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FCP X: Avoid Lion Slowdowns
William Hohauser contributes an article solving sluggish FCP X performance in Lion.
FCP X: Manage Events and Projects
This article explains how Final Cut Pro X handles Events and Projects. It explains where they are stored and how you can make them active, or inactive.
FCP X: Fixing Update Problems
If you are having problems updating FCP X from version 10.0.0 to 10.0.3, read this article.
Using the Activity Monitor
The Activity Monitor in OS X is one of those unsung utilities that I find indispensable. It allows you to look inside five key areas of your computer to tell you what’s going on. Best of all, you can’t hurt anything using it – because its simply a monitor.
More Render Space Needed
Are you getting the “render error: insufficient disk space” message? You just need to create more free space on your hard disk by deleting files you don’t need.
Problems with Soundtrack Pro
Soundtrack Pro suffers from the same problem as Final Cut Pro – both applications can only access 4 GB of RAM.
FCP X: Improving Performance
Improve the performance of your Final Cut Pro X system, and some common trouble-shooting tips.
Os X Lion Is Now Shipping — What Editors Need To Know
The latest version of OS X — Lion — is now shipping. While many people are excited, I recommend taking a cautious approach to upgrading any systems that you depend upon for editing.
FCP 7: Where To Put Scratch Disks
Using multiple drives for media is an EXCELLENT technique. Final Cut fully supports it.
Hot News: New Thunderbolt Technology From Apple (and Intel)
For people pushing pixels (or waveforms) Thunderbolt is a high-speed, data storage birthday present.
Working With Blu-Ray Discs on a Mac Pro
If Blu-ray Discs are in your future as a Mac Pro user, you need to read this report from Michael Powles on installing a Blu-ray burner in a Mac.
A Quick Note on Archiving
I am advocating LTO-5 tape drives for archive and backup of our Final Cut Pro media. However, I still have not gotten this unit to work on my MacPro.
