Final Cut Pro - made 350GB work folder on hard drive.

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:

I don’t know why this is happening with your mac, but I don’t think that’s normal.

I see. Attached is the report. I started using FCP Trial right after purchasing my MacBookPro. The heat during rendering and the noise from the ventilation fans were a problem from day one.

Lewis, Tom, if you have any suggestions that could be improved, it would be helpful.

Tom Wolsky wrote:

Which computer is this LocaAlicia and what are the specs?

FCP10.6.10+10.7

Delete the render files.

Manage render files in Final Cut Pro for Mac – Apple Support (UK)

Preferences... > Playback: Rendering: Background render OFF. Then render only selected clips, if necessary.

Within 15 minutes it created a work folder (I assume) of 350GB.

Adding to Matti Haveri and Tom's suggestions. This is my recommended FCP environment setting that does not put a burden on editing.

Select a library →Library properties →Storage location

・Before starting editing, create a rendering file(=cache) for all timelines using control+⌘R or shift+⌘R

・Refer to rendering files created in advance as much as possible to speed up the operation

・While editing, you can render clips individually by pressing control+R

・You can delete the rendered file when you are completely finished editing. It will be recreated whenever you open the library.

In fact this will add more cycles to your battery.

Do you mean the number of charging times? It would be nice if there was a way to numerically measure the battery load during editing, but I don't know how.

I just can’t see why disconnecting from power would help with that.

The reason I don't edit and charge the battery at the same time is heat. The reason for pre-rendering is the same.

On my PC, FCP tends to crash if the cable is left plugged in, so I always touch the area near the battery and use a fan to cool it down. I'm doing this because I learned that it suppresses the heat of the battery part.

The shop owner in the photo and me editing are similar.

Get rid of the render files and turn off background rendering as you have been told.

Your movie files are rendered to help with playback on low powered computers or if you have a very complex project. These render files can be up to 10 times larger than the original video clips . . . hence your massive filling of the SSD.

For most projects your Mac is so powerful it will be unnecessary to render anything.

This short video from the esteemed Pixel Film Studios will explain it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akPOONOEv0M

I have to disagree with the advice to “render all”. Not only it usually unnecessary, but if do it and then start applying effects you pretty much rendered (pun slightly intended) those render file obsolete

It's just my way. FCP will minimally render the edited clip. As Lewis says, the old cache will soon become irrelevant. However, referencing the cache for unedited parts reduces the risk of crashes and is more stable. You can also render them individually during the process.

The Intel MacBookPro's fan is noisy even in winter, so I render everything before editing, and then unplug the cable to avoid charging at the same time before editing.🔌 Old PCs require various measures.😅

Not trying to be finicky, but there is no benefit that I can see from disconnecting your mac from power when editing. In fact this will add more cycles to your battery. I can’t see how it would reduce noise, either. Would you mind elaborating? I agree that Intel macs are noisy because of the fans nearly always working, bug I just can’t see why disconnecting from power would help with that.

I don’t know why this is happening with your mac, but I don’t think that’s normal. Basically using your mac plugged in when the battery is charged should cause Zero impact on the battery. The system should draw only power from the power adapter. Maybe resetting the SMC could help?

You’re not using that with FCP are you?

Data regarding FCP is on the PC. Just to be sure, I connected an external SSD dedicated to Time Machine and ran EtreCheck. Tom, thank you.

Perhaps it’s due to the smaller case on the 13”.

I see. It's always scary in the summer because the battery (near the touch bar) gets hot quickly, expands, and looks like it might break. The fans are incredibly loud.😓

In addition to Matti’s advice make sure you didn’t optimize the media when you imported. Delete generated optimized files if you have them. They take a huge amount of space.

Which computer is this LocaAlicia and what are the specs?

That’s a Time Machine drive. You’re not using that with FCP are you? It should really be TM dedicated only.

I’ve used MBPs for years, but I’ve never seen that overheating around the battery port. Perhaps it’s due to the smaller case on the 13”.