How To Take Charge of Your Final Cut Pro Library & Never Run Out of Hard Drive Space Again

Рет қаралды 69,562

Күн бұрын

Buy My Finder & FCP Templates! www.matthewobrien.co/shop
Support Me On Patreon! | / midlandpictures
Music For This Vid | Uppbeat | Start a FREE Account With 10 Downloads Per Month | uppbeat.io/?ps=midland
Grow Your KZfaq Channel | TubeBuddy | www.tubebuddy.com/midland
Best FCP Plugins | Stupid Raisins | geni.us/stupidraisins
Best FCP Plugins | MotionVFX | motionvfx.sjv.io/midland
Transfer Data Fast | Hedge | geni.us/hedgemidland | 10% Off
One of the most common issues I see with beginner and intermediate video editors who use Final Cut Pro is the dreaded Not Enough Disk Space error message. You're filling up your internal or external hard drive because you're not entirely sure how to manage your render files, where they're stored, optimized/proxy media, and how to keep FCP from doubling up your footage on import. In this video, I'm going to take a deeper look at all of these scenarios to help you keep your hard drives operational with plenty of free space.
Like, share & subscribe!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Disabling Background Rendering
01:01 - Library Sizes With Background Rendering
02:02 - How To Know If Your Timeline Is Rendered
03:09 - Should I Background Render?
03:47 - How To Render A Selection
04:21 - How To Delete Render Files
05:32 - Optimized Media For Multicams
06:13 - Why Does FCP Optimize Multicams?
07:25 - How To Delete Optimized Media
07:47 - How To Store Your Media
08:50 - How Some Editors Double Up Their Footage
10:42 - Outro
10:58 - End Cards
MY FILMMAKING & PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR:
Canon EOS R | geni.us/J29mRB
Atomos Ninja V | geni.us/WAId4k
Canon RF to EF Adapter | geni.us/Y1Ct6Us
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/V3yj2S
Canon 24-70mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/Qt5L
Canon 24-105mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/8JFiYuL
Canon 70-200 f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/ud5ALz
Manfrotto Tripod & Fluid Head | geni.us/kgZB
Deity V-Mic D3 Pro | geni.us/1P2UAC
Rode NTG-2 Shotgun Mic | geni.us/zDLi
Tascam DR-10L Lav Mic | geni.us/G9bb
Tascam DR-60D MkII | geni.us/nhidp
Aputure Lightstorm 120D | geni.us/UkhVm
Aputure Lightdome II | geni.us/TlC8fd
MY VIDEO EDITING GEAR:
Mac Pro (2013) | Quad-Core, 32GB RAM, D300 GPU, 256 GB SSD
15" Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013) | Quad-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
Apple Magic Keyboard | geni.us/CxAHcZ8
Apple Magic Trackpad | geni.us/l4Kaq5M
Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q 27" 4K IPS Monitor | geni.us/X1Auwa
Dell Ultrasharp P2719H 27" IPS 1080p Monitor | geni.us/hAyI
Mackie CR3 Studio Monitors | geni.us/hIaR6zm
Sony MDR7506 Studio Monitor Headphones | geni.us/EgXC
Samsung T5 1TB | geni.us/MhL4AI
LaCie Rugged 1TB Thunderbolt / USB-C SSD | geni.us/CuHS6
Seagate 4TB (Archiving) | geni.us/kgA4p
Seagate 8TB (Archive Backup) | geni.us/LSrrXP
Thermaltake Hard Drive Dock | geni.us/1xBOU
USBGear USB 3.0 4 Port Power Hub | geni.us/f62e
StarTech.com USB 3.0 Multi-Card Reader | geni.us/nxoVJfm
Complete Gear List: kit.co/midlandpictures
SEND ME STUFF:
Midland Pictures
c/o Matthew O'Brien
1441 Mall Dr Ste 100
No. 188
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
SOFTWARE I USE:
Hedge | geni.us/hedgemidland | 10% off by using this link
A Better Finder Rename | geni.us/betterfinderrename
Chronosync | geni.us/chronosync
NeoFinder | geni.us/neofinder
Streamdeck Mobile | geni.us/streamdeckmobile
SERVICES I LOVE:
Amazon | amzn.to/3okjvlY
Soundstripe | geni.us/soundstripe1 | 10% off using promo code MIDLAND
Freshbooks | geni.us/freshbooks1
Frame.io | geni.us/frameIO
SetHero | geni.us/sethero
ProSoundEffects | geni.us/prosoundeffects
Share-A-Sale | geni.us/shareasale1
Some of the links in my video descriptions are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
If you wish to support the channel monetarily, you can use Venmo or PayPal here: www.paypal.me/midlandpictures
venmo.com/MidlandPictures
This is appreciated, but unnecessary, and no content will ever be behind a paywall.
FOLLOW MIDLAND:
Instagram: / midlandpictures
Facebook: / midlandpictures
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/midlandpictures
Medium: / midlandpictures
Website: www.midlandpictures.com
Podcast: anchor.fm/midlandpictures
Clubhouse: @matthewobrien
FOLLOW MATTHEW:
Instagram: / matthewtobrien
Twitter: / matthewtobrien
#finalcutpro #finalcutprotutorial #fcp

