Final Cut Pro - Keep Size Down

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Final Cut does not like really LARGE projects. Here are tips to manage things better.

As your Final Cut Project grows in size, certain editing functions can slow down. This is normally the result of either too many clips, or using clips with long durations (or sub-clips created from clips with very long durations).

To avoid potential performance issues, try breaking your project into acts, and only load the clips for that act into that project.

Also, try capturing in smaller blocks. Long tapes can be a problem, so break a one hour tape into fifteen minutes blocks.

Keeping the clip count and clip duration down should help keep FCP running smoothly.