Help with external drive at DVinfo.net

David Phillips · July 30th, 2003, 03:21 PM

I've just invested in a 120g external drive but I'm not sure I'm using it correctly.
I'm saving the project to the external but all the render files etc. are remaining on the mac drive. If I delete the files from the mac everything on the external goes 'off line'. What am I doing wrong?
Laymans terms please.
Regards all.

Ken Tanaka · July 30th, 2003, 05:27 PM

David,
(small, but important detail): What editing software are you using on your Mac?

David Phillips · July 31st, 2003, 12:05 AM

FCP3

Ken Tanaka · July 31st, 2003, 12:16 AM

OK. I'll head you in the right direction. You need to change the settings in your System Settings to point to your external drive.

The menu steps:
Final Cut Pro >> System Settings >> "Scratch Disks" tab.

David Phillips · July 31st, 2003, 01:51 AM

Thanks Ken, I think I see where you're comming from.
Regards david

David Phillips · July 31st, 2003, 08:33 AM

Many thanks Ken, everything works a dream.
Regards David

Bud Kuenzli · July 31st, 2003, 09:48 AM

there are two basic approaches to use. you can keep all your render files and such in one area and never change that so if you use, for instance, an external drive you can set it to keep all your captured files, render files, etc. on your external in a particular folder. Or you can create a new folder for each project and put your files in that new folder each time. However you MUST remember to reset your preferences for that folder each time you change the project you are working on. FCP will assume you are continuing to work on the same project you were on last time so if you go from working on project A with it's folder on Drive1 to working on project B, it will put captured stuff into the project A folder on Drive1 unless you tell it to change.
I wish FCP would be smart enough to remember where you told it you wanted the files from this or that project to go.

July 30th, 2003, 03:21 PM	#1
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	Help with external drive I've just invested in a 120g external drive but I'm not sure I'm using it correctly. I'm saving the project to the external but all the render files etc. are remaining on the mac drive. If I delete the files from the mac everything on the external goes 'off line'. What am I doing wrong? Laymans terms please. Regards all. __________________ David Phillips

July 30th, 2003, 05:27 PM	#2
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	David, (small, but important detail): What editing software are you using on your Mac? __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

July 31st, 2003, 12:05 AM	#3
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	External FCP3 __________________ David Phillips

July 31st, 2003, 12:16 AM	#4
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	OK. I'll head you in the right direction. You need to change the settings in your System Settings to point to your external drive. The menu steps: Final Cut Pro >> System Settings >> "Scratch Disks" tab. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

July 31st, 2003, 01:51 AM	#5
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	External Thanks Ken, I think I see where you're comming from. Regards david __________________ David Phillips

July 31st, 2003, 08:33 AM	#6
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	External Many thanks Ken, everything works a dream. Regards David __________________ David Phillips

July 31st, 2003, 09:48 AM	#7
Bud Kuenzli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 197	keep in mind... there are two basic approaches to use. you can keep all your render files and such in one area and never change that so if you use, for instance, an external drive you can set it to keep all your captured files, render files, etc. on your external in a particular folder. Or you can create a new folder for each project and put your files in that new folder each time. However you MUST remember to reset your preferences for that folder each time you change the project you are working on. FCP will assume you are continuing to work on the same project you were on last time so if you go from working on project A with it's folder on Drive1 to working on project B, it will put captured stuff into the project A folder on Drive1 unless you tell it to change. I wish FCP would be smart enough to remember where you told it you wanted the files from this or that project to go. __________________ on the Internet, when you get where you're going you still don't know where you are