Render Times on FCP Not Accurate?
Hi, <- My casual Greeting
Hopefully there are a few video editors out there on the forum... cause this one is program specific....
So I have been an avid Final Cut Pro guy for the last 4 years. I love the program.... I can work very easily in it but recently I got a new job in which I have been using both FCP and Adobe Premier.
Here is my issue... I have been using files that come in as MPEG 2 and have been using MPEG Streamclip to convert them over to a ProRes file for FCP. From FCP I have had to export them into 3 formats
1. Mpeg 4 (the file format our website takes)
2. FLV (Format for online video sites)
3. QuickTime (XDCAM) for our tricaster
The last week I have been using FCP and my render times have been (for a 5 min clip)
1. Mpeg 1 hour+
2. FLV 20 min+
3. QuickTime (XDCAM) 1 hour +
Yesterday I was told to use Premier as my boss uses Premier on a regualr basis and I assured him that the times would be the same as FCP is a Mac native program and that Premier was made to work on a mac but is essentially a PC program (I am eating my words now)...
I redid the renders on the same file...
On premier the render times were
1. Mpeg 30+ min
2. FLV 12 min
3. QuickTime (XDCAM) 40 min
Why is this? Do I just have something really messed up in my settings that FCP is not rendering quickly and Premier is? I would hate to have to hop over to Premier... I enjoy using FCP way to much.
The other question I have is why are FCP render times not accurate...
The renders will start saying 5 min then 10 then an hour etc.... and the time will not be accurate. If it says 5 min it may go for an hour... or if it says an hour it may just complete while still telling me I have an hour to wait.
Adobe Premier, right off the bat, will tell me the frame it is on and the percent and time left... almost to the T.
If possible... please help me get my fcp back on the right track.
Tim
Rendering can be much faster if you have a multi core intel Mac and you use Qmaster with Quick Clusters.
Here's how.
Set up Quick Clusters in Qmaster. (A description of how to do this is in the manual and also can be found in the Qmaster forum here in the Apple discussions as well as out on the web.)
Export your sequence from FCP using "current settings". (Do NOT use Quicktime Conversion!)
Open up Compressor and submit your file. Add the three output elements.
Submit the file and click "use unmanaged services"
Go have a cup of coffee while all the cores chug away at things. I guarantee it will be faster than the way you are currently exporting (if you aren't using clusters)
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try
Statement st = dbcon.createStatement();
String cmd = "INSERT INTO users (Name, Age, Time_Taken, Rating, Mouse_Movement,Shape_and_Size, Shape_Colour) VALUES ('" + name + "' , " + age + " , '" + tick + "' , '" + rate+"','"+ mouse+"','"+ shapeChoice+"','"+ colourChoice+"');";
//creates a SQL statement and executes it
st.executeUpdate(cmd);
st.close();//close the statement
} catch (Exception eDA)
eDA.printStackTrace();
private void showData()
// pretend this takes awhile -> 3 seconds (count)
new Thread(new Runnable()
public void run()
String results = "";
int count = 0;
boolean journeyOn = true;
while(journeyOn && count < 3)
try
Thread.sleep(1000);
catch(InterruptedException ie)
System.err.println("show interrupt: " + ie.getMessage());
journeyOn = false;
results += count++ + ", ";
infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(true);
}).start();
class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
RT host;
Timer timer;
Shape shape, xformed;
int x, y, dx, dy;
public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
timer = new Timer(-20, this);
host = rt;
/* if (rt.flagspeed==1)
timer = new Timer(-20, this);
else if (rt.flagspeed==2)
timer = new Timer(20, this);
else if (rt.flagspeed==3)
timer = new Timer(100, this);
//change speed here******************************
x = 0;//0
y = 0;//0
dx =2;//2
dy = 3;//3
//setBackground(Color.pink);
addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
int w = getWidth();
int h = getHeight();
if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
return;
checkBoundries(w,h);
x += dx;
y += dy;
repaint();
private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
Insets insets = getInsets();
if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
dx *= -1;
if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
dy *= -1;
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
if (RT.flag==1)
{g2.setPaint(Color.red);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==2)
{g2.setPaint(Color.blue);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==3)
{g2.setPaint(Color.green);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==4)
{g2.setPaint(Color.yellow);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==5)
{g2.setPaint(Color.orange);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==6)
{g2.setPaint(Color.black);// changed colour here***************************
xfoI'm (being lazy and) using the older RT app posted on your last thread. I removed the
TimeNow timer from the RT class and used System.currentTimeMillis (as you requested) to
determine the elapsed time during the animation (see "startTest", "stop" and
"movingObject" methods). Also changed the DecimalFormat to NumberFormat and set the
"maximumFractionDigits" to "2" so it will truncate the fraction to two digits (more simple
than before). Made arrangements for the ShapeMovingPanel class to update the
"timerJTextField" during the animation (RT.updateTime method).
