IMac :: How Well Will The New 3.06 Run Final Cut Pro
Mar 4, 2009
How well will the new 24" 3.06 with a GT 130 run Final Cut Pro when dealing with HD footage?
If I remember correctly, FCP doesn't pull much resources from the gfx card, but that's just my memory, not factual knowledge that i'm pulling from. Currently, when working in FCP I have been working with Mac Pro's, but would like to have a Mac of my own that way I can get some work done when i'm at my house as well.
I work mostly with 1080i footage and most of my projects end up being anywhere from 30 seconds to about 45 minutes long.
I know that FCP asks for you to have 2 gb for HD and SD footage, then 4gb ram for uncompressed HD footage... the 3.06 comes with 4 gb, so i would think that to be a set deal... i'm just still kind of in a rut while making this decision.
Does anyone currently have a iMac (new or old) and do any type of video renders that can get to be lengthy? If so, how well does the iMac hold up?
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Sep 1, 2014
Every time I have tried to launch the update 10.1.3 it freezes on the info window at "Restoring window layout" with the rainbow wheel.
I have tried using Command-Option to reset the app, and trashed the Preferences when it asked. Same behavior.
I'm running system 10.9.4 on a 27-inch iMac.
Info:
Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Nov 17, 2009
I'd really love to get an i7 machine, but I simply do not have the space for such a big screen on my desk. Also, I kind of prefer having a 1920 by 1080 resolution display so as to view HD material at its native resolution without uprezzing. Drives me nuts, because I'd gladly spend $300 more for a 21.5 inch with an i5 or i7, but since I'm stuck looking at a C2D machine, I'd like to know how people who've had this CPU have found it to be for things like Final Cut and Aperture. Has anyone got any comments they can share?
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Jan 18, 2010
Well I have been following the HDD noise threads for awhile now, (since I to have a "hungry iMac") and was wondering what the final word was on the issue?
How did you guys get the issue resolved? Return and replace? HDD replacement at authorized repair location? Give up? Did it even get resolved?
So from what I can read, it seems the Seagate drive is the hungry one? Is the Western Digital any better? Or is the consensus that the 2TB one is better?
I personally don't think there is anything wrong (as in malfunctioning) with my machine...its just the rumbling noise is kinda irritating. I know my case is clear cut in my mind too...cause even before I read this forum, the first few times I heard mine I actually thought it was MY stomach growling. Then I came and read the threads and saw what was going on.
So, can it be fixed? For me to go through the hassle, I need to know that something other than simple exchange can be done to remedy...cause I personally think that will not do anything. I would be willing to bet and exchange (all things being equal) would do the same thing.
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Dec 3, 2014
I yesterday installed Yosemite and the previous version of Final Cut Pro does not work with it. When I try to install the latest version of Final Cut Pro from the purchased tab in the app store, I get the message: "Final Cut can't be installed on this computer because it requires at least 4 GB of memory". When I go to the storage tab in "About This Mac", it shows that I have 154.49 GB free of 319.21 GB.
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iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
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May 19, 2010
We are planning on getting the iMac 27" i7 with 8 gig of ram. We have a lot of HD DV tapes that we would like to put on to DVD to share with family and were wondering if iMovie would work or if we should upgrade to Final Cut Express 4.
With all the talk about Apple upgrading the iMacs, should we wait or should we go ahead purchase. We heard they might be upgrading the graphics on the iMac
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Dec 2, 2014
I am trying to import a library of my Mac Book Pro to My Imac (FCPX 10.1.3).
When I try to open it in my iMac, all the clips are ok in the browser but the project is not working, see image ....
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Sep 16, 2010
I want to capture about 30 hours of DV tapes from my camcorder using Final Cut Express on my new iMac and was hoping to find the optimum configuration for doing so.
I'm using the Firewire port to connect to the camcorder. So then the question is: which hard disk to use for the capture scratch? Since the iMac has only one Firewire port, and that's used for the camcorder, the only choices are the internal Serial ATA 7200 rpm drive and an external drive connected via USB 2.0.
I wanted to avoid using the internal drive because it's the system drive and especially to avoid the significant internal heat build-up, but when I connect a 7200 rpm Seagate FreeAgent disk via USB, I'm consistently getting dropped frames.
So I've resorted to using the internal drive for now, and when I'm done, I may copy/move them off to the external drive, but I still would prefer to capture directly to the external drive (without the dropped frames though).
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Apr 24, 2008
Problem with Final Cut Express on iMac This message appears:
I have iMac 2.4 Ghz, 4 GB Ram - Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2
ATI Radeon 2600 HD Pro with 256 MB
Type: PCIe X16
Configuration error
This software requires certain hardware or software which is missing. *AGP graphic card.
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Sep 25, 2009
Was the ATi the mobility part? What were the perf numbers in games and such? Can someone provide links to the better posts? (lots of chaffe in my search so I figure someone has a better clue than me
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Jun 3, 2010
first time poster; I've recently acquired a iMac(8,1) and I was hoping to use it to edit video footage. I'm debating whether I should purchase Final Cut Studio. I was told it wouldn't really be worth it unless the graphics card was Dedicated as opposed to Integrated.
