http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Tag: HD en Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:01 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39669 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:20:44 +0000 birdcat 39669@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote><p> The SR12 has a minimum illumination of 5 lux. My GL2 that i used to have was 6 lux, and it wasn't too bad.</p></blockquote> <p>Plus you also have Night Shot (IR) if you don't mind the weird look....</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39645 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:45:38 +0000 robgrauert 39645@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> The SR12 has a minimum illumination of 5 lux. My GL2 that i used to have was 6 lux, and it wasn't too bad. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39642 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:06:28 +0000 hamzter 39642@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> is the Sony hdr sr12 good in low light?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39541 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:03:30 +0000 robgrauert 39541@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> ohhhh. I'm not into HDD cameras, so I guess that's why i never noticed.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39535 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:37:50 +0000 birdcat 39535@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sony's HD HDD cameras are AVCHD (at least the SR11 and SR12 are). I have the SR11.</p> <p>I copy the MTS (AVCHD) files down to the PC via USB and work with them directly in Vegas Pro 8.</p> <p>This also assumes your working in HD - SD on the SR11 &amp; 12 is MPEG2 which most NLE's should be able to use.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39532 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:35:17 +0000 robgrauert 39532@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Does Sony make AVCHD cameras? I thought that was a Panasonic format. I could be wrong though. All I've ever noticed were HDV, XDCam, from Sony consumer/prosumer HD.</p> <blockquote><p> "I am a newbie, but aren't Sony DVCs not compatible with Final Cut Pro?"</p></blockquote> <p>I've never heard of anything not working in FCP from Sony. The only thing that may be buggy is HDV, but that's because it's HDV, not because it's Sony.</p> <p>As mentioned earlier, RED one might give you problems, but I know that camera is made to be used with FCP. So you wouldn't have problems with that camera. I'm sure that camera is out of your price range and would be overkill for whatever you need though.  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39531 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:25:21 +0000 D0n 39531@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> some avchd cams don't play well with macs. apple has a list of compatibles on its website somewhere.</p> <p>the sony hdr sr12 does work well. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39529 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:40:29 +0000 birdcat 39529@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote><p>I am a newbie, but aren't Sony DVCs not compatible with Final Cut Pro? I am in the same boat as far as being in the market for a DVC and I don't have a huge amount to spend in my budget.</p></blockquote> <p>You may be thinking about the AVCHD files from HD HDD cameras (like the SR11).  I don't know of any camera that is incompatible with any of the major NLE's (except maybe the Red One).</p> <p>If you are speaking of AVCHD (MTS files), there are a couple of solutions to handle that (one from VASST springs to mind - Upshift, which converts AVCHD to MPEG2).</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39522 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:10:26 +0000 hamzter 39522@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am a newbie, but aren't Sony DVCs not compatible with Final Cut Pro?  I am in the same boat as far as being in the market for a DVC and I don't have a huge amount to spend in my budget.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-advice#post-39380 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:23:58 +0000 D0n 39380@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> on the macs, one thing finalcut express does is to pass through the camera and use the cameras output as a monitor.</p> <p>that means I can view the video with my hdrhc1 plugged into a hdtv via component video outs and get a good idea on how it'll look on *my* hdtv. (I have a good one, so while I cannot guarentee it'll look exactly the same on somebody else's tv, it should be good).</p> <p>I also deliver my product on either a Appletv or iPod Classic as a quicktime file (as well as dvd). That allows the clients to play/share the movies, at very high quality, with no other problems.</p> <p> I don't care what platform computer you have, for streaming and viewing your high def video content, photos, and music, the Appletv is astounding. (and easy).</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-advice#post-39377 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:19:47 +0000 BarefootMedia 39377@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Perhaps I was unclear.  The only difference a computer sees between 4:3 and 16:9 computer monitors is the dimensions of the desktop.  So no matter how you want to edit, you cannot see an HD image on computer monitors.  Just like you can't use a TV set to view your desktop.  Computer monitors use a 15 pin input that expects a particular type of signal.  When you play video on a computer monitor, it is converted from the video format into one the monitor understands.  