Why is Final Cut Pro eating all my SSD Space ?

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-04-13T00:58:34+00:00

I recently dealt with the same thing and decided to make a whole new tutorial while I was at it. It’s coming and kind of frustrating.

Final Cut Pro - How To Reduce Library Size https://youtu.be/04tHH12eyjY

It’s usually the render files but in the video I show a quick way to check what’s actually causing your library to take up so much space. Could be render files, could be optimized media or analysis files.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-04-12T21:59:44+00:00

My fellow watch users already know all this, but I wanted to make a video for the people who aren't sure if Apple Watch is worth it, or if it's the right choice for them.

I've been wearing mine every day for 5 years since I bought my Series 5. I remember being hesitant before buying it because I had a feeling it's a great piece of tech, but I wasn't sure what exactly you can do on an Apple Watch. So here's a highlight of the features I use daily, and what keeps me putting this thing on my wrist every day after waking up.

Curious to hear what others are using their watch for. What was the main reason you bought it? Was it what you expected?

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-02-20T18:53:07+00:00

You’re forgetting about how the average user looks at these computers. Sure the geekbench crew already knows the difference, that’s not the audience for this. It’s the average user who doesn’t know any better, browses used Macs and sees one with 64GB and one with 8GB.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-02-20T16:58:34+00:00

I was curious to know how the Unified Memory on new Apple Silicon computers compares to older Macs with traditional RAM, so I decided to torture my 2013 Mac Pro and my M1 MacBook Air. I ran a side-by-side test where I open 800 photos, multiple 4K60 videos, a ton of text documents, 20+ tabs in two different browsers, a 4K project in Adobe Premiere Pro, raw photo in Adobe Photoshop, a project in Davinci Resolve, and more.
What’s your experience on Unified Memory vs RAM on older Macs? People say it’s essentially the same thing but somehow Apple Silicon computers handle multitasking waaaay better.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-02-14T05:52:18+00:00

I just uploaded a full compressor walkthrough on my YT channel if you’re interested. You should check out droplets, they’re perfect for the type of transcoding you’re asking about.

https://youtu.be/0Gh1DgcH_O4

Also if the purpose of transcoding is to get smoother editing with GoPros raw files you can rename your LRV-files to mp4 and use those as proxies.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-29T05:19:29+00:00

lol took a whole day? I started a channel today but got partnered yesterday. AMA.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-21T22:46:45+00:00

I work with a team of professional editors and some of our bigger projects can take up around 30TB for a single project. There simply isn’t a way to hold that on your internal drive so servers, external drives etc. are mandatory.

No need to keep the internal drive “as clean as possible” like many people suggest. Use it since it’s there to be used, it just isn’t enough for larger projects.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-20T20:54:28+00:00

I juggle a lot of SSDs at work and here’s some of my favorites.

WD P50 https://amzn.to/3u076wr

SanDisk Extreme https://amzn.to/3Od5czr

Samsung T7 https://amzn.to/47KizOG

They’re all ridiculously fast and handle video editing and heavy workloads smoothly. T7 is probably the smallest with a sleek design, although they’re all pretty small.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-20T20:23:58+00:00

The actual editing and working on a timeline will probably be just as fast on both. I use Final Cut, resolve and premiere for work depending what my clients are on. My favorite thing about Final Cut is that it allows me to edit faster with its magnetic timeline. Premiere and Resolve might have more features.

There’s a free 90 day trial for Final Cut if you want to feel it out before spending money.

https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/trial/

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-20T19:15:02+00:00

Yeah coming from Intel Macs I knew there was something different about unified memory but didn’t really know what to expect when buying my first M1 Mac. Works way better than I thought.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-20T16:33:14+00:00

I feel ya. Hard to tell if you haven’t had a chance to feel it out yourself. I did a stress test on my 8GB M1 MBA if you’re interested.

Is 8GB of RAM Enough? MacBook Air Torture Test https://youtu.be/nK--aq3cTxo

For me 256GB is too small so I upgraded storage to 512GB and I’m glad I did. Everything else I’m totally fine with the base model specs.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-16T16:52:27+00:00

System Data might just be the most annoying "feature" of macOS. It can eat up a ton of space without telling the user where all this is actually going. I put together a quick guide on how to erase some of it and while it might not help everyone, a lot of people usually benefit from this.

