressor transcode problemI have recent problem with Compressor: ridiculously slow at transcoding D7 files to Pro Res. Problem not actually in the transcode itself but takes the computer a bizarrely long time to apply the codec to each item be...view more
Can't find local clusterSo I recently migrated to a new hard drive since my laptop just ran out of warranty. Everything was working fine I just wanted a faster one. I used SuperDuper to make a true direct copy and everything seemed t...view more
Problem with DVCPRO HD and Lion?I just upgraded to Lion. Now when I attempt to play DVCPRO HD clips exported from FCP in quickview, they will not play at all. I get a blank grey or black screen. If I open the clips in QuickTime they play with an inc...view more
Running FCS 2 on 13" Core i5 with Lion?My Questions are; 1. What apps in Final Cut Studio 2 could be run on a 13" Core i5 2.3 Ghz Macbookpro? 2. Are the integrated Intel Graphics 3000 on the sandybridge Pros supported with FSC 2 rather than ...view more