That is done by the video player you have installed.  So it doesn't matter which monitor set-up you select.  Both systems are unable to display HD video from your computer.  If you are concerned about exactly how the HD video looks, you will fail without a monitor built to take an HD video signal, which no computer I've seen will output.  The computer displays an approximation of the video signal.  The approximation will look the same on either monitor, because they both get the same signal.  Since you state you have no interest in actually seeing your HD video during post-production, it doesn't matter how many or what aspect ratio your monitors are.  The small image you see on your NLE remains unchanged.  It is generated by the NLE interacting with the computer desktop standards.  I can't stress this enough, the monitor output of the computer sends the same signal to every monitor.  And while a monitor may be capable of an HD display, you have to feed it an HD signal.  And the computer feed has nothing to do with an HD signal.</p> <p>So clearly, it doesn't matter what monitor you choose to display your computer's  desktop.  You state you have no intention of actually trying to view your HD video while you edit.  So any sort of computer display will do the job, hell I do 80% of my editing using my laptop's built-in screen.  But I personally wouldn't consider trying to edit without a separate video monitor.  As a professional, I can't tell the client, "the colors looked great on my computer screen" when the program doesn't look great on the video screen.  But with home movies, family members will accept your excuse on why the video playback has problems.</p> <p>And one last point to consider, how will you be playing the home movies back?  If you don't burn them to tape &amp; play them back from your camcorder OR burn the videos to a BlueRay disc for your BlueRay DVD player, you aren't watching HD video anyway.  You are watching SD video in a 16:9 format.  So I'm assuming you're planning to upgrade your DVD burner or you're just going to use the camcorder to see the HD signal.  If you're not planning on this, you're wasting money on an HD camcorder.  A lot of standard definition camcorders have the option to shoot video in either 4:3 or 16:9.  If you edit using a 16:9 aspect ratio, your SD video on a regular DVD will fill the screen.</p> <p>So think about what you're hoping to do.  To see HD on an HD display requires an HD video signal, just shooting on an HD camcorder isn't going to do that.  And it doesn't matter how many or what kind of computer monitors you use, you're not viewing an HD signal on any of them.  So your original question is completely irrelevant.  Especially considering you're not planning on a monitor dedicated to the video you are actually editing.  And besides, if you're not going to be using the HD signal, say because you're burning the video to an ordinary DVD, you really wouldn't need any sort of HD monitor.</p> <p>Hope you get the point here.  I know I get carried away with details and can frequently be confusing to beginners.  I try not to tell people what equipment they should use because the equipment isn't what makes good video.  So I can't say whether you'd be better off with one 16:9 computer monitor or two 4:3 monitors because the computer monitor has nothing to do with video editing.  The image on them is just for locating edit points using visual cues.</p> <p>Good luck with your home movie projects, I'll just bet everyone will love them.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-advice#post-39373 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:51 +0000 thescrod 39373@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Wow.  Thanks for all of the information.  I probably did not do a good enough job explaining my intentions and options.  I am a total amateur.  I do intend to buy a new HD camcorder (using AVCHD) but we are only talking home movies here.  The 2 x 4:3 (Dell 1908FP) monitor set-up that I use in my office is something that I prefer for my daily computer use.  I find it much more convenient than a larger single widescreen.  The real question boils down to the fact that I will be shooting 16:9/widescreen video footage in HD and so that is why I am questioning whether or not it should be edited on something that is also widescreen and HD?  If that is the case, I would go with the Dell 2408WFP.  If I can work sufficiently with the widescreen HD video on a traditional monitor, I would go with the 2 x 4:3 monitor set-up which I prefer: it is cheaper and more efficient in my opinion.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-advice#post-39301 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:03:40 +0000 BarefootMedia 39301@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm not sure you know why video editors need two monitors.  Now there is an issue with the landscape.  NLE's pack a lot of separate modules for all the assorted editing tasks onto the computer screen.  There's the timeline, media bins, trimming tools, color corrections, preview window; the list goes on &amp; on. So it is nice to have two monitors on your computer so you can spread things out instead of stacking them.  So I'd say that getting the two 19" monitors would make it easier to keep track of everything.  But computer monitors can't do the one task an editor needs the most.</p> <p>Video editors need to view their programs on a video monitor.  SD or HD televisions are the target screens for the majority of videos.  And they operate differently than computer monitors.  So you can't accurately judge color or sharpness (and bleeding) from a computer monitor.  You need to be viewing the video "program out" signal using something designed for that signal.  