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Daniel Monahan · August 6th, 2007, 10:20 PM

How long should it take to import a 39min hdv sequence into Color? It's been importing all day and still isn't done. (I'm working on a quad core with 12mb ram)

Is there any benefit to adding a second graphics card to the machine?

Thanks

Jon McGuffin · August 6th, 2007, 10:37 PM

Daniel,

Can you be more specific? What do you mean by importing it into color? What NLE are you using? What specifically are you doing.

Also, I'm in Carlsbad as well (small world). Just off Tamarack, how about you?

Jon

Jon McGuffin · August 6th, 2007, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel Monahan

How long should it take to import a 39min hdv sequence into Color? It's been importing all day and still isn't done. (I'm working on a quad core with 12mb ram)

Is there any benefit to adding a second graphics card to the machine?

Thanks

In a day in age of 1 and 2 GIGAbytes of Ram, working with 12Mb of ram might be your problem. :)

Actually, if you are using an OS other than WinXP or Vista 64, your system isn't seeing anything more than about 3.5Gb's.

Jon

Daniel Monahan · August 6th, 2007, 11:36 PM

I'm exporting from FCP 6 into color. It's a documentary shot 24p on an xl-h1.

and, you're right I meant 12gigs.

Thanks

Nate Weaver · August 7th, 2007, 01:03 AM

Final Touch (the product Color came from) was known not to like long sequences.

Break it up, and work on each section individually. I'm guessing Color is choking on the length. It should only take maybe 30 seconds at most.

Jim Fields · August 7th, 2007, 01:16 AM

I have put 2 1/2 hours into Color from FCP.

If you have a Nviddia card in your machine, Color wont like you very much, anything other than ATI and it acts like a bitch.

If it was trying to import a 39 min clip, after a hour I would have quit Color and try again. Try exporting an XML file and opening it in Color.

Also, I found that in/out points need to be set, and everything in fcp needs to be rendered.

Daniel Monahan · August 7th, 2007, 01:21 PM

thanks for the input, it's been a huge help.

Any ideas if a second graphics card would help at all as we work in Motion and color?

We're running a 30" and an old school 23" (Apple) display (attached to a matrox MXO)

August 6th, 2007, 10:20 PM	#1
Daniel Monahan New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 24	import to color How long should it take to import a 39min hdv sequence into Color? It's been importing all day and still isn't done. (I'm working on a quad core with 12mb ram) Is there any benefit to adding a second graphics card to the machine? Thanks

August 7th, 2007, 01:03 AM	#5
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	Final Touch (the product Color came from) was known not to like long sequences. Break it up, and work on each section individually. I'm guessing Color is choking on the length. It should only take maybe 30 seconds at most. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

August 6th, 2007, 10:37 PM	#2
Jon McGuffin Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 634	Daniel, Can you be more specific? What do you mean by importing it into color? What NLE are you using? What specifically are you doing. Also, I'm in Carlsbad as well (small world). Just off Tamarack, how about you? Jon

August 6th, 2007, 11:36 PM	#4
Daniel Monahan New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 24	I'm exporting from FCP 6 into color. It's a documentary shot 24p on an xl-h1. and, you're right I meant 12gigs. Thanks

August 7th, 2007, 01:16 AM	#6
Jim Fields Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 247	I have put 2 1/2 hours into Color from FCP. If you have a Nviddia card in your machine, Color wont like you very much, anything other than ATI and it acts like a bitch. If it was trying to import a 39 min clip, after a hour I would have quit Color and try again. Try exporting an XML file and opening it in Color. Also, I found that in/out points need to be set, and everything in fcp needs to be rendered.

August 7th, 2007, 01:21 PM	#7
Daniel Monahan New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 24	thanks for the input, it's been a huge help. Any ideas if a second graphics card would help at all as we work in Motion and color? We're running a 30" and an old school 23" (Apple) display (attached to a matrox MXO)