Im trying to do a big video that requires a lot of footage. Im finding that im loosing space, rapidly. I find i lose a lot when i render the video. So question is, how do i work with a big pile without crashing my computer. Also, what are some ways i can free some space up? Can i delete the videos somewhere that might have been duplicated? Or can i work directly off an external hard drive without needing the file on my computer? Help is appreciated as im not only running out of space, but time also :cheesy:
where is all my space going? How do i work off external hard drive?
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kgimedia
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Sam Mallery
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munroney - I always save my FCP projects on an external FW800 drive. I do so from the beginning of the project. Before I load footage or anything, right after I create a new project, I save it to its own folder on my external drive, and always make sure that I continue to save to that location as I go forward.
@kgimedia - nice pdf, but it doesn't explain where the scratch disks should be located. In fact, they use the words "appropriate location" in the document, but it doesn't explain what is or isn't an approptiate location. Where is the best place to locate the scratch disks? Should I point them at my external FW800 drive? Should the scratch disks be in a different folder than the rest of my FCP project files? Thanks...
@kgimedia - nice pdf, but it doesn't explain where the scratch disks should be located. In fact, they use the words "appropriate location" in the document, but it doesn't explain what is or isn't an approptiate location. Where is the best place to locate the scratch disks? Should I point them at my external FW800 drive? Should the scratch disks be in a different folder than the rest of my FCP project files? Thanks...
kgimedia
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I decided to use this example and not give my own opinions as this is one of the most basic part of using FCP. As far as an "appropriate" location it has been my experience that this varies greatly depending on your desired outcome. The only definite answer for appropriate is anywhere there is space.