The MouseMotionListener is causing the animation to appear jerky and uneven. The
"mouseMoved" method is very busy while the mouse is moving. You might consider recording
the "mousePressed" events instead of the "mouseMoved" events, ie, the events where the user
is attempting to click inside the moving shape. It would allow the app to be more
responsive and might eliminate the uneven motion of the animating shape.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class RT extends JFrame implements MouseMotionListener
//declares a number of swing componets to be used for the JFrame
private JTextArea infoJTextArea;
private JPanel showJPanel, startJPanel, helpJPanel, resultsJPanel;
private JLabel de4JLabel, de3JLabel, mainTitleJLabel, nameJLabel, ageJLabel,
deJLabel, de1JLabel, de2JLabel, timeJLabel,nameResultJLabel,
ageResultJLabel, timeResultsJLabel, ratingJLabel;
private JTextField nameJTextField, ageJTextField,nameResultJTextField,
ageResultsJTextField, timeResultsJTextField, ratingJTextField;
private JButton exitJButton, showJButton, loginJButton, startTestJButton,
tempObjectJButton;
private JScrollPane scroll;;
// creates and sets up a number of varibles to be used by the class
private long startTime;
private long endTime;
public int timeLimit = 0;
public int age;
public String name;
private JTextField timerJTextField;
ShapeMovingPanel testJPanel;
NumberFormat timeDec;
Random seed;
Shape shape;
Shape[] shapes = {
new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 30, 75, 25),
new Ellipse2D.Double(175, 125, 50, 50),
new Ellipse2D.Double(90, 100, 75, 35)
public RT()
timeDec = NumberFormat.getInstance();
timeDec.setMaximumFractionDigits(2);
seed = new Random();
shape = shapes[0];
createUserInterface();
private void createUserInterface()
Container contentPane = getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout( null );
// set up infoJTextField
infoJTextArea = new JTextArea();
infoJTextArea.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170 );
infoJTextArea.setEditable( false);
infoJTextArea.setText("\n Welcome to the reaction testing program, this " +
"program is designed to test your reactions in a \n"+
" number of different situations.\n"+"\n Please " +
"enter your name and age, or select show previous results.");
contentPane.add( infoJTextArea );
scroll = new JScrollPane(infoJTextArea);
scroll.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170 );
contentPane.add( scroll );
startJPanel = new JPanel();
startJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
startJPanel.setBorder(
new TitledBorder( "WELCOME -PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME AND AGE:" ) );
startJPanel.setLayout( null );
contentPane.add( startJPanel );
//sets up a JPanel
mainTitleJLabel = new JLabel();
mainTitleJLabel.setIcon( new ImageIcon( "title.png" ) );
mainTitleJLabel.setBounds( 30, 10, 520, 170 );
mainTitleJLabel.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
startJPanel.add( mainTitleJLabel );
//creates a newJLabel
nameJLabel= new JLabel();
nameJLabel.setBounds( 52, 200, 70, 35 );
nameJLabel.setText("Name:");
startJPanel.add( nameJLabel);
//creates a new JTextField
nameJTextField = new JTextField();
nameJTextField.setBounds( 130, 200, 300, 24 );
startJPanel.add( nameJTextField );
//creates a newJLabel
ageJLabel = new JLabel();
ageJLabel.setBounds( 52, 245, 100, 35 );
ageJLabel.setText("Age:");
startJPanel.add( ageJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
ageJTextField = new JTextField();
ageJTextField.setBounds( 130, 245, 300, 24 );
startJPanel.add( ageJTextField );
//creates a JButton
loginJButton = new JButton();
loginJButton.setBounds( 440, 200, 90, 24 );
loginJButton.setText( "Login" );
loginJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
startJPanel.add( loginJButton );
loginJButton.setEnabled(true);
loginJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
// not necessary to pass events to these methods...
