Download Final Cut Pro for macOS 10.15.6 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. Redesigned from the ground up, Final Cut Pro combines revolutionary video editing with powerful media organization and incredible performance to let you create at the speed of thought. Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.3), iMac Posted on Apr 7, 2012 12:43 PM Reply I have this question too (198) I have this question too Me too (198) Me too.
This is my pet checklist for questions regarding FCP X performance - you may have already addressed some of the items but it's worth checking.
Final Cut Pro is a professional video editing application for MacOS users. The software gives powerful tools at the hands of editors to enable them to create stunning videos. These include filters, motion graphics, special effects and more. Download Apple Final Cut Pro X for Mac to edit your video footage and arrange clips with a one of a kind Magnetic Timeline. Apple Final Cut Pro X has had 1 update within the past 6 months.
Check the spec of your Mac against the system requirements:
Check the spec of your graphics card. If it's listed here, it's not suitable:
Make sure you're using the latest version of the application - FCP X 10.0.3 runs very well on my 2009 MacPro 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 16 GB RAM and ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB. I run it with Lion 10.7.3.
Check that you have at least 20% free space on your system drive.
If you have not already done so, move your Projects and Events to a fast (Firewire 800 or faster) external HD. Make sure the drive's formatted OS Extended (journalling's not required for video). You should always keep at least 20% free space on the Hard Drives that your Media, Projects and Events are on.
If you are getting crashes, there is some conflict on the OS. Create a new (admin) user account on your system. Do NOT import any of the settings etc from the old account - simply use FCP X from there - if it runs a lot better, there's a conflict and a clean install would be recommended - but remember, if you reinstall the system, and then use Migration Assistant (or anything else) to import all your old settings etc etc, you may well be importing the cause of the conflict in the first place.
Keep projects to 20 mins or less (about half that for Multicam). If you have a long project, work on short sections, make them into Compound Clips and then paste these into a final project for export. Mac pro internal storage.
If you ever experience dropped frames, I strongly recommend you use ProRes 422 Proxy - it edits and plays back like silk because the files are small but lightly compressed (not much packing and unpacking to do) - but remember to select 'Original or Optimised Media' (FCP X Preferences > Playback) just before you export your movie, otherwise it will be exported at low resolution.
If you have plenty of processor power, for the ultimate editing experience, create Optimised Media - most camera native files are highly compressed and need a great deal of processor power to play back - particularly if you add titles, filters or effects. ProRes 422 takes up much more hard drive space but is very lightly compressed. It edits and plays back superbly.
Hide Audio Waveforms at all times when you don't need them (both in Browser and Storyline / Timeline). They take up a lot of processor power. (Use the switch icon at the bottom-right of your timeline to select a format without waveforms if you don't need them at the moment, then switch back when you do).
Create folders in the Project and Events libraries and put any projects you are not working on currently, in those folders. This will help a lot. There's a great application for this, called Event Manager X - for the tiny cost it's an invaluable application. Free sound editor mac os x.
Unless you cannot edit and playback without it, turn off Background Rendering in Preferences (under Playback) - this will help general performance and you can always render when you need to by selecting the clip (or clips) and pressing Ctrl+R.
The biggest single improvement I saw in performance was when I upgraded the RAM from 8 GB to 16.
Andy
Apr 8, 2012 4:19 AM
Apple has filed a trademark update that paves the way for a future Final Cut Pro subscription.
Apple's pro video editing software is currently a $300 one-off purchase, with all updates free of charge. But the company has just taken a step that would open up four potential new scenarios…
Patently Apple spotted the update to the company's trademark, adding the category 'software rental.'
Apple's ‘Final Cut Pro' was granted ‘Registered Trademark' (RTM) status back in May 2016. Apple's RTM was filed only under International Class 009 covering the following:
'Computer software for creating, editing, processing, organizing, importing, exporting, and encoding video, movies, motion picture films, and multimedia content; computer software for creating, editing, processing, organizing, importing, exporting, and encoding audio, music, and sound content; computer software for creating and editing digital animation, graphics, and special effects; computer software for color correction of video and multimedia content; computer software for creating, processing, exporting, and encoding digital media.'
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The term Software rental was not part of their registered trademark back in 2016.
On Monday Apple filed an update to their trademark ‘Final Cut Pro' in Europe adding Nice Classification #42 that hints that Apple could decide to go the way of Microsoft's subscription model for Final Cut Pro by adding in that class verbiage covering 'rental of software.'
As the site notes, this is a very specific step taken by Apple to extend the coverage of the trademark, so it doesn't appear to be simply a standard move the company is taking to cover all the bases.
There are four potential scenarios for a Final Cut Pro subscription.
First, Apple could retain the one-off purchase option, but charge a subscription fee for major updates.
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Second, the company could offer new users the choice of a one-off purchase or monthly subscription to use the app.
Third, Apple could remove the option of a one-off purchase and turn Final Cut Pro into a subscription service. This possibility would dismay many who dislike the software as a service (SAAS) trend, preferring occasional app purchase costs to recurring monthly fees.
Finally, another option is that Apple might be keeping things as is, and only charging a subscription for those who want to use some kind of cloud-based version of Final Cut. That might mean access to an iPad version of the app as well as the Mac app, in addition to cloud storage.
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Although the move does appear to be a very deliberate one, that doesn't mean Apple has any current plans to change its business model for Final Cut Pro – but does suggest it is at least seriously considering the possibility. If you've been on the fence about buying it, now might be a good time to make a decision.
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