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Q: Project disk running full in Final Cut Pro X

Im working with editing a huge documentary project. Final Cut Pro X automatically copying the raw material file I'm using in the timeline to the project disk. My documentary project's raw footage is stored on eight, 2 tb disks. The project disk is a 4 tb disk. Is there any way of shutting this feature off? Im running full and can't continuing editing. Thankfull for any help.

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Posted on Jun 14, 2016 9:02 AM

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  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Jun 14, 2016 10:30 AM in response to jonasemb
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    Jun 14, 2016 10:30 AM in response to jonasemb

    Possibly – if you've already copied them to your computer. In the import dialog, check leave files in place. Of course, if your footage is still on the camera card (or a copy of the card) you won't have that option. Also, if you are generating optimized files at import, uncheck that setting in the import dialog as well and see whether your playback of the native media is smooth enough for editing.

     

    Russ

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Jun 14, 2016 11:01 AM in response to jonasemb
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    Jun 14, 2016 11:01 AM in response to jonasemb

    IF you're importing from a camera structu the material has to be copied.

  • by jonasemb,

    jonasemb jonasemb Jun 15, 2016 9:15 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Jun 15, 2016 9:15 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Sadly non of this is the case. The project is a big documentary for broadcasting. So all material is transcoded to Apple Pro Res for best quality and Final Cup Pro X optimized. Thats why the projects takes such a big amount of diskspace. The project has its own 4 Terabyte disk, and the raw material is on several 2 Terabyte disks. And even thou I check "stay in place" when I recapture some material from the external disks FCPX do copy the raw material Im using clips from to the project disk. And Im having a lot of 1-2 hours interviews thats pretty big files. And as soon as FCPX starts to copy the files my editing slows down.. And it fills the project disk to the limit. I guess I have to buy a 10 Tb disk for the project next? Or, anyone have a solution?

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Jun 15, 2016 9:33 AM in response to jonasemb
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    Jun 15, 2016 9:33 AM in response to jonasemb

    jonasemb wrote:

     

    So all material is transcoded to Apple Pro Res for best quality and Final Cup Pro X optimized. T

    Transcoded to Pro Res 422…or some other variant of Pro Res? And was the Pro Res transcoded media created by an Apple app or third party software?


    If your import settings are set to optimize and you try to optimize Pro Res 422, FCP should not create new copies.

     

    Russ

  • by jonasemb,

    jonasemb jonasemb Jun 15, 2016 9:53 AM in response to Russ H
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    Jun 15, 2016 9:53 AM in response to Russ H

    The material is filmed on several different formats such as XAVC S and such. On Import I "optimized" all media to Apple Pro Res 422. And new copies on the raw material disks isn't the problem. The problem isn't that the raw material, media disks are running full. I just buy a new one. The problem is that FCPX copies all the media files I'm using in my timeline to the Project disk. And now the project disk is running full. That's my problem!!

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Jun 15, 2016 9:59 AM in response to jonasemb
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    Jun 15, 2016 9:59 AM in response to jonasemb

    Use File>Deleted Generated Library Files. The problem is you're optimizing the media, which creates very large ProRes 422 production files. If you really have to work with this media, then you'll need more drive space, If you can work without optimized media you can save a great deal of space.

  • by jonasemb,

    jonasemb jonasemb Jun 15, 2016 10:17 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Jun 15, 2016 10:17 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Yes. I quess I did wrong from the beginning of the project. Maby I have to create "proxy" media. Copy all the proxy media to a new disk. And "relink" the whole project using proxy media. Of course keep all the disks with original and optimized media, to be used for an "on line" process in the end of the project... My god. Weeks of work ahed ; )