Login(); // calls the Login method
//creates a JButton
showJButton = new JButton();
showJButton.setBounds( 200, 320, 180, 24 );
showJButton.setText( "Show previous results" );
showJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
startJPanel.add( showJButton );
showJButton.setEnabled(true);
showJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
showData(); // calls the showData method
//sets up a JPanel
showJPanel = new JPanel();
showJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
showJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder( "PREVIOUS RESULTS:" ) );
showJPanel.setLayout( null );
contentPane.add( showJPanel );
//sets up a JPanel
helpJPanel = new JPanel();
helpJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
helpJPanel.setBorder(
new TitledBorder( "HELP DETAILS:" ) );
helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
//creates a newJLabel
deJLabel= new JLabel();
deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
deJLabel.setText("Details:");
contentPane.add( deJLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds( 25, 100, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("You are about to start the reaction test, when you " +
"press the start button it will begin.");
helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds(160, 145, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("Simply catch the moving item and click.");
helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de2JLabel= new JLabel();
de2JLabel.setBounds( 20, 380, 70, 35 );
de2JLabel.setText("Details:");
helpJPanel.add( de2JLabel);
//creates a JButton
startTestJButton = new JButton();
startTestJButton.setBounds( 185, 205, 180, 60 );
startTestJButton.setText( "START" );
startTestJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
helpJPanel.add( startTestJButton );
startTestJButton.setEnabled(true);
startTestJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
startTest();
//sets up an animation panel
testJPanel = new ShapeMovingPanel(this);
testJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
testJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Click the moving object:"));
testJPanel.setLayout( null );
testJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( testJPanel );
// this is causing the animation to appear uneven
// you can try the app with and without this to see
// testJPanel.addMouseMotionListener(this);
//creates a newJLabel
timeJLabel = new JLabel();
timeJLabel.setBounds( 440, 330, 100, 35 );
timeJLabel.setText("Time:");
testJPanel.add( timeJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
timerJTextField = new JTextField();
timerJTextField.setBounds( 480, 335, 60, 24 );
timerJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(timeLimit));
timerJTextField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER );
timerJTextField.setEditable(false);
timerJTextField.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
testJPanel.add( timerJTextField );
resultsJPanel = new JPanel();
resultsJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
resultsJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:"));
resultsJPanel.setLayout( null );
resultsJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( resultsJPanel );
de3JLabel= new JLabel();
de3JLabel.setBounds(20, 200, 530, 35 );
de3JLabel.setText("Below is also the movements you made with your mouse, " +
"you may exit the program now.");
resultsJPanel.add( de3JLabel);
de4JLabel= new JLabel();
de4JLabel.setBounds(135, 245, 530, 35 );
de4JLabel.setText("Thank you for trying the Reaction Testing program");
resultsJPanel.add( de4JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
nameResultJLabel= new JLabel();
nameResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 55, 50, 35 );
nameResultJLabel.setText("Name:");
resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJLabel);
//creates a new JTextField
nameResultJTextField = new JTextField();
nameResultJTextField.setBounds( 140, 55, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJTextField );
nameResultJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
ageResultJLabel = new JLabel();
ageResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 90, 100, 35 );
ageResultJLabel.setText("Age:");
resultsJPanel.add( ageResultJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
ageResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
ageResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 90, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( ageResultsJTextField );
ageResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
timeResultsJLabel = new JLabel();
timeResultsJLabel.setBounds( 62, 125, 100, 35 );
timeResultsJLabel.setText("Time taken:");
resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
timeResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
timeResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 125, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJTextField );
timeResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
ratingJLabel = new JLabel();
ratingJLabel.setBounds( 62, 160, 100, 35 );
ratingJLabel.setText("Your Rating:");
resultsJPanel.add( ratingJLabel );
ratingJTextField = new JTextField();
ratingJTextField.setBounds( 140, 160, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( ratingJTextField );
ratingJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a JButton
exitJButton = new JButton();
exitJButton.setBounds( 235, 310, 90, 24 );
