Delete Event Render Files-Delete Project Render Files

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Delete Event Render Files-Delete Project Render Files

I got two tips on a video tutorial last night and one seemed really useful. It said to delete the Event Render Files and the Project Render Files while in Final Cut Pro X for obvious reasons. My question is can I do this on my EHD under Final Cut Events and Final Cut Projects, and if so do I delete the render files called Peaks Data, or Thumbnail Media? OR should I just leave them alone, and do it within Final Cut Pro X only. I'm trying to free up some EHD space, and I realize there are other things I can do too.

Thank you, Tracy

iMac i5 & Macbook Pro-2G Ram 160 HD, Mac OS X (10.6.4), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5

Posted on Oct 22, 2011 10:57 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 23, 2011 12:22 AM in response to Tracymay

Tracy if you delete those folders, they contain the WAV form peak renders + the thumbnail images FCP X uses to display your clips in the event browser. Deleting those would result in FCP X having to re-render those the next time you open that project...?

Personally I'd leave them alone.

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andynick

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Oct 23, 2011 1:34 AM in response to Tracymay

It won't do any harm. As blimp says, the app will re-render what it needs, to run, but you may free up some space.

Depending on the codec you are working with, you can turn off rendering in Preferences - it your footage edits and plays back without rendering on your system, you don't need to render - thus saving disk space.

If you put some effects on a clip and it needs rendering, select it and press Ctrl+R - then just that clip will render (keeping render files to a minimum).

Andy

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