I have a new Mac Pro, just started using Final Cut X.
My FCPX Projects & Events is 300GB but I only have 3 current projects, containing 70GB.
What's happening? Is the render cache hiding old files/renders?
Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), New Mac Pro
Look inside and see where the weighty folders are. Then take a look inside. If you have 10.1, right click on the library and click Show Package Contents.
Russ
Thanks Russ! Never noticed "Show Package Contents" before.
In one current project, I have a few folders, one of which is "Original Media" and another is "Transcoded Media". I'm not sure what Transcoded Media is about, but it appears that it creates High Quality versions of my original clips at way larger file sizes.
For example, my first original clip is 21.1 MB, and the Transcoded one is 9.8GB!
What's weird is that my 7th original clip is 1.27GB, and the Transcoded isn't much bigger at 3.85GB.
What is this all about? Do I need these things?
Most likely you checked or have as your Import preferences to optimized media on import. ProRes files are very large. You can also check in the Info inspector for a clip if it has optimized media created for it.
Thanks Tom.
I am editing footage from a Canon T3i and Canon T2i, so H.264.
If I choose to edit in native and not create optimized files, will I be okay? Or should I stay with optimized?
Most systems can handle H.264 these days?
Are you related to Sara?
FCPX Projects & Events HUGE GBs!
