Hello and thanks for your time
Just bought the latest and greatest iMac (27"), i7 3.5, 16gig ram, 4 gig video...the top of the top. Video card compliant with Final Cut X
I edit with latest Final Cut. All my files are on external drives
I migrated FROM a dual core 2011 Mac Mini that was just slow (you can imagine) particularly when playing a video in the timeline (say 2 hours, multiple things and text going on), playback would stutter and be slow getting going. Activity monitor had all 4 threads maxed when rendering or exporting.
So you would think that what I bought would be far and away sufficient.
Turns out I am experiencing the same issues. Slow starting playback from anywhere in the timeline. 5 seconds of playback and the video gets choppy and audio cuts (like dropped frames type thing). Switch to Safari for a second and then back and I get the beach ball for 20+ seconds
I only edit pro-res 422 files. 59.94 frames a second. My project files are on one LaCie D2 drive connected via thunderbolt. All my ray video files are on a separate LaCie D2 drive(s) connected via firewire.
Activity Monitor levels barely reach 15% on all 8 threads.
I have searched and searched, done some file structure changes, but nothing seems to help. I would think the iMac would handle just about anything I throw at it.
Any thoughts? It's bad enough that I wouldn't have a client over my shoulder while editing. It feels like (speed and performance wise) it's no different than the mac mini.
Again, your time is appreciated
Just bought the latest and greatest iMac (27"), i7 3.5, 16gig ram, 4 gig video...the top of the top. Video card compliant with Final Cut X
I edit with latest Final Cut. All my files are on external drives
I migrated FROM a dual core 2011 Mac Mini that was just slow (you can imagine) particularly when playing a video in the timeline (say 2 hours, multiple things and text going on), playback would stutter and be slow getting going. Activity monitor had all 4 threads maxed when rendering or exporting.
So you would think that what I bought would be far and away sufficient.
Turns out I am experiencing the same issues. Slow starting playback from anywhere in the timeline. 5 seconds of playback and the video gets choppy and audio cuts (like dropped frames type thing). Switch to Safari for a second and then back and I get the beach ball for 20+ seconds
I only edit pro-res 422 files. 59.94 frames a second. My project files are on one LaCie D2 drive connected via thunderbolt. All my ray video files are on a separate LaCie D2 drive(s) connected via firewire.
Activity Monitor levels barely reach 15% on all 8 threads.
I have searched and searched, done some file structure changes, but nothing seems to help. I would think the iMac would handle just about anything I throw at it.
Any thoughts? It's bad enough that I wouldn't have a client over my shoulder while editing. It feels like (speed and performance wise) it's no different than the mac mini.
Again, your time is appreciated