But first you have to investigate how your NLE generates your "program out" video signal.</p> <p>It seems the majority of NLE's with a "program out" use the Firewire (or IEEE1394) port to send that "program out" to a video monitor.   I found that to purchase a video monitor with a Firewire in connection was prohibitively expensive.  So I run the IEEE 1394 cable to my camcorder, then I can connect the camcorder's video outputs to an NTSC video monitor.  Now I can tell when my text is too small or the text color &amp; outline colors clash (or blend into soft edges.)  I can make color corrections to improve the look or to match color shifts between scenes (and especially between shots.)</p> <p>Now you have an extra factor to consider in selecting your program monitor.  You are planning on editing HD video.  First, let's clear up a bit of confusion around HD monitors and widescreen computer monitors.  They are two different things.  What makes them different is what kind of signal they expect (and can actually take.)  To the computer, 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios are the only difference between SD and HD video.  Widescreen computer monitors are ordinary monitors but with the wider aspect ratio of HD video.  However with video monitors, there are worlds of difference between SD and HD televisions.  In the modern lingo, an SD video signal would be called 720x480 30i.  While the digital broadcast HD signal is 1080x720 30i.  They are so different, you can't even use the SD video cable to send the HD signal to a TV.  But my Digital TV tuner can convert the digital HD signal into something my analogue TV can accept.  So while I have an analogue TV set, I've been watching the Olympics in HD, sorta.  I get a letterboxed, 16:9 image on my 4:3 television (plus really great surround sound.)  It is just like when I watch 16:9 SD video (like from a DVD.)</p> <p>So let's take a moment &amp; review.  We can watch widescreen (or 16:9) or normal (4:3) video on any monitor.  This includes computer monitors as well as TV sets.  But to see an HD video, we have to have an HD monitor.  And feed it an HD signal.  So without a BlueRay DVD player, we can have an HD TV but we'll see only SD signals from the DVD player.  Although on the HD set we can see the whole image without letterboxing.  But there are upconvert DVD players that add a bit so the SD video looks more like HD video.  So we can summarize the functional difference between SD &amp; HD by the connection each requires.  SD video can travel through a simple two strand (signal &amp; ground) wire into an RCA connector.  But the HD signal requires a multi-strand wire &amp; multi-pin connectors.</p> <p>And finally, I can respond to your question about monitors.  If you intend to produce videos for anything other than the web, two monitors are required (for professional results.)   Of course, one monitor has to be a computer monitor.  The other monitor needs to have inputs for the kind of video you expect to be making.  If you're making HD video for BlueRay DVD's or to watch from an HD device, typically your camcorder, you'll want the second monitor to accept the HD signal.  Now if you are making videos you'll watch from a standard DVD, you'll really want to have your monitor set for SD viewing, even though the 16:9 signal will be letterboxed on that monitor.   Now I know some widescreen monitors can take a variety of input signals.  So if your computer monitors have inputs your camcorder can use, then you can dedicate one of them to be your program out monitor from the NLE and the second monitor will be for the computer.  But don't be fooled by any extra connections from your computer.  (I have both an S-video &amp; monitor out on my laptop, but both displays are actually part of my computer desktop.)  The program out signal is generated by the NLE (not by the computer OS) and needs to be connected to a display that takes some sort of NTSC signal.</p> <p>So now, if you're confused about the issue, ask me about it again.  I'm not sure my posting is entirely logical.  The facts are accurate but their organization isn't so great.  Hope it helps.  And good luck with your new edit suite.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-advice#post-39282 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:36:46 +0000 thescrod 39282@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am buying a new PC and looking for a little monitor slection advice.  The system will be a Dell Precision T3400.  I want to edit content from a new Canon HF10 or HF100 in Adobe Premiere Elements.  I already have a simalar system at my office, not for video editing, and it uses (2) Dell 19" 1908FP LCD's.  I really like this configuration for my general use, much more than the 21" widescreen HP monitor that they replaced.  The question is whether or not I need a widescreen HD monitor?  Can I get done what I need on the 19" LCD or do I need the Dell 2408WFP?  INterestingly enough, the 2 19's cost $100 less than the 24" widescreen.  Thoughts.  Suggestions.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39173 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:20 +0000 robgrauert 39173@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I agree, shooting HD and then down converting makes for very nice SD. Why not get a prosumer HDV camera though? They aren't that much more expensive. Sony has a lot of options. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39172 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:49:19 +0000 D0n 39172@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> My hdr-hc1 shoots better standard def than the gl2.</p> <p>shooting hd, then downconverting to sd for dvd seems to be as good a dvd as anything I've ever bought or rented.