Final Cut Error Out Of Memory Message
NEXT >> • FCP "Out of Memory" Error by John Tate on Jun 9, 2011 at 12:13:53 pm I've been trying to render my projects and keep getting the error message "Out of Memory". I've tried mulitple things final cut pro out of memory general error to fix this, been on the phone with Apple FCP guys, trashed my preferences 37 final cut pro 7 general error times, etc etc. I'm working with AVCHD files as well as some GFX sent to me by the networks I produce TV shows larry jordan for. My OLD PowerPC Mac had no issues with this whatsoever. Some other producers I know are having the same issue and we have similiar workflows. I cannot export my sequences either thru the Export tool or thru Compressor. Both fail everytime. I need help, deadlines are approaching and if I can't output my sequences....it will not be good. JohnReturn to posts indexReport Post •Re: FCP "Out of Memory" Errorby André Engelhardt on Jun 9, 2011 at 1:29:36 pmHi John, I remember having this issue once because of a single corrupted graphics file and in another case because of a corrupted video. The only way I was able to find the culprit out of the 300 or so clips I had in the project was by adding them one after the other and trying to export. I've also had success fixing this problem once by trashing all my render files and creating a duplicate sequence to work from. Increase the auto save interval, max. undo's etc. and start eliminating. It's painful and time-intensive but as far as I'm aware the only way to get to a corrupted clip. Maybe someone out there knows of a tool that can batch check the integrity of clips and graphics though? Good luck! -- Audio Engineer, Sound Designer Video- and Photographer http://www.andreengelhardt.netReturn to posts indexReport Post•Re: FCP "Out of Memory" Errorby Michael Kammes on Jun 9, 2011 at 1:51:39 pmMostly what André said. Duplicate your sequence, and cut your sequence in half. Try an export? Does it work? Great! We know the problem is in the half you cut. Now, add in half of the half of the sequence you cut. Repeat. Do it until you find the culprit. Do you have any gfx above 3K or 4K, in terms of frame size? I've often seen that cause issues....FCP no likey high res gfx. ~Michael .: michael kammes mpse .: senior applications editor . post workflow consultant .: audio specialist . act fcp . acsr .: michaelkammes.com .: twitter: @michaelkamm
Gigs are full of a lot of things other than cached files, so the actual number is even a bit smaller. The only thing that you can do to prevent the error is actually to use less memory. Thankfully, here are a bunch of tips on how to do that. 1) NEVER edit in h.264 or any other compressed format. It will add a little bit of transcoding time to the beginning, but it will prevent a lot of rendering and rerendering once in the edit. 2) Make your sequence settings (ideally) prores, and make sure that all of your footage is transcoded https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1134719 to the same flavor of prores (LT, HQ, 4444, whatever) This applies to framerate as well! 3) Ensure that your audio is aiff (not mp3) and at the same settings as your timeline. 4) Resize all stills to rough video sizes. 30,000 pixel wide files will bog down fcp immediately so crop or scale it down to something closer to your timeline resolution. If photoshop does this once, then fcp doesn't need to do it a million times. http://blog.youdownwithfcp.com/2012/07/17/how-to-fix-out-of-memory-error-in-final-cut-pro-7/ 5) Flat stills are easier than layered files. FCP doesn't have to deal with the precomp that psds or layered tiffs come in as. 6) Close unneeded tabs in the timeline and canvas. So that's basically it. Pre-process your footage to be 100% the same as your timeline and work with as few sequences open as possible. In my experience it seems that once things start erroring there is very little that helps outside of a restart. ~ by ross on July 17, 2012. Posted in FCP, glitch 5 Responses to "How to fix "Out of memory" error in Final Cut Pro 7" Thanks for the list Ross. I keep coming up against that wretched message all the time even when using ProRes… Then again I've been working on some pretty hefty HD projects recently. Have found that if you get the message, flushing some render files using Tools->Render Manager can free up enough memory to get you going again. It's only a temporary fix since the cache will fill up again but it keeps you going when the deadline looms. J John Weeks said this on July 24, 2012 at 4:01 am I am editing a LONG piece (trt 5 hours) and have a TON of footage - all h.264 clips. I created a ProRez seq, and the render time was over 20 hours. Seriously. Also, the render to
