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Q: hard drive full

Hello I have edited a wedding footage of 1 hour and 34 minutes, So now I don't have enough space to burn it to dvd, more less on a blu ray, why is this? Do I have to consolidate it another external hard drive and work in FCPX to continue and have it rendered?

 

David.-

 

Thanks

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Aug 11, 2016 1:38 AM

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  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma Aug 11, 2016 1:56 AM in response to davidsip
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    Aug 11, 2016 1:56 AM in response to davidsip

    That would be one way.

     

     

    Try deleting the render files to free up space on the existing drive:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-11 at 6.50.47 PM.png

    Also turn off Background render:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-11 at 6.51.39 PM.png

    You do not need to render to export. Only render if playback is affected on the Timeline.

     

    Al

  • by davidsip,

    davidsip davidsip Aug 11, 2016 2:22 AM in response to Alchroma
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    Aug 11, 2016 2:22 AM in response to Alchroma

    Two more questions!

     

    1)

    I've noticed that when a clip is rendered, it works better than unrendered... I used to render all my clips when in timeline, assuming I would have better workflow and better quality, Am I correct? specially when slowing down a clip and then applying video quality optical flow.

     

    2)

    When creating dvd, it shows up the background image I've selected and the amount of time of video content...

    How do I make it more creative? instead of those 2 features?

     

    David.-

     

    Thanks a lot!

  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma Aug 11, 2016 3:03 AM in response to davidsip
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    Aug 11, 2016 3:03 AM in response to davidsip

    1.  If the Clips and Project match, then there should be no rendering required.

    When Effects, Transitions etc. are added then you will see an Orange indicator appear:Screen Shot 2016-08-11 at 7.45.33 PM.png

    Note the clips do not require rendering but the transition does.

    When the computer is fast enough most of this stuff can playback just fine without rendering.

    If, for example, the transition/effect plays back unacceptably (really underpowered machine) then render it.

    If the whole Timeline has an orange render indicator on it, there is some type of mismatch. Adjust as required.

     

    FCP X usually sets up the Timeline based on the first clip added.

    A continuous Orange render bar should send out an alert that something is amiss.

     

    Playback is also affected by the these settings:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-11 at 7.55.07 PM.png

     

    2. The DVD customising is limited from FCP X and there is little room to move as you have noticed.

    iDVD (latest version) is probably the cheapest, best and easiest for customisation.

    Yes, it works with El Capitan.

     

    Al

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Aug 11, 2016 4:25 AM in response to davidsip
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    Aug 11, 2016 4:25 AM in response to davidsip

    What Al said…great advice.

     

    Just curious about your system specs, since you mentioned optical flow – which is pretty resource-dependent.

     

    Russ