jcjcjc87 said:Hey Guys,
I didnt want to turn this into another Running FCP or not Debate...there are already heaps of those.
Put it this way when i get my Mac i will try FCP if it works...cool if it doesnt then its not the end of the world.
Back to my first post, not sure whether i should capture video straight to the laptop hard disk (5400rpm) or to an external HDD (7200rpm).
Thanks guys for your help
shazammy said:I have an iMac G5 2.0 ghz with 2.0 gigs of RAM that I bought last August (boy, it's a dinosaur now, right?). I edit on FCP (version 4.5), but before I got that program, I imported all of my footage into iMovie from the camera. I had to give the original tapes to someone in New York (I'm in LA) and won't see them again. What I've found is that if you import iMovie .dv files into FCP, they don't play well. They drop frames, and eventually freeze, while the audio continues to play. So, what I had to do to get around this (and this was a real pain) was "Export to Camera" from iMovie back onto the camera (like it was being shot again), and then reimport it BACK into FCP. What I want to know is, has that been fixed in subsequent versions of FCP? It was a real problem for me, and given that they are both Apple software, I thought they would play well together. For the record, I love the way iMovie imports video and slices it all up by your start/stop times. I haven't been able to get FCP (at least my version) to do that.
FF_productions said:Make sure your external drive is FIREWIRE, not sure if it's been completely mentioned to you. USB2 is not recomended for video editing, do yourself a favor and make sure you use firewire.
Read this:jcjcjc87 said:Why is a USB2 hard disk not recomended for digital video?
As i understand, USB2 runs at 480mbps and firewire runs at 400.
FireWire external hard drives generally have two FireWire ports. You can chain your deck/camera and FireWire hard drive with your computer. This will give you no trouble at all unless and until your hard drive is over 80 or 85% full. You won't get dropped frames. I used to do this with a 700MHz G3 iBook with Final Cut Pro 3 with no problems; anything newer than that can handle this arrangement too.jcjcjc87 said:Also if capturing video using firewire how can i use a firewire hdd if there is only one port?!?
That's a good plan.jcjcjc87 said:I am planning on using a 300GB 7200 HDD, most likely Western Digital in an external case.