Пікірлер: 605

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Now be honest. Who keeps getting the "Not Enough Disk Space" error in Final Cut Pro? It happens to the best of us! What tips or tricks do YOU have for keeping your Library sizes small? Do you edit off of your internal hard drive or an external?

@bwilesuk 2 жыл бұрын

I used to edit off of usb drives until the disk speed for longer projects or 4K made me sad. Now I edit off the internal SSD since getting my M1 MBA and have an external SSD on the way for my M1 iMac

@nazparashchuk1345 2 жыл бұрын

I have an external ssd for 2tb, however, whenever I’m trying to edit my footage on it, it’s kinda shows me choppy images when I’m going through my timeline… idk what’s the issue. Thus, I edit off of my internal hard drive

@ProCoderIO 2 жыл бұрын

Actually thanks to you, no more!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Most likely it's a data rate issue. If the read/write speeds are low on that SSD in comparison to the footage you're editing (is it 10-bit 4K H.264?), that might be an issue. Especially if playback from your internal hard drive is smooth. Does your SSD connect via Thunderbolt? USB-C? If USB-C is it 3.0, 3.1 Gen 1, 3.1 Gen 2?

@visualeclipseproductions 2 жыл бұрын

I use Omnidisksweeper and delete my render files to make more room. I am also editing on a SSD T5 external hard drive and tell FCPX to render on that hard drive in setting. I also sometimes select all the clips I do not want rendered and hit "V" turning them off those clips in the background until I'm ready to render those files. So if I need to walk away I select the clips I do not want rendered and turn them off until I'm ready to use them.

@CharlieSeymourJr 2 жыл бұрын

This video should be required viewing for all FCP editors. Clear, concise, important. Thanks, Matthew!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Charlie! Very kind of you to say. 🤘🏻🙌🏻

@mv80401 10 ай бұрын

I agree it's clear but it's also repetitive. The first part about background rendering has content for one minute but goes on and on.@@matthewTobrien

@takaraonea 2 жыл бұрын

I came just to hit the like button because the thumbnail is giving me my childhood nostalgia 😂 great video!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you recognized the movie!

@tabucapital994 Жыл бұрын

Dude! This is definitely a must-watch for all FCPX creatives. I reduced my size from 950GB to well less than 23GB! Wow, Wow wow! Life saver!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Wow! That's a ton of space freed up!

@weeklyfascination 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, this video alone saved me SOOOO much grief. Thank you! I had to subscribe because I got so much value from your videos.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing! And sorry for the late reply - your comment got hung up for review!

@TheASMRAngel Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these tips, I was tearing my hair out!!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 🤘🏻🙌🏻

@bwilesuk 2 жыл бұрын

Pro res is hungrier than a starved T. rex looking through the window at a thanksgiving feast for disk space

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You got that right! 🦖

@wrenillusions 2 ай бұрын

Dude is a life savior, why haven't I seen this two years ago, this just saved me tons of money to buy a new computer with more storage.

@matthewTobrien Ай бұрын

Love to hear this!

@allanw.gackstetter7969 7 ай бұрын

Matt….OUTSTANDING ALL THE WAY…. This is exactly what I was looking for and let me tell your brother you did one heck of a job explaining. Thank you, Matthew.

