Lost media for final cut. Where to store?

ok so i do alot of pulling of pictures from the web and dropping to my desktop because its the quickest way to get pictures for my projects into final cut. but when i want to clean up my desktop because there is a million pictures there the media on my final cut gets lost because it can not find where i placed the pictures. so i've tryed importing them into iphoto and everywhere else but i wont work i still get missing content error. where should i bring these photos so i can clean my desktop up

Do what innocentius said.
Then use the Relink Files command in FCP X if they appear to be missing. In fact, the relinking may not even be necessary, unless you move them to another drive.
FCP X is very clever in relinking files. Often you need only tell it in which volume the files are stored. So if you move them to a folder on an external drive, you then should do the relink command, select the drive and boom!

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I finished a project on final Cut Pro X and started on a new one downloading new footage. I ran out of Disk space so I started to delete events from my iphoto library. (All is backed up) I also deleted events and files that where being used in my previous project. When I go to open the project they have obviously dissapeared and I am confronted with 2 different looking boxes. One, with the usual 'Missing File' (Mainly photo's I think) with the red background icon, but also a lot of video which is replaced with a blue box with the linear look of a video and audio segment. As I say I have all the footage backed up and have re uploaded back into iphoto. I dont know how to make the program reconnect with the files I have reinstalled.

Hi MC Hilton,
I found the following information that may be helpful in relinking lost media to a Final Cut Pro X project:
Final Cut Pro X Help: Relink clips to media files
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0.3/#ver26f5c8c9
Also, If you need to figure out where the media and project files are located:
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0.3/#verb6acba30
Thanks,
Matt M.

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where can I get replacement media or download for final cut 3?

There is no download for any install of Final Cut Pro before version X.
For physical media, try contacting Apple Care support. Otherwise, ebay or alternative resellers is your only recourse for acquiring install discs.
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edit: If you want Final Cut Pro 3, you'll need a PowerPC computer that can run OS9. If you mean Final Cut Studio 3 (aka FCS 2009) you'll have better luck finding something out there that will run on contemporary machinery.

My HD died on my iMac. I replaced it and lost everything that was on it. I found my source disks from my original purchase for Final Cut Express HD 3.5. I now have Maverick ISO and it will not let me load my software so I can continue my film work. ???

My HD died on my iMac. I replaced it and lost everything that was on it. I found my source disks from my original purchase for Final Cut Express HD 3.5. I now have Maverick ISO and it will not let me load my software so I can continue my film work. How do I get it too recover it without paying for it again since I paid for it already and have projects in progress that need to be completed?

1) Partition your hard drive or add an external drive and install Snow Leopard (with the Optional Rosetta) into it and then you can dual-boot (System Preferences:Startup Disk) into Snow Leopard and run FCE 3.5 there.
2) Use one of the following methods to install FCE 3.5 into Mavericks:
a) Pacifist: http://www.charlessoft.com/
b) Jeremy Johnstone's Terminal method: http://www.jeremyjohnstone.com/blog/2012-03-11-installing-final-cut-pro-studio-2 -0-on-mac-os-x-10-7-lion.html
Reports on this forum seem to confirm that Final Cut Studio 2 will continue to operate in Mavericks once it is functionally installed, albeit some plug-ins may fail to function. FCE 3.5 is the same generation as FCS2, and presumably will continue to operate in Mavericks, as well.

