rickdesigndad
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Dec 31, 2005, 11:06 PM
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Re: [bbalser] FCP Studio HD Authoring Problem
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Hello-
This post hasn't been responded to for some time, but I thought I would share my recent experiences with FCP & HDV in hopes that it might help someone also out there. I also fought with Final Cut Pro 5 with my new Sony HDR-FX1 camera - even though Apple pictured the camera prominently in their advertising and packaging. Because of this apparent support of the camera by Apple, as well as other numerous support options I kept running in to (and my tendency to think I'm at fault when I can't get something to work! ) I was sure that I had either a faulty camera or was just not getting something. To make matters worse, occasionally everything would just suddenly up and work perfectly - FCP would capture correctly (one of my largest problems), I could edit without horrific renders, and my output would be great. But was not the norm.
But then Final Cut Pro's update to 5.0.3 came out, and it was like a new program was delivered to my doorstep. Everything suddenly started working nearly perfectly. It was really nothing short of amazing. So my first bit of advice is to make sure your update. As of now, FPC is up to 5.0.4, and I would so strongly recommend updating, especially using HDV, as I feel strongly that they must have left some support options out of the initial offering.
My second bit of advice is to throw as much RAM at you machine as you can possibly afford. I have a PowerMac dual 2.7, and when I purchased it last year I ordered it with 1Gb. Since then I met someone who works for Apple & FCP and he suggested putting significantly larger amounts of RAM into any machine running Final Cup Pro, especially if you are using HDV. I have since installed 3Gb additional for a total of 4Gb, and I have seen a significant increase in performance - in all the DVD Studio Pro modules (Motion is almost tolerable now!  ).
So, I think that if you update and maybe add some additional memory, your experience might be better now than in the past. Remember, we are the trailblazers. In five years when everyone is doing HDV, it will be because of the hard work and trial and error of people like us who love what we're doing enough to put up with the sleepless nights reading tech and specs on the internet! Good luck - I think that the increase in quality and improved craftsmanship is worth the work.
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