@matthewTobrien 7 ай бұрын

So glad to hear this! Now get back to choppin'!

@BreatheWithSandy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, you saved me brother. Thank you so much..I had no idea why my external hard drive was so full. I deleted generated library files and it erased 600GB. You saved me. Much love

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Keep an eye on those library sizes moving forward!

@quitasolovely7 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched so many videos about this topic! Turning off background render was not new to me. I never liked doing it because of the choppy playback for certain parts of my project! This is the 1st time I've heard that I can select portions to render which is mind blowing! New subscriber!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm here for! Glad you learned a new and helpful feature in FCP!

@SilverFoxx1972 Жыл бұрын

I have been working on a project for two weeks and had a library size of 989gb (my Mac is only 1TB), so it was chugging and I wasn't finished. I followed the rendering tip and the delete optimized media tip....with fingers crossed, and I'm back to having 900gb available again.....and my project is still there. Thanks!!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

That's great! Hopefully you're seeing better performance on your Mac in FCP while you're working too!

@LeahReuben Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much- only just found this video, I have been struggling for the past nearly 3 years with this 😭

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

3 years! Wow. Glad you’re getting some relief! 🔪🥦🧲🎞️

@KnightmareOX 2 жыл бұрын

The rendering tip helped me sooo much. One library i had went from 123 gigs to 41 gigs

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!!

@JoshRazauskas Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say thank you, Matthew! I’m a wheelchair-bound editor with cerebral palsy. I’ve edited on nothing but windows, my whole life until recently my windows computer completely stopped working, and I was gifted an iMac form my friend, who no longer needed his older one and a license for Final Cut Pro. I thought it would be so intimidating to learn a brand new editor on top of a brand new operating system after using the same one Vegas Pro for the last 12 years but you made it so e so easy to understand! I’ve been able to knock out 5 edits already. And the iMac I have is the last Intel one and I’m editing off an external hard drive to compensate for lack of internal power so this video in particular will just put everything over the top. My goal now is to find a way to get enough money to get an editing keyboard, because I think that will make things even better. Thanks again!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

This is wonderful to hear. Excited for you and your experience with Apple/Final Cut Pro. Thanks for sharing this and fueling me to keep helping editors master FCP! ❤️🔪🥦

@JoshRazauskas Жыл бұрын

@@matthewTobrien You’re very welcome! Thank you for saying, so I’m excited as well! Sorry for that typo there in the comment. I didn’t catch it. Hope it wasn’t too confusing lol.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

I got it🤘

@konradkamera7207 2 жыл бұрын

SUPER HELPFUL!! I just freed my computer with 300 GB space!! Thank you!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm talking about!

@ProfSimonHolland 2 жыл бұрын

excellent tips and sharp film Matthew

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Simon!

@ColePerrine 2 жыл бұрын

Tip 6 - Final Cut also lets you reallocate where those specific library files are stored. If I’m working with a lot of footage but I want to have my timeline rendered, I could essentially quarantine my render file to a large hard drive and let it take up as much space as it wants. As long as the hard drive is fast enough, which all the ones I’ve used seem to be

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent point! I do have that tip in another video of mine that has done really well on the channel - a Top 10 Mistakes in FCP vid I made a while back. Definitely could have included that in this video to help editors understand that they can store their render files in a custom location outside of their FCP Library. Great input!

@davetriesthis Жыл бұрын

Let's assume that storage is no issue. You're working with massive drives, infinite space, whatever. Is it better to maintain all the footage in the library (even with a duplicate copy in finder) for library maintenance and consistency? I feel most people get in trouble when they move their finder footage between drives or replace a drive and it disconnects in Final Cut

@ColePerrine Жыл бұрын

@@davetriesthis I keep all my stuff inside of the library because when I’m done with the project, if it’s something I want to keep, I can drag the whole library to a hard drive. I don’t have to worry about files going missing later on if I want to access it

@TellYourStory. 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for. Bought a 10 TB ext hard drive and already I was thinking about buying the next one ....

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!

@TellYourStory. 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewTobrien thank you man!

@gw5815 10 ай бұрын

I’m new to FCP - your video helped me immediately recover 1.1TB. Thanks!

@matthewTobrien 10 ай бұрын

Wow! That might be the new record!

