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Q: How to get FCPX to use all my RAM?

FCPX is running very slowly, especially when running background rendeing/prerendering. This is very strange as I have the LATEST iMac with 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 and 16gb of RAM. I thought that maybe FCPX wasn't set to using all or most of my RAM howerver do not know how to check or change it? Does anyone know? Alternitivly does anyone know how to make FCPX run faster and render faster? Thansk very much!

 

Cheers,

Sam

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Jun 16, 2013 10:01 PM

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  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Jun 19, 2013 12:30 AM in response to sbell1
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    Jun 19, 2013 12:30 AM in response to sbell1

    sbell1 wrote:

    If you look above you will see that I have answered his question. …

    you have written 'h.264' - this could be AVCHD, could be .ts, could be 120fps, could be .r3d, could be anything!

     

    I am unsure if my project is set to this

    you're using a highly professional software - you should know at last, what you have choosen on 'New Project'.

     

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    not using 'optimised' plus using non-standard 'video'  (=I assume) could be the cause for your problems. FCPX is meant for camcorders as source. It allows. although, to use it for 'any' sort of video/files. but, on final export, that stuff has to undergo heavy processing = time.

     

    being myself no good psychic (my crystal ball's broken lately), hard to tell from remote WHAT are you trying to acccomplish … if you don't know.

     

    'pimping' the hardware will not solve this riddle. if you would tell us, what exactly is your source (format, codec, res, fps, audio, 'source' like camera, sat-recorder, 'internet', converter/which one) , plus your settings in FCPX (project, export) we probably can improve performance.

     

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  • by sbell1,

    sbell1 sbell1 Jun 19, 2013 1:30 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter
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    Jun 19, 2013 1:30 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

    First of all Final Cut Pro X is definitely not a professional programme! It is built for mainly the amateur market! :p It is AVCHD, 1920x1080p, at 24fps, using PAL, the Audio is at mono 48kHz.My project is set to the same setting apart from the render format which does not have an option for H.264. In the future I will used optimised media. Is there anything else I should be doing to improve the speed a stability of FCPX?

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Jun 19, 2013 3:44 AM in response to sbell1
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    Jun 19, 2013 3:44 AM in response to sbell1

    "PAL is 24 fps." DId you mean 25?

     

    You can create optimaized any time, Right click the clip in the event browser and choose transcode.

     

    Actually, the software is being used in pro environments, Here's one example.

     

    Many more if you're interested.

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Jun 19, 2013 4:25 AM in response to Russ H
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    Jun 19, 2013 4:25 AM in response to Russ H

    PAL is also standard definition.

  • by sbell1,

    sbell1 sbell1 Jun 19, 2013 5:31 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Jun 19, 2013 5:31 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Do I have an option not to use PAL? I am In Australia, we don't use NTSC.

  • by sbell1,

    sbell1 sbell1 Jun 19, 2013 5:31 AM in response to Russ H
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    Jun 19, 2013 5:31 AM in response to Russ H

    Maybe it is 25, I think it is yes!

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Jun 19, 2013 6:04 AM in response to sbell1
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    Jun 19, 2013 6:04 AM in response to sbell1

    PAL and NTSC are standard definition. If you're shooting and editing HD you're not using either.

  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 19, 2013 6:16 AM in response to sbell1
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    Jun 19, 2013 6:16 AM in response to sbell1

    Tom is correct.

     

    However, I think what you mean is that you are in PAL "territory".

     

    As such your AVCHD will by default be shot at 25fps whereas cameras in an NTSC region will shoot at 30fps.

  • by sbell1,

    sbell1 sbell1 Jun 19, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Jun 19, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Yes this is what I men't, sorry for the confusion!

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