exitJButton.setText( "Exit" );
exitJButton.setBackground( Color.WHITE );
resultsJPanel.add( exitJButton );
exitJButton.setEnabled(true);
exitJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when exitJButton is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
System.exit(0); //closes the programme
}); // end anonymous inner class
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
System.exit(0);
// set properties of application's window
setTitle( "Reaction Tester - CMT3991" ); // set JFrame's title bar string
//setSize( 1280,995 ); // set width and height of JFrame
setSize( 608, 650 ); // set width and height of JFrame
setVisible( true ); // display JFrame on screen
//** set up of method main */
public static void main( String[] args )
RT application = new RT();
application.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
} // end method main
private void Login()
try
name = nameJTextField.getText();
age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(false);
helpJPanel.setVisible(true);
infoJTextArea.setText("\n Welcome "+name+" you will soon know how " +
"fast your reactions are");
catch (NumberFormatException exception)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,
"There is either a blank field or a number hasn't been entered",
"Input Type error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
//shows this is something has been entered wrong
private void startTest()
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
shape = shapes[seed.nextInt(shapes.length)];
testJPanel.setShape(shape);
testJPanel.setVisible(true);
testJPanel.start();
startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
infoJTextArea.setText("");
* called by animation panel after shape is clicked
public void stop()
endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
movingObject();
* called by timer actionPerformed in ShapeMovingPanel
public void updateTime()
long timeNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
double elapsed = (timeNow - startTime)/1000.0;
timerJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsed));
* this will compete with your animation
* ie, it will slow it down or make it appear jerky
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse moved", e);
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse dragged", e);
void saySomething(String eventDescription, MouseEvent e)
infoJTextArea.append(eventDescription
+ " (" + e.getX() + "," + e.getY() + ")");
infoJTextArea.setCaretPosition(infoJTextArea.getDocument().getLength());
private void movingObject()
testJPanel.setVisible(false);
resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
double elapsedTime = (endTime - startTime)/1000.0;
timeLimit = (int)elapsedTime;
timeResultsJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsedTime)+" seconds");
String mouse = infoJTextArea.getText();
String tick = timeDec.format(elapsedTime);
try
// create a file called welch.txt
final FileWriter outputFile = new FileWriter(name+".txt", true);
final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
// converts data to a formatted string
final PrintWriter printstream = new PrintWriter(outputBuffer);
printstream.println("The person's name is: "+name);
printstream.println("There age is: "+age);
printstream.println("Time taken: "+tick+" seconds");
printstream.println("The mouse moved as follows: "+mouse);
//states what needs to be printed to the new file
printstream.close(); // closes teh printstream
catch(IOException eio)
//catchs the IO exception
if(timeLimit<5)
ratingJTextField.setText("Thierry Henry");
if(timeLimit>5)
ratingJTextField.setText("Average");
if(timeLimit>10)
ratingJTextField.setText("You gotta be fat or something");
if(timeLimit>20)
ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
String rate=ratingJTextField.getText();
private void showData()
// String results = "";
// infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(true);
class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
RT host;
Timer timer;
Shape shape, xformed;
int x, y, dx, dy;
public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
host = rt;
timer = new Timer(25, this);
x = 0;
y = 0;
dx = 2;
dy = 3;
setBackground(Color.pink);
addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
int w = getWidth();
int h = getHeight();
if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
return;
checkBoundries(w,h);
x += dx;
y += dy;
repaint();
// update RT.timerJTextField
host.updateTime();
private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
Insets insets = getInsets();
if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
dx *= -1;
if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
dy *= -1;
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
g2.setPaint(Color.red);
xformed = at.createTransformedShape(shape);
g2.draw(xformed);
public void start()
if(!timer.isRunning())
timer.start();
public void setShape(Shape s)
shape = s;
Rectangle r = shape.getBounds();
x = r.x;
y = r.y;
repaint();
private class ShapeTender extends MouseAdapter
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
if(xformed.contains(e.getPoint()))
timer.stop();
host.stop();
} -
Render Times Slow on iMac Core i7 Quad
Is there any way to speed up export and render times in FCP? Right now only 30% of my processor gets used.
I have a cluster made for encoding via Compressor, but wasn't sure if there was a way to get the most out of my processor while in FCP.