Final Cut Pro "Out of Memory" Error…FIXED! Booyah Final Cut! Take that! I dont know if anyone who reads this uses FCP7 but if it even helps one person with this INCREDIBLY annoying problem then its worth confusing some readers. Every once and a while I'll be https://hiddenmoonproductions.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/final-cut-pro-out-of-memory-error-fixed/ editing a project and go to render and see this. I know I'm NOT out http://jonnyelwyn.co.uk/film-video-editing-tools-for-editors/final-cut-pro-fcp-apple-fcp7/how-to-fix-fcp7-out-of-memory-error/ of memory… In fact, I am currently only using 30% of my RAM. What the hell Final Cut? In searching the web I found a couple solutions that worked for some people but I figured out one that has worked every time this pesky error shows up. Here is a simple timeline where the error popped up. Nothing final cut special. Just some opening graphics, interviews strung back to back with supers. How could something this simple cause any problems? The sequence settings looked like this. Here's the solution: - Click in the timeline. - Select all (Command+A) - Copy (Command+C) - Right-click in the Browser window and make a "new sequence" - Right-click on the new sequence go to settings. - Manually set the settings to match the original sequence (if out of memory it is using Compressor settings of either HDV or H.264 you might want to change this to some form of ProRes) - Paste the previously copied timeline in the new sequence. (Command+V) - Render! I bet you've never been so happy to see a progress bar have you? Now go get a beer and celebrate while your sequence renders and you feel that warm feeling of relief come over you… Unless you're at work. In that case, GET BACK TO WORK. You've wasted enough time searching the web for this article! Rate this:Share this:Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Michael My name is Michael Stephan. I am a 29 year old creative professional who specializes in photography, videography, editing, and compositing. My wife Cody and I have been married for five years and have two beautiful little girls. I have always tried to sharpen my skills by staying up with the new technology and shooting as much as possible. I strive to meet the clients needs in unique and creative ways
frustrating. I had this error today while working on a project with a lot of large jpg images in it, which always seems to make FCP7 go a bit weird, but thankfully Larry Jordan is to the rescue once again with a great short tip on solving this problem. Extra Tip: If anything ever goes a bit wonky in FCP, its a good idea to try trashing the preferences (see this simple article from Larry Jordan) and also ‘Saving a project as…' - which can help rebuild the internal workings of a project. In both cases this didn't help me as what I needed to do was resize some overly large jpg images to a more FCP friendly scale. It's always the last thing you try. Free Final Cut Pro X Tutorials and more… If you're ever in a bind on something post production related Larry Jordan's site, blog, forum and paid training are all well worth checking out. If you want more freebies though, do check in on Larry's YouTube channel which has a whole bunch of free FCPX Tutorials and more…. Share this:TweetPrintMoreEmailPocket 5 Amazing Visual Effects Breakdowns An Editor's Epic Christmas List You may also like Affordable Colour Grading Monitors April 4, 201527 min read Inside Professional Editing Timelines January 28, 20168 min read Film Editing Keyboards, Mouse, Controllers and more August 24, 20143 min read Free Film LUTS for Editors, DITs and Colorists February 29, 201610 min read Leave a Comment X CommentName * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Free Weekly Newsletter – Sign up to never miss a post! Follow Me twitter vimeo rss linkedin facebook Top posts Free Film LUTS for Editors, DITs and Colorists Affordable Colour Grading Monitors Film Editing Keyboards, Mouse, Controllers and more Useful Things For Your Edit Suite Every Post on the Blog Ever Every Post on the Blog Ever Select Month October 2016 (2) September 2016 (7) August 2016 (4) July 2016 (7) June 2016 (7) May 2016 (4) April 2016 (9) March 2016 (8) February 2016 (5) January 2016 (7) December 2015 (6) November 2015 (7) October 2015 (4) September 2015 (3) August 2015 (7) July 2015 (6) June 2015 (4) May 2015 (4) April 2015 (5) March 2015 (6) February 2015 (6) January 2015 (4) December 2014 (5) November 2014 (4) October 20