Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 26, 2008 10:30AM)
VicariousTV
Hi all
Just got the Mac pro quad core. Started off with the factory 2gigs ram, recently got 4 more(6 gigs), working with Final Cut Studio 2(latest updates). ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics.
After a while of working, FCP slows down(thought it was a ram issue), compositing any psd/moving anything from one side of the screen to the other has a huge delay, can't figure it out!!! The only things that help(for a while), is if I dump the PRAM or restart(sometimes helps).
Can only think something went wrong when I was copying stuff over(from G5), suitcase fusion(powerPC app) is faulty(likes to slower down when working with text from Borris 3d) or a psd problem. Its not only in FCP, seen one or two glitches in the OS(slight).
Please Help!!!
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 26, 2008 10:52AM)
Ken Stone
Admin
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 26, 2008 11:13AM)
Ken Stone
Admin
How big are your PSD files?
--ken
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 26, 2008 07:18PM)
VicariousTV
I've trashed the FCP Prefs already, except for my custom layouts and buttons(think I trashed those in the begining, dumped them so many times). Not sure if I had to do those as well?
And my PSD files are not that big, +/-30mb at most but nothing my G5 wouldn't wizz through!
??
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 12:03AM)
ronny courtens
Hi Vicar,
Select Apple > About This Mac and check if you really have 6 GB RAM available and working. In More Info > Memory you can check if all your RAM sticks are OK. You might have a problematic RAM stick, which usually causes slowdown and crashes.
Best wishes,
Ronny
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 12:30AM)
VicariousTV
Thanks all!!! Think I've figured it out!!!
The stills cache setting in FCP was at 100%. So I set it back to 10%. Seems to make sense, soon I'll find out!
Thanks again!!
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 12:35AM)
ronny courtens
This surely makes sense.
Good luck and keep us posted on the result.
Best wishes,
Ronny
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 01:04AM)
VicariousTV
As soon as I sent that, it started doing it again!!!!!!! So I'm still stumped!!I've checked Apple > About This Mac. RAM is there, all OK!
????
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 01:13AM)
ronny courtens
Check all your PSDs in Photoshop.
Open each file, choose Image > Mode and check if ALL PSDs are in RGB mode. None of them should be CMYK.
Best wishes,
Ronny
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 01:32AM)
VicariousTV
All RGB.
Just dumped the prefs again, except dumped the .plist file aswell.
Thanks
Re: FCP runs slow after a while!!! please help
(June 27, 2008 01:37AM)
ronny courtens
Good idea. If this does not help, get back here and let's start from scratch.
Best wishes,
Ronny
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