On a side note, can't wait for the 64-bit version.I understand that this post was answered over a month ago, but the way that I understand to speed up FinalCut Pro is when you render with compressor, you have to setup multiple instances of Compressor using Qmaster. Look at this guide for more help: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/usingcompressor_with_multiplecores.html
However, with Final Cut Express Compressor isn't available, so you can render out in to ProRes 422 or Apple Intermediate Codec to create your "master" file, then use a utility that is multiple processor aware such as MpegStreamClip to re-compress out to your final format. This process actually works pretty well using Final Cut Pro, Studio and Express, so this is the method that I use most of the time. -
High sampling rate is not accurate
Dear alls,
Any one know why the time loop is not accurate at defined period at the RealTime Trace Viewer ? In figure of VI, I set the period for the time loop is 250 us, but when I analyze in Real time Trace Viewer, it shows the real period time about 676 us. That means my data acquisition will be sampled in wrong sampling rate.
Could you give me some explane, please? And how can I solve this problem? I tested this code with MyRIO board.
Best Regards,
Kiencrossrulz wrote:
Why do you have a wait in your timed loop? The point of the Timed Loop is to state the loop rate.
??? Bigger problems than that! Why do you have any timing other that the TASK timing? And really, The task timing is most likely the loop rate.
Can you post your actual VI? I suspect something else is happening here that we cannot see (configurations, channels used, etc).
And a snip of the Task needs posting -
FCP 7.01 Render times 5-6 times longer than FCP 6
I just upgraded to 7.01. I am doing the same job I was doing last week. Exactly the same. The week with 7.01 render times are approximately 5-6 times longer. How can that be possible? I have FC Studio, can I go back to version 6 just for FCP? I'm amazed because FCP 7 has been out for months. Isn't everyone else seeing the same problem??
I work to complete the same day. So render times increasing means that I can't work with FCP 7! Does anyone know if Apple are going to solve this problem asap?
The sequence is Prores 422, various media in the sequence: H.264, Prores, graphics.. but the point is that last week with FCP 6 it was 5-6 times faster! I've been working with FCP fro years. There is no doubt in my mind that the render jobs are exactly the same but FCP 7 is rendering them 5-6 times slower..I have not had a similar experience but I do always follow these two rules whenever I upgrade.
1) Do not upgrade during the middle of a project.
2) Do a clean install, don't just upgrade the software.
I presume you have double checked that your sequence settings are correct? It could be a corrupt file and you should be able to determine if one particular file is the problem. You may have to render sections or single clips in your sequence to do this.
You may also want to consider that H.264 is not a recommended edit format. It is a deliverable format. I realize more cameras are shooting it and many people claim success while editing with it but there are numerous posts on Creative Cow and other sites that do not recommend doing it. They recommend converting it to ProRes or some other format. -
Audio only render time takes forever??? not usually
Usually the rendering of a clip audio takes moments, then whereever I move it on the timeline it doesnt require re- rendering time. but today thats not the case. Long render time, and if I move the clip, I must re- render it again??? help! I bought 2 more gigs of ram. It also gave me a general error, and an "out of memory" once. Maybe its just a setting hopefully. tried it both on a version of 4.1 and HD 4.5 same issue. Also cant capture straight from my camera without it stuttering, and then audio going out of sync.
Hi, FCP 4.5 is not compatible with OS 10.4.9 -- you will need to downgrade to 10.4.8 or lower (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305284)
Also, are you sure the movie format your rendering is a quicktime file and not .dv/avi/etc. I've run into those same errors when working with other formats that are not native quicktime. -
Not wanting my external drives to spin down every ten minutes (actually eight minutes), I reset the the disk sleep interval with the sudo pmset command or with TextWrangler. Oddly enough, I found that this works but is not accurate. Setting the time for 30 minutes would allow my disks to spin down after only 23 minutes. At a 60 minute setting, they would spin down in about 44 minutes. They seem to spin down anywhere from 70% to 80% of the value set. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone know why?
Not wanting my external drives to spin down every ten minutes (actually eight minutes), I reset the the disk sleep interval with the sudo pmset command or with TextWrangler. Oddly enough, I found that this works but is not accurate. Setting the time for 30 minutes would allow my disks to spin down after only 23 minutes. At a 60 minute setting, they would spin down in about 44 minutes. They seem to spin down anywhere from 70% to 80% of the value set. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone know why?