I'm not sure if the computers powerful enough to run studio - or perhaps just Final Cut Pro. The Graphics card is a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT. Is this graphics card sufficient to run Final Cut studio?
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May 9, 2012
Looking for the way to install my purchased copy of final cut pro x onto another Imac that I have at home. The app is not showing up in my account to access. Shows that I purchased it and the date, but no app. It is currently installed on my Mac Book Pro. No problems there.
Info:
Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Dec 2, 2014
Can I use my external HD camcorder to capture live footage in FCPX using imac.
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iMac
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Sep 4, 2014
When I'm importing some file with optimized media, it is create in many different folders referent another jobs that haven't any relation with job about media that I'm importing. So, I need to manage it to save in the right location according to media subject.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), FCPX 10.1.3
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Jun 24, 2014
Will LiveType work on Mavericks?
Will Final Cut Express work on Mavericks?
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Jan 8, 2011
will my 13" 2010 MBP run Final Cut Pro 7
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May 18, 2012
thinking of purchasing 13 inch Macbook air. Will it run finalcut ?
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Jun 5, 2012
How much RAM does Final Cut Pro 7 use? Is 4 GB RAM enough for using FCP 7?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 25, 2007
I just received a new MacBook Pro for Christmas (very excited) and I had the Apple Production Suite for my old PowerBook G4. I just got finished installing Final Cut Pro 4.5 on the new MacBook Pro and now it will not work. When I try to open the application a message pops up on the screen reading:
"Configuration error
This software requires certain hardware or software which is missing.
-AGP Graphics Card"
Now if I'm not mistaken the older version of Final Cut Pro is supposed to work with the new MacBook Pros even though their internals are different. If I'm wrong, then I have a bit of a problem. Have any of you had this problem or similar ones? I'm just wondering what I can do to fix it, I should also note that LiveType and Soundtrack are working fine, it's just Final Cut Pro.
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Dec 27, 2007
I just got 3.5 for christmas, I haven't opened it, but then saw that 4 is available. Is it worth returning 3.5 for 4?
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Aug 24, 2010
dear forumer i really need your help on this one, below is my problems:
system : 4 x Power Mac G5(running snow leopard 10.6.4)
Storage : IQ 36000x
software : Final Cut Pro ver 7.0.2
problems:
1 .Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 1 FCP � Video and Audio is OK
2.Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 1 FCP and another FCP is exporting clips to Isilon � Both FCP video and audio is jerking.
3.Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 2 FCP � Both FCP video and audio is jerking, but when pause 1 FCP playback another one runs smoothly, and when start to play again the jerking also start to occur
4.All this mess happened after i upgrade from 10.6.3
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Oct 20, 2010
After converting my mod file to mp4 then uploading it to final cut pro the quality is really bad and jumpy.
I used MPEG streamclip... The quality is good after the mod - mp4 conversion it's only after i import it to final cut pro that the quality becomes really bad.
I don't have this problem when i am importing other files just the mod-mp4 converted ones.
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Sep 17, 2006
can someone tell me an easy way to get rid of Final Cut Pro 5.1 on my Computer. I install it yesturday but the files was huge and I'm not planning to use it yet. There is no uninstaller, and I got all this QMaster and LiveType install witht eh FInal Cut Pro as well. So yeah it's quite a mess now. I'm deleting 1 one 1 searching through folder but I don't think I get rid of everything. Wish there is a uninstaller for this.
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Nov 19, 2006
is it possible to work with final cut pro on Powermac g4 1,25 ghz.2x with 80+80 gig hard??i going to buy that,and don't know if it's worth!
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Mar 8, 2008
Does anyone use a MBP for video editing or do you find it much more easier on a desktop?
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Feb 24, 2009
I have a problem digitising footage into final cut from my Sony HD 1080i/mini DV camera.
It used to work ok, albeit with some rendering issues.I had it set to the HD settings. Suddenly it stopped working I have tried adjusting the audio visual settings, using several different types. The only one i could get it to communicate on was DV50 pal 48Hz anamorphic.But it stops digitising after 3/4 sec and says there is a problem with my source tape.
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Mar 6, 2009
I have my firewire connected to my camera but I am not sure what to click in order to import my videos. I know nothing about technical terms and stuff so I used Imovie but i don't have that anymore. How do I do this on FCP?
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Apr 9, 2009
I have looked around and can't find any guides for my particular needs, so maybe someone here can advise me. I am a teacher and would like to make little instructional podcasts that include still images of a process and some narration over them. I need to be able to control how long to make the still images last on screen so that they fit the narration.I also want to know the best way to package it/export it so that it can be emailed or played on mobile phones.
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Apr 24, 2009
Will Final Cut Studio 2 run on my 13.3 inch 2.6 ghz Alum Macbook?
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May 26, 2009
I tried to use Final Cut Express Hd for the first time. I have a bunch of .mp4 files created with a Flip Mino HD camera (H264). I tried to import them in FCE, but I always get the UNRENDERED message on the Canvas window when I try to play it on the timeline. I know has something to do with the settings I put on the "Easy Setup" thing, but I tried everything and it's not working. How can I solve this? And what is the best way to work with those kind of HD files?
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