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-consumer-vs-standard-prosumer-camera#post-39171 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:40:11 +0000 ewick86 39171@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>To video tape weddings and other events.</p> <p>Would it be better to get an HD consumer camcorder (JVC GZ-HD6) or a prosumer (Canon GL2)?</p> <p>Despite the difference in media and the limitations of hard drive recording. Which would be better to produce a professional picture in the end product?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-full-hd-dvd-help#post-39169 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:36:29 +0000 birdcat 39169@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Simply put, you cannot burn 1920 X 1080 to regular DVD - To do that you need a BluRay Disc burner or (shudder) HD/DVD burner.  DVD's are only capable of playing at 720 X 480 @ 29.97 FPS (in the US at least - NTSC).</p> <p>You can however keep the aspect ratio and burn it as a NTSC widescreen (16:9) DVD -Just select this as your output from Vegas when rendering and burn.</p> <p>EDIT - Many standard DVD players are capable of upconverting to HD now.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-full-hd-dvd-help#post-39164 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:46:44 +0000 NoWire360 39164@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello, Any Vegas expert out there that can help me out. All I want is to burn my edited (simple title, transition) AVCHD files to a regular DVD disc and keep the 1920x1080 resolution.</p> <p>I've been pulling my hair tying to figure this out. DVD Architect doesn't seem to support HD resolution, as it always wants to resample my video to DVD resolution. The closest thing I came to a solution is to click "make movie" &gt;"Burn it to a DVD, Blu-ray disc, or CD. &gt; "Blu-ray disc". I tried both video format, and the program was able to burn without errors. While I can play the DVD on my PC (stutter and all), my PS3 doesn't seem to see it as a "movie" disc, but instead a DATA disc.</p> <p>That said, it wont play the disc automatically. I can go through the folder, and into to the "Stream" folder. I can click the file there, and it will play, but that doesn't seem right. Oh, and there are only two choice for burn speed (1.0x, and 2.0x) instead of the actual 24.0x speed. Anyway, please advise. I was using pinnacle studio 12 prior to Vegas, and I believe Pinnacle can burn full HD content on a regular DVD without a problem. If only Pinnacle can handle AVCHD files without begging for mercy (even on my Quad system).</p> <p>I'm really liking Vegas, and will probably switch, but I'm getting frustrated about this particular issue. I'm pretty sure there's a away (short of getting the PRO version, which I really don't need), someone just need to point me in the right direction.</p> <p>Thank you in advance.</p> <p> FYI:</p> <p> Camera = Canon HF10</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-camera-record-settings-for-hd-video-2#post-38895 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:46:17 +0000 D0n 38895@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> How 'bout posting the question once? usually when I see the same posting come up 2 or more times in different threads....I assume it's a spambot, and ignore the thread.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-camera-record-settings-for-hd-video-2#post-38894 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:23:12 +0000 robgrauert 38894@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> if you're going to be doing slow motion, then shoot 30p with a fast shutter speed. A shutter of 1/120th or so will be fine. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-camera-record-settings-for-hd-video-2#post-38893 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:54 +0000 CarefreeDenny 38893@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I’m new to this great website, but wanted to throw out some questions to the pros.</p> <p>I have a new Canon VIXIA HV 30 camcorder. I want to make HD video of a fly fishing trip to Alaska using this camera. I will end up downloading the video to my Mac and use Final Cut Express HD and make a DH DVD (probably with a BluRay DVD burner or another HD disc medium.</p> <p> </p> <p>The camera can record in 24P and 30P (60i too). Given that I will be shooting outdoors in a fast moving water environment and fast motion with fly rod movement what setting (24P or 30P) will work to make the best quality video in Final Cut Express HD…??</p> <p> Note: I won’t be downloading any video to YouTube, etc.</p> <p> </p> <p>Any recommendations on camera settings or ideas on recording, Final Cut Express settings or burning to HD media to a beginner will be greatly appreciated.</p> <p> </p> <p>My new Canon XH A1 camera will probably not arrive by departure date, but I’m hoping.</p> <p> </p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:carefree-cowboy@msn.com">carefree-cowboy@msn.com</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-camera-record-settings-for-hd-video-1#post-38892 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:15:52 +0000 CarefreeDenny 38892@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm new to this great website, but wanted to throw out a question to the pros.</p> <p>I have a brand new Canon VIXIA HV 30 camcorder. I want to make HD video of a fly fishing trip to Alaska using this camera. I will end up downloading the video to my Mac and use Final Cut Express HD and make a DH DVD (probably with a BluRay DVD burner or another HD disc medium.</p> <p> </p> <p>The camera can record in 24P and 30P (60i too). Given that I will be shooting outdoors in a fast moving water environment and fast motion with fly rod movement what setting (24P or 30P) will work to make the best quality video in Final Cut Express HD…??