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Is this normal render time for an FCP Project?
I'm trying to determine if i have underlying problems with the computer or something else, because this seemed like a very long time to render.
system config:
G5 2 X 2.5 GHz procs
2.5 G RAM
Raedon 9800 XT - 256 MB VRAM
50Gigs available storage space on the internal drive
Final Cut version 5.0.4
OSX 10.4.4
Project properties:
5 layers
bottom layer: animated quicktime movie
next layer: animated qt movie, with softwipe filter
next layer: Live type imported file: 5 lines of text, with "fade on" effect"
next layer: Live type effect with 3 words, with "horiz blur" effect
top layer: photoshop image.. basically a Lower third graphic, that is 720 X 480, one layer
No audio.. and none of the layers have any kind of keyframe motions whatsoever
18 seconds long
Output: 720 X 480 DV
Total render time: 6 minutes
It seems like since i went from FCP 4 to 5, the render times have inflated... or am i crazy..
thanksIf you're adding any Motion tab effects and your sequence is set to 'Best Motion Filtering Quality', then you can expect render times to be a bit longer than with FCP4. I don't think it's a big jump, though, but I might be wrong about that.
FCP4 used motion filtering quality that is now equivalent to FCP5's 'Fastest Motion Filtering Quality'.
Except for that, you probably just crazy . . . and welcome to the asylum. -
Final Cut Studio 2 Render Times Exponetianlly Greater
Used to have Final Cut Studio, loved it, render times were very reasonable, I upgraded 2 weeks ago to Final Cut Studio 2 and the render times are not outrageous. What used to take 5-10 minutes to render is 3 hours or so. Am I missing something?
Everyone who is experiencing this should report it to FCP Feedback. You can find that in the Final Cut Pro menu within FCP, or here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html -
Looong render times with motion templates
I've been a big advocate for FCPX as there are a lot of great features but there are some things that are just killing me, no.1 render time.
I'm working on some simple presentation edits using motion templates I have built in motion 5 and published to fcpx. The templates all consist of a single dropbox for video with a type field for test messages next to it. These are against a flat white rectangle used to reflect (similar to the coverflow but against a white background) and a subtle camera sweep has been added so it slowly turns from one side to the other by 30 degrees. Each of these is 10 seconds long.
I chop up my imported movie on the timeline (untouched by grade/fx/retiming) and add the template to each of the chopped clips. I then select each applied template in the timeline and use the video well to select the clip below it for the dropzone. I add my text. That's all good. I now have a timeline approx 3 minutes long consisting of these motion graphics templates.
Now, if I chose to either render or export a QT with timeline settings, estimated time is 8 - 9 hrs (I have tried both) I left a 3:30 project exporting last night at 11:45. It finished at 9:00AM.
That is just unacceptable. It is irritating because the functionality of building the sequences in FCPX far outweighs what FCP 7 is capable of but the so-called "renderless" abilities of FCPX
are making life ****.
I use Event Manager X to turn off everything I am not using except the individual project. I have reset preferences in Preference Manager to see if that helps. I have purged using terminal. I have my clips on an external firewire 800 HD. I have no other software running. I accept I need a more powerful Mac - I'm using a 2009 3 Ghz Intel Core Duo iMac with 6gig ram using Lion 10.7.2 and FCPX 10.0.2 but 9 hours for a 3:30 clip?
Any suggestions for where I can cut down on render time are appreciated. The source clip for the video for the dropzones and the final exported presentation movie are HD ProRes.
CheersThe situation you describe does not seem normal. It should not take nearly that long to render and export your 3:30 movie. Considering that your mac is not one of the most recent vintage, and your are editing in full HD, one could expect it to take a bit of time, but nothing like this.
In the way of troubleshooting, you could try and export just one of these 10 second segments.
I have no way of knowing for sure, but I guess that it might export in a much more reasonable amount of time.
I suspect that memory may be running scarce, which, as has been repeatedly mentioned in these fora, is a problem affecting many of us using FCP X under Lion. You mentioned you used "purge" in the Terminal, but in such a long render you might have had to do it repeatedly...
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