High definition editing from the trenches...

Shane Ross is a broadcast television editor who works with HD. This is the place he shares his experiences editing high definition television shows and lets you know about the good things and the bad, hoping you can learn from his mistakes and successes. Shane is also available for hire as a consultant. comeback@mac.com

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

SHANE'S STOCK ANSWERS-THE COMPLETE LIST

Part 1, containing answers #1-#15.

Part 2, containing answers #16-#30.

Part 3, containing answers #31-#45.

These are the Stock Answers to commonly asked questions that I post all over the forums. Some are dated, but are still useful and a lot are timeless. The Creative Cow calls them "the ULTIMATE FCP FAQ." Not sure if it is the ultimate (thanks guys), but it is pretty comprehensive.

Another great place to find answers to frequently asked questions is the FCP FAQ "corral" at LAFCPUG.

Posted by Shane Ross at 4:13 PM

3 comments:

Thomas Berglund said...

Thanks for sharing! :)

4:27 PM
Luke said...

Shane,

Like the new look of the blog. I read from RSS, so I haven't seen it lately.

I was hoping you'd have these stock answers somewhere. Great to know where I can get them now. Awesome!

Thanks so much!

~Luke

4:51 PM
Anonymous said...

Hey Shane, this FAQ trio is Fantastic, and a real gift to the independent filmmaker community.

In part 2's number 16, does your first paragraph (below) also apply to MacPro setups with ample memory, like eight or 16 GB? I haven't heard this one before, and it seems oddly counterintuitive...

"What do you have Memory & Cache set to in FCP's System Settings? Default is 100%, but it should be backed off, maybe 70 to 80%. At 100% it will actually cause OS X to use Virtual Memory (disk) before it really needs to."

Thanks, Stephen Gagne

8:20 AM

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