Following Media Files Are Not Optimized For Final Cut Pro

I'm sure you've seen this before and I've tried to search for a thread on it here and fell asleep, so sorry if this is a repeat.
I have edited projects in Premiere Pro (on my PC) and I have tried to transfer them in FCP. It worked with the exception of two things:
1. the error message, "Following Media Files Are Not Optimized For Final Cut Pro"
2. the quality *****! watching it on the playback in FCP it looks great, but then when I burn it to Disc it's pixelated in spots and generally has a lower quality picture.
I know that it's Standard Def. and can't expect the best, but I've done it before (once or twice) and it didn't seem this bad.
Can someone suggest anything to help the quality? Should I run my AVIs through MPEG Steamclip to make it a QT file and if so what is the best format in that since there are many to choose from and most I'm not familiar with?
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I did compress them to DV NTSC then burned it to DVD and the result was no bueno.
I thought what I would do is try compressing them again before I send them on over to DVDSPRO. Here is a simplified break down of the situation:
- I have edited the raw footage in Premiere Pro on my PC. They were recorded and captured as SD.
- I rendered them in Premiere, then transfered the rendered AVI file to FCP.
- When went to place the files in FCP, I received the warning message; "Following Media Files Are Not Optimized For Final Cut Pro" but I went forward anyways and it allowed me to do so.
- Originally I went ahead and compressed them from FCP to QT Movie as a DV NTSC, which ended up poorly.
- Therefore my question is, should I compress them using another file type (other then DV NTSC)? Which leads me to another program that I have called MPEG Streamclip, which offers tons of file types of which I am unfamiliar with most. I want the best quality of course but don't know what file type is the highest going from AVI to a format that can be accepted by FCP and ultimately DVDSPRO. Keeping in mind that I only have FCP5 and do not have Prores.
Did that make sense?
Thank you again,
Crayton

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I'm trying to learn final cut because I haver an amature film making contest I'd like to enter and that would give me quite an edge, considering most of the intries will be using movie Could someone help me find a full manual or something that would assist in this indevor? I do only have final cut 6 because I am using my schools imac and that is ther vertion they have. so, can anyone help?

You should ask your question in the Final Cut Studio forum.
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go to proapptips.com (Dave Slater's FINE site) scroll down the page and look on the left site for links and follow through to plug in vendors. There are a bunch of freebies on various sites, all compiled by Dave, just for you.
Some of these freebies ask for a small donation. Worth it if you use them!

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Hi
I am currently looking into getting a iMac, but is toggling to device if I need a 27inch or a 21inch(top model),which will be used for Final Cut Pro and logic
There is a lot of money being invested iMac, and I really not want to be stu k with a computer that not going to keep up with the amount of work load in the future.
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21inch
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Intel core i7
16gb of ram
Or
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Intel core i7
(Possible graphic card) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5 [+ £105.60]
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My budget is £1900
My fear is that the 21inch top model's graphic card may not be good enough for advance editing on Final Cut Pro In the future when I start to get more deep into editing..logic really only needs 8gb to run smoothly..buts its the final cut specs that am having problems deciding. I know iMacs are not future proof or technology lasts for that matter, but I do expect to have it run good for a number of years before I upgrade again.
If anyone can give me some advice, or even tell me about there set up they have for media work please let me know.

All kinds of things affect system & HD performance, I can't tell you why your 4 year old Mac is slow. Just because your old Mac is slow doesn't mean that a new iMac will be equally slow.
You are correct about the issue with the smaller fusion drives. It's one of the reasons I am not high on recommending them. Everyone thinks they want power & performance but don't understand the gap between marketing and real life performance. The 1TB fusion drive however should give you a good combination of rapid access and sizeable storage capacity.
I have used external FW800 / 7200rpm drives for years and have never had a problem with any of them. I consider them very reliable but admittedly I DO NOT use consumer drives like the WD MyBook that the big-box stores sell. For the most part I assemble my own with OWC Mercury Elite enclosures. In the past few years I have centered on WD Caviar Black and WD Scorpio Black drives. I also have some Seagate Barracuda 7200.xx drives. They all perform excellently and reliably.
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I'm working on a large project which has taken up most of my 2tb hard drive which I use for my final cut pro documents (capture scratch, render files etc). Is it possible if I plug in another hard drive to use that as a secondary location for final cut pro documents as I have other (smaller) projects which I could be uploading and working on in the mean time? If so, how is this achieved and what are the pros / cons?

Sure -- go to Final Cut Pro menu on your menu bar and select System Settings.
The first tab is SCRATCH DISKS -- that's the term too -- not secondary folder for FCP Documents.
Change it there.
Drawbacks...
It has been a while since I've had to deal with this, but FCP used to not remember (feature or bug??) a project's original scratch disk location and if you change it for ONE project it will be changed for ALL future AND past projects... until you change it back.
Now, that in itself isn't a BAD thing. All that that means is that if you continue to capture material into that old project it will now put it over here instead of over there. Also, other things like render files and such which won't really matter much unless they do... and now you've got stuff spread over a coupla drives.
FCP's projects don't care. They've already mapped where they need to go to get the video and render files it needs. Move your Scratch Disk 33 times... won't make a difference to the browser and timeline. -- UNTIL you remove one of the important drives. THEN red lines galore! Un renders, missing files... messy messy messy!
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CaptM

HT4589 What are the computer requirements or specs for Final Cut Pro

What are the computer specs required for Final Cut Pro?
Also is anyone operating Avid Media Seven on an OS X Lion 10.

