Q: FCPX makes me sit around doing nothing longer than any other render in my life.

OK. Copy everything in your project. Make a new project in these exact specifications. 1440x1080 29.97i. Paste the contents into the new project. See if that works better.

If not, there is something wrong in the system installation. There is no networking going on is that correct?

Many universities use networking to confirm logins and IDs. These can be very disruptive.

You're using a smaller size project, because you're media is a smaller size.

andynick wrote:

 

This is my pet checklist for questions regarding FCP X performance - …

excellent list!

Two things, I would add:

• is the Mac in its 'delivery status'?

Or did anybody install 'enhancers' or anti-virus apps, re-install OS (e.g. from another Mac's backup), 'cleaned un-needed' software/parts, and other 'spring cleaning' jobs?

• do you import from a designated camcorder/video-cam, or do you try to handle 'video files'?

people tend to believe, any movin' image can be handled by any 'video app' - not so!

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esp. for THIS thread, reading 'IT installed' .... <shiver>

that habitual ritual of 'setting up' an allready fully functional computer, based upon experiences on inferiorer OS'

so, my Q @ rachaelcude:

is your Mac in its 'out of the box'-status, or did your IT, aside installing FCPX (=for which you don't need any IT, just double-click the installer ....),  proceed any other installing/de-installings with your Mac?

Also, I have used some YouTube videos converted to MP4s for Federal Regulation health training videos, etc.

This media should never be used in FCP. It needs to be properly converted to QuickTime probably using the ProRes codec, but it's hard to say without knowing the full specification of the media, preferrably the original download before it's converted to MPEG-4. But if that's what you're getting from MacTubes or whatever you're using the you should convert using Compressor or MPEG Streamclip.

Message was edited by: Tom Wolsky

rachaelcude wrote:

 

I plugged in the computer out of the box. … 

 

Further I don't understand what you mean by …

as you can see, my post was adressed to andynick.

you answered my question to you - fine. allthough it doesn't solve this riddle.

rachaelcude wrote:

…  I don't know if it's really just me, or does anyone understand why I think this is Apples fault …

logic tells me: most people have no problems like yours. so, it could be your problem - not Apple's.

I don't want to confuse this very ..... erratic topic any more.

follow precisely Tom's advices - he's a sensei concerning FCPX

Tom - I read this thread with interest.  I'm an experienced FCP7 editor, editing my first serious piece in FCPX - and it's not going well - FCPX very slow, lots and lots of rendering going on all the time, occasional crashes. Mac OSX 2.66, Intel Core i7, 4gb. Material is from Canon 5d, optimized media on import. I'd like to stress that I've just edited a piece on FCP7 on the same laptop, with Canon 5d without a hitch and smoothly. Mountain Lion operating system.

It seems to me that FCPX doesn't like the computer or the computer doesn't like FCPX - turning background rendering off is useless since the clips stutter so much it's impossible to edit.

I did use the Canon color DSLR plug-in after setting the 5D to that setting and adding as an effect - it's possible things got worse after I added this - having said that, I let the piece render for hours (literally) it's only 8 minutes, but then when even after this was all rendered, whenever I made change I'd have to wait minutes each time.

Help! this is a professional project and I have deadlines

thanks

Please give the exact and complete specifications of the media you're editing and of your project properties. Where is the media located? What drives are you using with this media?

NTSC Progressive 1980 x 1080. Media located on a fast external drive (no previous problems with drive) - the projects and events are stored there.

When I look at the info for a clip in the info box, under codecs it says H264, Linear PCM - is this a note of the original codecs (which I assume it is) or does this mean that somehow it's failed to convert to prores 422 - I have set ingest to optimize media - actually that's a question - where can I definitively establish that the project IS in apple prores 422 - that would be a help

The computer does only have 4gb of Ram - but it's solid state and fast - and as I said, no problems at all editing with material from canon 5d in FCP7.

Thanks for your help

I don't know. I've not had problems with this media and have taught many classes for video journalists using this camera or other DSLRs. I would suspect a software conflict with FCP. Short of a new, clean install you might try making a new user.

any pointers on how to verify it really is converted into prores 422?

a new user - sorry, could you explain how to do that?

thanks