Consistent "out of memory" message on FCP when rendering or exporting - any suggestions?

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Consistent "out of memory" message on FCP when rendering or exporting - any suggestions?

Originally working with Quicktimes apple pro res 422 in timeline and everything was fine when rendering or exporting. Then i recently added in new footage, which were quicktimes convereted to AIC format from .MTS files. Now consistently getting "out of memory" message with fcp renders or when I try to export a cut.

I have good amount of free space on the drives, computer. The project files is 1 GB and change. One sequence. Started several new projects, still happening. About five photos. Nothing too wild. The only thing I can think of is that FCP doesn't like having those two different qt formats -- could this cause for out of memory message?

I'm converting all those .mts files to pro res Quicktimes, hoping that'll do it. Any other suggestions?

Posted on Feb 20, 2013 12:52 PM

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Feb 20, 2013 1:07 PM in response to karen shake

Try putting the AICs into a project on their own. See if they will render when NOT mixed with others.

That way at least you know whether FCPx is bugged due to mixed timeline codecs or if the issue is confined to the codec you use... I didnt even know about that one ;-)

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karen shake Author

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Feb 20, 2013 1:47 PM in response to Studio Engineer

thanks for the suggestions. im trying to export pieces of the sequence now.

having all pro res didnt make a difference, continued out of memory message

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Feb 20, 2013 2:22 PM in response to karen shake

any effects on the clips or just the clips...

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karen shake Author

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Feb 20, 2013 2:25 PM in response to Studio Engineer

a bit of motion on one still. otherwise, nothing. just downgraded a few tiff images to jpgs to see if that'll make a difference. i exported parts of the sequence until i got the out of memory message.. part with the photos.

so exporting the whole sequence now. thanks for your advice! we'll see.

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furrytoes

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Feb 21, 2013 2:41 AM in response to karen shake

Does the message say anything else?

I fear this would have to be a bug/memory leak and the only thing we can do is figure a way around it.

There's almost no way the message really means what it seems to - that there's a problem with the amount of memory on your machine - because a modern 64-bit app like FCPX, with no crazy virtual memory changes, has virtually limitless means of getting more memory.

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karen shake Author

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Feb 21, 2013 9:23 AM in response to furrytoes

thanks for your response. unfortunately, fcp has only said "error: out of memory" and nothing else.

I just looked more into the stills we've got in there - five grey scale photos, average 30 MBs each. But the pixel size was way over 4000X4000 on a few of them. Could this be the issue? I was reading that elsewhere.. Rexporting now with lower frame size

Thanks

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Feb 21, 2013 9:25 AM in response to karen shake

could be... Try creating proxies and see whether this alleviates the issues @ hand

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Russ H

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Feb 21, 2013 10:39 AM in response to karen shake

I believe your problem is the gray scale images.

Maybe Studio Engineer or Tom Wolsky knows what the size limit is for X. In legacy, itused to be 4K, but I don't know what it is now.

Anyhow, try replacing the gray scale shots and see whether it fixes it.

Russ

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