</p> <p> Note: I won’t be downloading any video to YouTube, etc.</p> <p> </p> <p>Any recommendations on camera settings or ideas on recording, Final Cut Express settings or burning to HD media to a beginner will be greatly appreciated.</p> <p> </p> <p>My new Canon XH A1 camera will probably not arrive by departure date, but I’m hoping.</p> <p> </p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:carefree-cowboy@msn.com">carefree-cowboy@msn.com</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advanced-camera-suggestions-wanted#post-38766 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:22:10 +0000 robgrauert 38766@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> yea, i figured it may take a while to let us know how it goes. not only will it take a while to get all the equipment, but you have to actually use it for a while too.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advanced-camera-suggestions-wanted#post-38760 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:12:02 +0000 NewbsNetwork 38760@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote><p> damn jeff, that sounds like a perfect workflow. When I first started looking at the EX1, I was bummed that you only get 4:2:2 through HD-SDI. I thought it would only work out in a studio or something. nice job. I'm feeling the urge to get an EX1 now. haha. Let us know how it works out when you get everything together. I'm very interested to know.</p></blockquote> <p> The recorder will work with any camera that has an HD-SDI output, not just the EX line. That said, this thread was started to kind of talk me in to buying something other than an EX3, and it didn't quite manage it, so for my purposes at least Sony's going to get my money. ;)</p> <p> I'll keep you informed. However, EX3s are just now starting to leak into the market to fill pre-orders and the DXR Compact Flash recorder doesn't come out until August, so it may be a month or so before I can report back on it.</p> <p>-Jeff</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advanced-camera-suggestions-wanted#post-38749 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:36:21 +0000 robgrauert 38749@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> damn jeff, that sounds like a perfect workflow. When I first started looking at the EX1, I was bummed that you only get 4:2:2 through HD-SDI. I thought it would only work out in a studio or something. nice job. I'm feeling the urge to get an EX1 now. haha.</p> <p> Let us know how it works out when you get everything together. I'm very interested to know. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advanced-camera-suggestions-wanted#post-38747 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:54:28 +0000 NewbsNetwork 38747@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I think I found my workflow answer in the form of a unit that allows me to, via the HD-SDI cable, record 4:2:2 at from 50 (GOP) to 100 (GOP) to 160Mbps (I-frame only) from an EX3 to a Compact Flash card (for comparison, in-camera compression to SxS card is 35Mbps @ 4:2:0). With the Convergent Designs Flash XDR, instead of recording to two expensive 16Gb SxS cards, I can record to 4 32Gb CF cards, and at a lower level of compression and more color space than XDCAM EX. The XDR features four Compact Flash card slots + 2 XLR phantom powered mic inputs. They're also releasing a 2 card slot smaller version (with no XLR inputs) that's cheaper.</p> <p> And no, I don't work for the company, but I found this last night and if it does what it says it does, I'm excited!</p> <p><a href="http://www.convergent-design.com/downloads/Flash%20XDR.pdf">http://www.convergent-design.com/downloads/Flash%20XDR.pdf</a><br /> <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=102312">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=102312</a></p> <p>-Jeff</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38704 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:05:36 +0000 robgrauert 38704@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I've been told that ideally you want a hard drive that rotates at 7200rpm. So if you've got a 5400rpm hard drive, that may be the issue.</p> <p> If it is 7200rpm, then try changing the settings in FCP that allow you to edit in lower quality. The footage won't change quality, it's just letting you edit in a lower resolution so that your computer can handle the video. </p> <p> Transferring the video to your main hard drive is the last resort and I don't recommend it at all. If your hard drive crashes and you lose your footage and project files, you're out of luck.  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38700 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:27:53 +0000 MikeFlowline 38700@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks Jerron. I just decided to use my internal drive for scratch. It takes up alot of space, but once my client is happy with the finished product I can just delete everything.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38686 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:34:56 +0000 jerronsmith 38686@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Mike,</p> <p>If you want to test whether or not the hdd is your issue you could try copying some of the footage to your local hard drive and importing it into a new FCP project. If the problem persists it is an issue with the external hard drive. I don't know if it is causing your problem, but in general I don't know any professionals who recommend editing from a usb hard drive. While they are fine for storage, they aren't really fast enough (at sustained speeds) for the editing process.</p>