@gw5815 10 ай бұрын

I don't doubt it. I moved a bunch of footage over from Premiere - most of which is 4k 60fps and I did it on a brand new Macbook Pro M2, so it started rendering away. Thanks again!@@matthewTobrien

@BBEVlogs 4 ай бұрын

dude you're amazing. i would duplicate my content, never delete renders, and had everything in one big library all messy. it drove me insane, this definitely helped me understand how to avoid it all and have an organized library. God bless you brother

@matthewTobrien 4 ай бұрын

So glad this video is helping so many frustrated editors. Congrats on leveling up!

@Melie Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much! You literally saved me with this tips. Im so thankful that you made this video. I deleted my original size media from Final cut and now I have enough space to work. Amazing!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

So great to hear this, Melie! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!

@yourtravelfriendanna Жыл бұрын

You saved me 200gb of space. Thanks for breaking it down for beginners!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

That's AWESOME, Anna! Repeat this process every time you're done with a video for every Final Cut Pro Library, and you'll keep your machine lean 'n mean. Thanks for watching!

@lotus_relaxing_music Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you. I just downloaded Final Cut Pro and started my project and hard drive told me that was 34gb, I was like what the hack goin on my Mac. I was looking up around and finally found your video. I was about to cry, thank you so muchhhhh.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! So glad this video was helpful!

@RolexDouble007 4 ай бұрын

You saved me between 600-700 GB of space on my mac!! Thanks @matthewTobrien!

@matthewTobrien 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!! That’s awesome. Glad you got that space back and now know how to manage your Library files! 🙌

@cotedazure 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! This vid saved me terabytes of space on one of my macs. Never realized how much storage fcp was using....

@matthewTobrien 7 ай бұрын

So great to hear that!

@MarkMontanoMakeYourMark 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously amazing info and THANK YOU!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that, Mark! Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻🙌🏻

@JonAdamsMinistries 2 жыл бұрын

At first this frustrated me to no end, but now that I know how to manage data in final cut I actually like the way it deals with data. I tried all the big editing softwares and landed on final cut about 2 months ago.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! It does take a minute to wrap your head around it, and although I have a video from last year that goes over this (and other things), I felt a dedicated video might be helpful. Good on you for trying all the others. I’ve used them all but not extensively. I’m ride or die Final Cut Pro… 🙌🏻🤘🏻

@therobertlast 2 ай бұрын

I almost quit Final Cut Pro because of this issue. This was amazing! Cleared almost 400GB with this!

@matthewTobrien 2 ай бұрын

Saved another editor from ditching my favorite app!

@Rohitkrvlogs 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video by you, Appreciated from India 🇮🇳😀🙏

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rohit!

@kuchela 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The most straightforward explanation of this

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm going for!

@yourmomentmylens9453 11 ай бұрын

This was extremely helpful. You answered every question I would have had (multi angle was causing a 75gb file). Thanks again

@matthewTobrien 11 ай бұрын

So glad to hear that! And so glad you reclaimed all that space!

@chipcurry Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very clear. I didn't know about a lot of it especially the dotted gray line.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Yup, lots of little details to pick up on!

@RobWords Жыл бұрын

I really needed this. Thanks.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Rob! Hope it helps keep your hard drives open!

@markrund6292 2 жыл бұрын

And yet again, you nailed it! Just love the practical tips.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that, Mark! Hoping this helps a lot of beginner editors save hard drive space! 💾

@room403band 4 ай бұрын

A video gift that keeps on giving! Whoa😮

@matthewTobrien 4 ай бұрын

That was the plan!

@MusicwaleLessons Жыл бұрын

Saving lives right there!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You know it!

@cogmovies 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent coverage Matthew! Clear, concise and informative - well done! 👍⭐

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John!

@MeandThee 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! So informative. You answered every question I was silently asking in my head.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Haha - that's great! Thanks for watching!

@oneskinnydude 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, my project was literally taking up 440GB of space, it is now down to less than 40GB after deleting the render files.

@matthewTobrien 4 ай бұрын

Love it! So glad to see you reclaim that space 🙌

@tyrannosaurusriffs Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this. I just got final cut and noticed massive disk space being used and this was it. Doubling my footage by mistake and bogging down my computer.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Such a relief to have it figured it out! Thanks for watching!

