Final cut pro esata scratch disk

Hi, i have to edit HD footage and i need a external hard drive... Can i use Esata disks as scratch disk on my macbook pro?
Thanx a lot

Yes. You'll need the appropriate esata Expresscard34 adapter to connect the drives to the machine.
However, if you have one of the newest MacBookPros without the slot, you are out of luck.
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Media Manager (available from the File menu bar item) will consolidate all elements of your project together with a linked copy of the project file to a single folder in a location of your choice. There are various options to leave out unused footage, include handles etc. Safest way is to copy the files. Delete the originals when you are sure the copy works.
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Hello All,
I have been reading some books and posts on various fourms and I am a little confused about something, maybe someone can provide me some advice.
Lets say you have three drives (all non-raid). The first, a 10k RPM drive holds your MAC OS and all your applications, like Final Cut and After Effects. Your second drive a very fast (15k rpm, 75 gig) but very small drive is your "scratch disk." Your third drive a normal (7.2k RPM) 1TB drive is used to store all your media/graphic/audio files.
Tell me, would there be much performance improvement with such a configuration vs. having the scratch disk be the same drive as the one the actual application is on, with the stored file on the 1TB drive?
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"I was under the impression from what I've read that the scratch disk (which I understand is a drive the computer will use when it runs out of RAM to process filters etc like in Photoshop)"<<<</div>
In FCP, the scratch drive or 'capture scratch' drive should be any drive other than your system drive (with OS, apps, etc.) It has no relationship to RAM, while other apps may.
I've not worked with Vista or Bootcamp, so can't really advise on drive speed/performance. I do remember getting our first G5 with a 10K rpm/60Gb system drive and regretted not going for the 7.2K rpm/250Gb system drive for more internal storage, when I found that FCP ran fine on the 7.2rpm drives.
I keep a variety of 'media' types on my scratch disk, but try to limit it to my captured video files for organizational purposes. This makes it quicker to locate and trash the video clips when I'm done with them....NOTE: I will only trash video that has been captured with valid original source timecode....all other 'media' gets archived for future use, if needed.
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Hello Guys,
I just bought Final Cut Pro 7 and installed it. Can anyone give me some tips on how to do an initial setup or how I should set up my Final Cut Pro. Scratch disk, ext.
How can I optimize it for HD DSLR? I mainly shoot with Canon 5d and Canon7d DSLR with 24frames per second and I will importing and editing and capturing footage from these DSLR, how should I set the preferences and settings be on my final cut pro 7 best optimal use for these cameras.
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Thanks Nick for the links, I'm actually a video guy, been doing corporate av video for concerts, professional sports, broadway theatre, and corporate evens, and also do my own videography on the side. But I am more of a shooter, I have used FCP in the past awhile back but I had a partner that did all of the editing. But I have used it FCP in the past, can't remember much though.
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*HOW TO DELETE UNUSED MEDIA FROM HARD DRIVE IN FINAL CUT PRO.* Keywords: disk disc drive space remove compressor
SUMMARY:
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I captured 1 hour of video at a time and now want to delete from my hard drive all the parts I don’t want to use. I have 300GB of junk on my hard drive and I only want to use a few scenes using a few megabytes, so that I'll get most of my 300GB back!!!!
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Part of the problem could lie in the fact it's an imovie project coming into FCP, wouldn't rule that out. Second my be the terms you use and what you expect to happen. For example, a subclip is just a smaller clip subbed from a larger clip. It has nothing to do with media management. But you can media manage a subclip and delete the unused media.
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