REAL final cut system slowness problem/issue

I should wait for the post-house engineer....but, I don't want to:
I am having slow-ness issues on this FCP system I'm working on. Before I give you all the schematics of this system, I'll let you know that my temporary fix is copying the 'stuff' on the timeline and pasting into a new sequence.
I smell corrupt media/fx but that's just my AVID bkgd chiming in.
Any help would be appreciated,
Tom

Yeah...I'll try that again but I had to move to another bay on Saturday because the slowness was just rediculous. They have XSAN/AJA systems here and i'm guessing this bay needs a fresh OS and FCS install...but, I can't wait for that.

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    Everyone,
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    Basically, I'd like to have some sort of script (or something) that allows me to click in one place and it triggers ALL 4 of the Final Cuts to start playing their videos in sync. Audio will only be monitored through 1 master Final Cut and play via a surround sound system.
    I did see "Virtual VTR Pro". WAY too expensive. It was about $10,000. I'm sure there's an easier way to do this...other than 4 people doing a countdown and simultaneously hitting play.
    I'm sure someone will mention "Automate", but keep in mind...4 machines simultaneously.

    Nice creative solution Travis
    To do this the OP might check out the teleport software below
    http://download.cnet.com/more-groupware/3000-2065_4-22339.html?tag=vtredir
    And there is an ehow posting to get two to work below.
    http://www.ehow.com/how2135941one-mouse-keyboard-using-teleport.html
    I've never tried to do this myself but this idea might be the trick.
    Message was edited because I decided to call Travis by his given name instead of Mr. Thrillcat

  • Why is Final Cut so slow to render in HDV

    I recently switched to a Mac Pro and FCP after being a PC & Premiere Pro user for years.
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    I have been asking around here about how many HDV streams I should be able to get without having to render and I can't get a straight answer. Also, I have almost never seen the 8-core system go above 50% CPU usage ..... with Apple software.
    So I did a test. I loaded Premiere Pro CS3 for the MAC and captured native HDV footage. I had a background video with 4 others shrunk down. Now I will say that PPro wanted me to render when I added the second stream but would still play it real time with no discernible change in video quality. After the fourth stream was added, I started to drop frames. I also saw the CPU usage would go up to about 60% for each core.
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    I repeated the exact same thing in FCP 6.01 and was quite disapointed (especially after just having spent $1200 on the software). Same exact thing took over 4 minutes to render.
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    Anyone else having issues like this? Is this just because the Adobe software is newer than the FCP software? I am really stumped by the lack of multi-core usage on FCP as compared to Adobe. I was certain that FCP would fly compared to PPro.
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    I experience problems with Pro Res on all systems (ie not just Final Cut) but it seems to me that Apple aren't all that interested in it as a format for finishing. I'm with Apple on this, I've been converting to ProRes on ingest (prior to that I was doing uncompressed or PhotoJPEG) and my machine (8 Core) flies through renders. HDV just *****. Simple as that. Capture your footage using the HDV-ProRes setting.
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  • Final Cut Express slow on iMac i7

    Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help me out with this issue I'm having with FCE.
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    Okay guys, I just found out something thats weird. The item properties I posted earlier were for one of my lower end HD clips.
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    is it possible I have my FCE set up incorrectly? I remember when I installed it, it asked me about choosing a certain format at the beginning. I think I chose the 720p option.
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    Oops, I just realized that I never mentioned, that I am using .mkv clips, for what it's worth.
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    Message was edited by: reznick

  • Final Cut Pro slowing down the entire computer - Help!

    I wonder if anyone can please help me.
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    (I don't know about you, but I had a shocking number of apps I downloaded, used for a few times and never used again. Forget installing these disused apps.)
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  • Final Cut Studio install problems

    Well I was thrilled to get Final Cut Studio 2, but cannot get the thing installed. Looking to do a 100% uninstall so I can start fresh
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  • G4 and Final Cut Express installation problems

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    HI Coyote,
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  • Final Cut Pro color problem

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  • Motion 5 to Final Cut 7 Import Problems

    Hello!
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  • Annoyed with JVC/Final Cut Pro import problem; will they ever fix this?

    Annoyed with Final Cut Pro JVC import problem; will they ever fix this?
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    I haven't heard of this JVC/FCP problem, so I can't comment on it. However, whoever shot the cutaways didn't do you, the editor, any favors.
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    But laying down only 5 to 6 seconds for a scene is wrong, IMO.

  • Differnet Final Cut system's outputting audio at different levels.

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    Tony Bullard wrote:
    I recently got a new Mac Pro to update my Final Cut rig.
    congratulations
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  • Final Cut 6.03 IMAC Issues

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  • Final Cut Pro 4:  Problems exporting video using QuickTime conversion

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