@gert-janvanbuseck 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, watching this clip saved me some time and a lot of harddisk space. Happy you made this one and shared it, Matthew 🙏

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So great to hear that, Gert-Jan! Always a good feeling to reclaim some hard drive space! 🤘🏻💾

@KevinTheSoftwareTester 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic tips. I started using Final Cut Pro this year and I have seen the not enough disk space message for far too long! You got a new subscriber

@matthewTobrien 9 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel! So great to have you!

@freshsqueezedfaces2753 Жыл бұрын

I really needed this video. Well done and thank you, Matthew!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

So great to hear that! Glad it helped!

@AChefCalledRhonda 2 жыл бұрын

Another Great Learn: Today's Takeaway "the gray dotted line"... choosing render selections in modify!! Awesome & Perfectly Instructed Thanks Again Rhonda

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rhonda! Appreciate you giving it a watch!

@bikramjits 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video. Love your content and to the point analysis and solutions. Keep up the good work.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Will do! Thanks so much for watching!

@vleiratfilms2020 2 жыл бұрын

Really useful .. thank you. Have made every one of those mistakes and had a hellova runaround.. our local South African Mac people had no idea how to help. Eventually the edit would freeze, and the only way to get it back was to quit FCP and reopen again. It still does that on a busy complex edit.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've had a few really long vids (a feature documentary) start to struggle as things in the Browser and Timeline get really crazy.

@davidlogan5267 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely superb, Thank You for these tips and succinct explanation.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, David! Glad this vid was helpful!

@ToxicPpl101 Жыл бұрын

4:22 Thanks, Matthew!!! I had over 600 GB of rendered files stored on my HD.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Now you've got your hard drive back! Glad this vid helped.

@ToxicPpl101 Жыл бұрын

New Subscriber!!!!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

@@ToxicPpl101 Welcome to the channel! Excited for you to be here!

@hiiitriiibe108 Жыл бұрын

You just might have saved my career with these tips!! Thank you💯

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Whoa! That might be the best result I’ve heard for this video 😲

@hiiitriiibe108 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewTobrien Telling the truth! Thank you again! Editing a video as we type lol!

@jaay_haay 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a new editor and this just saved my project. Thanks Matt!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

That's the goal, Josh! So glad my vid helped! Happy editing!

@braedonavants Жыл бұрын

Subscribed! I wish I would’ve found your channel when I started. Great info, easy to understand the way you explain it ❤

@rickclise2710 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew, another very useful and concise video from you. Much appreciated!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Rick!

@yahoubrothers Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew for these tips!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad they helped!

@rareforareasontv 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I’m getting use to using 4K videos and SEE how big the files can get!! So I’m def grateful for this ✊🏾✊🏽

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad my video helped!

@notjustishi Жыл бұрын

I've been editing via vllo in phone and recently used final cut pro and amazed at how waaaay better editing in fcp but is sufferring from storage space bec I am using only a macbook air base model. With your help I was able to efficiently edit and manage my limited capacity computer for editing. Many thanks!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! Smaller drives are useable but they require a lot more management. Glad my vid helped you!

@3JumpingBubbles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! It helped me with my last video. We spent 37 days on a cruise, and we have LOTS of clips. We only needed a few seconds, but the files were huge. This video helped me clean up my library.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's the hope - let's keep those library sizes small!

@rojoratatatata4002 Жыл бұрын

Literally love your vibe, great video!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@allclinical4062 2 жыл бұрын

An amazing and essential video for anyone who uses FCPX. I mean, why do they not make these things by default so we don't have to first suffer for multiple months before finding a solution. Thanks!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So glad this was helpful!

@AdrianKordas 2 ай бұрын

Very good advices. Thank you!

@mymidlifemoto 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, I have been STRUGGLING with this! Haven’t tried these tips yet, but I feel like this info is a game changer. I have a great computer, decent cameras, but have struggled with knowing what to delete, running out of space, and just generally screwing up my libraries. Thanks for this!

