Help!! Super slow export fcpx

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Help!! Super slow export fcpx

Help! I have a 1h20 minutes 1080p project and it used to export in 1 or 2 hours, but lately I added a little more contents and now it takes ages to export. The first 9% were fast but then overnight it only made % 10 to % 14. That's 2 hours per % !! And now I clicked File to drop down the menu and see the version and it's giving me the wheel and is not responding. Don't tell me I have to kill it and start it all over again??!

When I play the project, it plays flawlessly and all rendering was finished.

Macbook pro mid-2012, 8 gig ram, El Capitan, latest Fcpx

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Feb 1, 2017 1:39 AM

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Answer 1

EditenFest Author

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Feb 2, 2017 12:59 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks, I fixed my project doing that: exporting the project pasted into 5 parts, then importing the 5 exports dropped into a new timeline. It's sad I had to do that, but it worked. I always leave in place unless I'm importing directly from a SD card. I may still need some editing so I'm keeping the render files until I'll be sure I don't.

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Answer 2

Feb 1, 2017 1:49 AM in response to EditenFest

You will probably be better off doing just that: kill it. Delete preferences and try again.

What sharing destination? Try master file to ProRes - that should be the fastest option.

Then if necessary you can convert that to whatever format you need.

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Feb 1, 2017 2:45 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I was trying master file and h264.

I don't think I even have the hd space to export 1h20 min of 1080p to ProRes.

Now I rebooted, duplicated project as snapshot and am now exporting directly to Youtube. It's much faster and already at 37%. I can still fetch the .mov master file after export.

Watch & Pray I guess

or don't watch and check later ... better for sanity

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Answer 4

Feb 1, 2017 3:20 AM in response to EditenFest

There may a problem with your media.

Try exporting just a small section of the project, by marking an IN and an OUT point. See how it goes.

One other thing: how much free space on your boot drive? Even if your sharing for youtube, FCP X still has to generate a file on your mac to upload, so this does not mean you need less space - and a full disk is a big source of trouble.

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Feb 1, 2017 5:50 AM in response to EditenFest

21GB of free space on your system drive is very low you should clear some space.

The OS needs a significant amount of space in the boot drive for virtual memory, caches, sleepimage and more.

Also the space on yourmedia drive is running low, every drive should have at least 15-20% free space.

I would clear some space, felete render files and try a small export.

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Feb 1, 2017 5:58 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

how do I export the project in parts so I can merge the exports later? Do I select items up to a certain point in the timeline or should I create separate projects and copy/paste the parts into new projects?

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Feb 1, 2017 6:30 AM in response to EditenFest

You can export parts of a project by setting IN and OUT points. Move the playhead to where you want to start, press I, move to the end, press O. As long as that range is selected in the timeline, that is what will be exported.

This will probably not solve the issue of lack of disk space, though.

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Feb 1, 2017 6:48 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I am already exporting it in parts between where the music stops using mouse select, copy, new project, paste, export.

It's super fast, like at this speed the whole project would export in 20 minutes.

Then I will delete render files (and save 1T) and export a new project from dropping the exported parts.

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Answer 9

Feb 1, 2017 7:21 AM in response to EditenFest

Glad to see that are progressing.

Just a hint: when you bring the exported files back, use "Leave in Place"; that way you don't duplicate them.

(By the way, if you have like 1TB in render files, you should have started there...)

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Answer 10

Feb 2, 2017 1:09 AM in response to EditenFest

Delete the render files. You don't need to "keep them, just in case"!

FCP X keeps render files, even the ones that are not used anymore, and they accumulate. Terrible waste of space.

If they are needed later, they will be regenerated. You may even find that after you delete them your system will perform adequately, given the newly acquired breathing space.

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