Lynn Kielley wrote:
What are the computer specs required for Final Cut Pro?
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/
Even though it says 4 GB RAM recommended, I think most experience users woild say 8 GB and up is the real minimum.
Can't answer the Avid question.
Russ

Can´t locate recent path to my Keypoard Layouts for Final Cut Studio!

Hi Community,
Couple years ago I configured my own Keyboard for Final Cut 7 and since I got a new Macbook Pro 15" I wanted to copy that file to my new laptop.
But I´m having problems to locate the path where the file is actually hidden. It looks like that this folder - LIBRARY under my username doesen´t excist???
I provided a screenshot with my problem and would be grateful if someone could help me.
Thanks so much.
Florina Steiner

>It looks like that this folder - LIBRARY under my username doesen´t excist???
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To bring it back permanently, open Terminal and enter this command:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Then press Return. You can copy/paste the command from this reply if you want.
To get temporary access, bring Finder to the front and click the Go menu bar item while holding the Option key. "Library" will appear in the drop down list.

Online keyboard shortcuts documentation for Final Cut Pro 6

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Here it is one kindly Compiled by Zak Ray:
http://www.4shared.com/file/71407692/c04f5ca0/CompleteFCSShortcuts.html?err=no-sess
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Keyborads for Final Cut Pro

I am looking to purchase a keyboard for final cut pro, to make it easier for me to do my editing. I have been looking at LogicKeyboards:
http://www.logickeyboard.com/shop/mac-keyboards-801c1.html
does anyone use these?
Which ones are people using?
Thanks.
side note:
Spoke with the computer store on campus [carnegie mellon university], and they are expecting FCS 3.0 this week and he told me the student price will be $299
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One of the coolest things I have seen on those is the shuttle control (in place of the arrow keys), but you can just buy one of those separately (USB) for a fraction of the cost. And then you still have the arrow keys. I agree that if you just print out the commands and learn them that is pretty much the same as paying a bunch of money for a keyboard that does the same thing. Pretty unnecessary.

Hi, I downloaded the app for macbook "Lens Flare for Final Cut" and I've struggled a lot to install this app at final cut . Someone could help me ? i´m from Mexico i speak spanish

Hi, I downloaded the app for macbook "Lens Flare for Final Cut" and I've struggled a lot to install this app at final cut . Someone could help me ? how i can install this app in Final Cut? this app cost me money and not is working to me, i am disappointed sorry if a write bad, i´m from Mexico i speak spanish

This is a user2user board for FCPX - maybe better you discuss your issues with the makers of that 'plug in'
Seems for me a bit 'fishy', isn't it? - other professional plug-in makers deliver with an installer... That advice at AppStore, how to install it, is ... rare:
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so, I don't speak Spanish, lets have some fun with translate.google...:
Cómo instalarlo? - Haga clic en el botón de inicio. Motion 5 comenzará Misma. Cuando el movimiento está abierto clic en Guardar como escribir un generador de nombres -. Resplandor del objetivo y seleccionar categoría RGB CASA o hacerlo. Haga clic en Publicar y ya está. Si usted no tiene el movimiento 5 vistazo a sitio de soporte - cómo instalar en FCP.
Cómo funciona? - En Final Cut Pro se encuentra en el grupo generador RGB CASA, donde serán destello de lente. Arrastre este generador por encima de todos los clips en la línea de tiempo. Cuando es allí te acuerdas de que cambiar el modo de fusión a la pantalla (en la sección de vídeo). Usted puede ajustar el color, color carne, brillo, intensidad, escala - falta de definición apacidad y artefactos de su posición. Cualquier parámetro podría almacenarse como un fotograma clave, por lo que puede animar fácilmente la antorcha.
Hope it makes at last a little sense... I don't trust these automatic translators
(the German translation is ... awesome funny!)
Finally: it's from 2012! Needs probably an update - contact the dealer!

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