@vanessapadi5759 8 ай бұрын

This is an amazing video. So informative and well shot! Good job

@matthewTobrien 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@heyspringchicken9517 Жыл бұрын

really really wished I had found your helpful video last night. The dreaded message appeared (for the 100th time) whilst we were working (4 days) on vid footage, we thought we had saved tried to an external hard drive. We eventually were forced to delete a completed video file from the FCP library and re-upload it from HDD, (except we couldn't, it wasn't there, ) Restarted this morning and after a horrid nights sleep, but now I am feeling more confident about disk space

@IgorAnic9 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful video. Thanks. It will make my workflow smoother now.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that, Igor! Thanks for watching!

@nyleaker Жыл бұрын

Nice one man! Great tips. Just got rid of 120 gbs worth of final cut library and confident no more error messages. Thanks

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Gotta save that space!

@seanwhite8747 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the insights! Thank you.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Sean!

@mzhang59 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. I learned so much. Also, great audio quality!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! And appreciate you noticing the audio. Definitely trying to up my game there and the Rode NTG2 certainly helps!

@MartinBellamyMBDrums Жыл бұрын

My GOSH! By deleting the unused render files... My projects went from 227GB to 25GB... INSANITY! Thank you so so much!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Way to reclaim that space! 🤘🙌

@Ibz87 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful and well put together mate. Thank you subbed

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! Welcome to the channel and the Final Cut Fam!

@ZackSeifMusic Жыл бұрын

MUCH APPRECIATED Matt! I got tired of deleting projects and still having files lurking around well after the project was finished.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Yuuuuup. Me too. Glad this helped!

@dreaminanut Жыл бұрын

Your video is a life saver! Informative and to the point!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

That's what I try to do here!

@vasylsavchenko2672 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you!

@businessfinancecoach 3 ай бұрын

great video thank you

@thecompletejoker 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks so much..I really didn’t know this stuff..great video 👍🏻

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Steve!

@RYANTHEORY_ 2 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thank you so much for this clear and concise explanation.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

@WesleyxPegasus 3 ай бұрын

I learned a little trick from another KZfaqr Tyler Stallworth. Move the cache file from the being stored in the library to a folder in your external drive. Render all the way to the bank if you want to.

@Anthony_Anthony_Anthony 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who is new to FCP, this was incredibly helpful! Thank you Matthew!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Anthony! Thanks for watching!

@maguetteka2292 4 ай бұрын

Finding this video saved my work.. Thanks man !

@matthewTobrien 4 ай бұрын

Love it! Glad it helped.

@Erick_Valerin Жыл бұрын

This is the best and most important video on Final Cut. You saved me a ton🙏Thanks man !

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

I’m not gonna argue with that! So glad you got so much value from this video - this has to be the single biggest issue for anyone who’s new to video editing, especially in Final Cut Pro. 👌

@garycard1826 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. Very informative. Thanks! 👍

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@Kou.knows1 Жыл бұрын

What's really wild, is I do drag and drop into my events, with the selection "leave files in place" and fcpx still stored it in the original file folder. My project file was 1.8tb! Although, it is a large project of 4k media, it still was confusingly large, and that has been happening for all of my projects. I really just like dragging and dropping, but it seems that I need to do the import function now. Thanks for the information. I have watched a few vids on this, but you are the first to help me drill down and find the issue! Thanks champ!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Yes, if you drag and drop media between Final Cut Pro libraries, it may copy that footage/media INTO the destination Final Cut Pro Library... Glad this video helped you figure everything out!

@WeronikaSalach 2 жыл бұрын

This knowledge is pure gold! Thank you for helping me clear my storage :)

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@huntgoodstuff 2 жыл бұрын

I deleted my entire iPhoto library in a blind rage when was bogged down by this FCPX mess... thanks to you I won't be doing that again. Great video!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! So sorry to hear about your frustration, Bryan. And I'm glad my video helped you to acquire the knowledge necessary to avoid any future frustration with large FCP libraries!

@kevindmcgill1383 2 жыл бұрын

You are the MAN!!! Thank you for these videos!

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, Kevin!

