FCP X taking up computer space

norgeanders

norgeanders

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Hey guys so this might sound like a stupid question and might be answered before and if that is the case please just give me the link and let this thread die.

Question: I love to make edits but dont do it very often but i notice that it takes up a shit ton of space on my computer when i do, I just want to know what you guys do to prevent your computer from filling up like that.

BTW: I have a mbp and have upgraded ram to 16gb and have standard 500gb hdd

Thanks A lot!
 
External drives, keep all your movie files on that and it will free up a bunch of space on your HD. The program itself only takes up like 5gb...
 
yea I understand that but ive noticed that when im making a new project it takes up a lot of space do you just make the project and save it on the external hard drive or?
 
Not exactly sure what you're talking about. A project files doesn't contain any data, its just the frame in which you put files into.
 
Just put that file/folder on an external drive.

It appears fcpx does what imovie does and self-contains everything in a project file (super fucking stupid) so you just need to save your projects on an external drive.
 
ok i think i get it, so will everything on my external hd show up in fcp when i use it? and any reccomendations for an external hd for a starter like me i only have about 50gb of video now
 
You probably can change that, I dont use fcpx so I cant help you there.

As for an external, check out a lacie d2. Even though you only have 50gb of video, it sounds like fcpx is transcoding so you probably have 300-400gb of stuff? A 1tb external is like $100 its a good investment.
 
alright i think i pretty much understand whats going on, thanks for the help and ill look into getting a hard and damn those Lacie HD are expensive!
 
LaCie D2's are expensive for various reasons:

Design.

Build quality.

Connectivity, ability to daisychain:

d2Quad_back.jpg


Cables: they actually ship every cable you need and they are not thin and flimsy but fat and sturdy.

Warranty

I have 10 of them and apart from the '05 power supply that was a bit iffy they all still work perfectly.
 
You could go cheaper like a WD my book, but the cheaper the drive the lower the quality usually.
 
This might not do anything, but try hiding the video files before you save the project. I know it makes a difference in PS, so it might do something, IDK. Let me know if it does anyway.
 
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