Why the import is so slow.?
The camera is Sony pxw x70, XAVC codec. I have 2 imac's one with new 10.4 and the older 10.3.4 and the importing same files on the new FCPX takes forever, while the other imac on the 10.3.4 import the files in minutes.
Same setting on import for both computers.. what is wrong with 10.4 ?
thx
marek
iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
Everything is set exactly the same, all boxes in Import tab are ticked off on both computers.
Im importing from SD card, same card, and everything is exactly the same.
Will try with different format, maybe the XAVC is the problem.
marek
I totally agree with you on this.
I have a Mac Pro 8core with 64 Gb ram and it was running superb on HD and 4k footage and since the time I upgraded to 10.4 version, everything seems to have slow down..a normal playback is also slow..
Apple are you listening ?
Problem solved by disabling the "real time" protection of my anti-virus. I never had to do that before the upgrade but doing so has solved all my slow issues in 10.4. When I reboot, I have to remember to disable it every time before starting to edit.
People should definitely have a reputable antivirus on any computer that's attached to the Internet. Even if you're on a Mac, you should have antivirus. I'm a cyber security analyst for a large defense contractor. Believe me when I say this. 🙂
You're moderately protected if all you're doing is editing video on the machine and not surfing the web, opening email, etc., on the machine. It's still risky on any machine receiving software updates over the internet; hackers are getting very crafty and legitimate downloads can often be infected. I'll leave it at that. 🙂
I have the same problem. Not only is importing extremely slow, but on 2 occasions I returned to my iMac to find that it had restarted! My work flow begins by copying MOV files from the SD cards to a Thunderbolt RAID 1 comprised of 2 hard disks. Then I import to FCX and my Library is on a Thunderbolt RAID 0 comprised of 4 SSD, so no storage excuses. Also, I have never had antivirus on my video editing iMac.
This may help:
Is importing to FCPX really this slow
The FCP X Preferences also has the same controls.
The highlighted options will slow down imports if selected.
Set up as required.
Al
I have the same issue with 10.4. Slow imports plus when importing from a Canon C300 fcpx is splitting clips into smaller sections. We need 10.4.1 and quick!
For me, the 10.4 is all slow ... after the update is slow to import, to render, even for a simple play of the project in the proxy!
Honestly, I would downgrade!
Same issues. Pretty disgusted right now. I don't have a system that's unusual in any way - it's like they don't test this #$%^ before they implement it. 😟
I have the same problem too. Since I updated to 10.4, the import of files has become very slow, much slower than the previous version 10.3.
Make sure you're disabling your anti-virus. I never had to do that until I upgraded to 10.4. It solved every "slow" issue I was having in 10.4.
Uninstall the anti-virus software. Most of it is scamware.
I don’t. Professional video systems absolutely cannot be slowed down by antivirus software. Please name one reputable antivirus software used as a real-time barrier with professional video systems.
Slow import FCPX 10.4