@ipsinghification 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video again , but today i have paused the video in the middle , just to give a small feedback : The Content is superb, it's just that during your screen recording zooms and pans there are lots of , 'whoosh' kind of transition sound fx , they are just not adding anything instead i found them very distracting . (maybe it's just me and my hearing and my studio monitors) Love your channel just wanted to make it even more tactile. :) And one thing i have been wanting to request . A video on 'How to put transitions on a Top video layer, specially in Picture in picture mode' most of the transitions get applied to the lower layers as well. i tried making compound clips of top layer , but even then sometimes the transition takes over the whole scene, the bottom most layers as well. hope you'll find this topic interesting , cause i literally couldn't find an in-depth tutorial on this . Regards , Thank you .

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Great appreciate the constructive criticism. I keep playing around with my tutorial vids - sound effects, score vs. no score - trying to find the sweet spot that keeps them engaging. Definitely don’t want elements of the video to be annoying, though. I will think on your video suggestion. I have encountered the same thing myself and can definitely get frustrated by it. Thanks for watching!

@JoannaChill Жыл бұрын

Very detailed explanation! I know a lot more now. Thank you!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Joanna! Thanks for watching!

@Cosmik_ink 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the amazing tips! I l would love to see how you keep your library organized! yours looks amazing💕

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Check out this vid on my Finder & Final Cut Pro Library Templates! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oN6Xfs2bsM7Xn4k.html Let me know if that helps...

@elliotignasiak5152 Жыл бұрын

very cool tip about rendering only parts of the timeline!

@bboydreaded Ай бұрын

Thank you. just what I needed

@josselinmarnat Жыл бұрын

This was veeeery helpful !! Thanks so much!

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@wkwtoywhiteknobwindups8587 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU so much. You have really helpped me so much. I have reduced my library from 161.5GB to 34.5GB in just a few seconds which means l can now get on with my edit. I have subscribed to your channel as you are very, very easy to understand and l totally appreciate the time you take to repeat steps (which as a beginner, l really need). Plus you are so calm and charming. Thank you so much once again. Su.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! So glad you were able to open up some free space. And thanks for the kind words about my teaching style and demeanor! Check out the rest of my channel to learn more about Final Cut Pro!

@DaveParkerBlog 2 жыл бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you.

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Dave!

@RealLifewithAdrianRuth 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. It really helped me manage my HD space

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's the hope! Now get back to editing!

@DownloadMalfunction 5 ай бұрын

This dude did the best explanation on this I’ve seen. Deeply appreciated.

@matthewTobrien 5 ай бұрын

So glad this helped! Kind comments are always appreciated!

@yayo007ortiz 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for the tips

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching, Jair!

@dhcinephoto Жыл бұрын

This was by far the best help I’ve seen! Definitely learned a good amount. One thing that I sometimes see is that FCPX, when importing files, it won’t let me choose, “leave files in place”. Not sure why. Thanks again for this. 8:17

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Danilo! Thanks so much for watching and leaving a thoughtful comment. The reason you may not have the "leave files in place" option is because you're importing from an SD card or camera card that isn't compatible with FCP leaving those files in place. If that isn't the case with your import workflow, let me know!

@dhcinephoto Жыл бұрын

@@matthewTobrien Thanks for the help. I actually don't import from my memory card. I always import from my hard drive. But what I have done in the past is save all my video files in a folder on my desktop. And I do have include backup set up for my desktop. So not sure if that has anything todo with it. So when I go to import the files, I'm trying to import files that are saved to my desktop that have been uploaded to the cloud. If this doesn't make sense I totally understand haha

@imadclicks Жыл бұрын

Going to watch all the video ...So much to learn ..

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, absolutely. Watch it a few times! 😉😜

@timelapsesinhdr5534 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I am not a pro user of Final cut at all. I jus creat Some Timelapse's from my DSLR und here and there some b roll Clips or interviews. Now you really saved my workflow. My library was always so BIG with almost nothing in it. This confused me very much but now I know the solution :) Thank You

@matthewTobrien 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! It can be one of the biggest pain points for Final Cut Pro editors, but I'm hoping my video can spread to the far corners of the Internet and help content creators and editors master the program and their post-production workflows! Thanks for watching!

@maxhighstein Жыл бұрын

Excellent. So clear and concise. Thanks so much for immediately getting to the point, and leaving out the extraneous hoo-ha nobody wants to wade through.

@matthewTobrien Жыл бұрын

Haha - I mean *_some_* of my videos take a minute or so to set up the context of the lesson...fortunately for this one it was best to just cut to the chase.