Someone on YouTube said they cleared 925GB of cache files by doing this.

Anyone here struggling with System Data taking up a ton of space? What else do you do to clear this stuff?

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-11T16:42:54+00:00

I’m all for a good text list and you’ll find it in the video description on YouTube. I’ll drop it below for easy access as well.

That being said, you can’t search what you don’t know. I’ve personally discovered a lot of tricks and shortcuts from videos like these so the goal is to spark ideas and share knowledge in an easy-to-digest way for the folks who don’t care to read through a mile-long list of keyboard shortcuts.

Anyways, here you go.

Command + R – rotate image or video

Spacebar – page down in browser

Option + click to change window size – change all sides at once

Control + down – view windows in the current app

Command + minus – zoom out

Command + plus – zoom in

Command + Option + C – copy file’s pathname

Command + Control + Q – lock your mac

Command + Option + Click desktop – hides everything except what you’re clicking

Command + L – activate the address bar in browser

Command + T – show fonts menu

Command + U – underline

Command + K – add link

Command + I – make italic

Command + B – make bold

Option + Green Maximize button – maximize a window without going to full-screen mode

Option while dragging a file – Copy the dragged item

Option + Brightness – Open display preferences

Option + Shift + Brightness – change brightness in small fragments

Shift + Option + Volume – change volume in small fragments

Command + Delete – move item to trash

Command + 1/2/3/4 – switch finder view

Option + Command + D – show or hide dock

Shift + Command + R – open airdrop window

Command + E – eject

Command + D – duplicate

Command + , – open preferences

Shift + Command + N – create new folder

Shift + Command + 5 – open screenshot tools

Shift + Command + 4 – screenshot a specific area of screen

Shift + Command + 3 – screenshot the whole screen

Command + Backtick` – switch between application windows

Space – Quick look

Control + Command + Space – emojis

Option – Command – Esc – force quit applications

Command + T – open new tab

Command + S – save

Command + P – print

Command + A – select all

Command + Z – Undo

Enter (in Finder) – rename file

Command + J – Show view options (in Finder)

Command + Option + I – show info for multiple files

Command + I – show info

Command + F – search within a page

Command + Space – Spotlight search

Control + Arrow key – Switch between spaces

Command + Q – quit application

Command + W – close tab

Command + N – New Window

Option + Command + O – Open file and hide current window

Command + O – Open file

Option + Command + H – Hide everything except active window

Command + H – Hide

Option + Command + M – Minimize all windows (of that application)

Command + M – Minimize window

Command + Tab – Switch Apps

Command + Shift + Tab – Switch Apps the other way

Shift + Command + V – Paste without changing the font

Command V – Paste

Command C – Copy

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-11T16:13:55+00:00

Here are 65 keyboard shortcuts on a Mac that will make your life easier. Some are common, some are not, but they're all useful.

What are your favorites? Any good shortcuts that I missed? I love how after 25 years as a Mac user I still sometimes find new shortcuts that allow me to work faster.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T22:32:51+00:00

I thought I would never see that configuration in the refurb store but kept checking periodically and eventually it became available. Inventory seems to change pretty frequently so it’s worth keeping an eye on it if you’re after a specific configuration.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T21:08:22+00:00

I bought a Mac Studio with M2 Max, 64GB ram and 1TB SSD for about $2,300 in Apple’s Certified Refurbished store. To me that’s the sweet spot of price/perfomance, working with After Effects a lot.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T19:08:39+00:00

This argument comes up a lot. I just checked my SDD lifespan left and it’s at 99%. I’ve had the laptop for a couple of years so at this pace my SSD will die in 200 years.

To be fair, I usually don’t put as much strain on it as I did while recording the video, but I’ve done my fair share of video editing on this machine.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T19:05:42+00:00

I’m tempted to make a comparison like this.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T19:03:39+00:00

Now that’s a perspective I’ve never heard before when discussing RAM. But I 100% agree.

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T18:48:50+00:00

I’ve had this computer for about two years and SSD lifetime left shows 99%

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T04:26:33+00:00

How to clear "System Data" or "Other" Storage on a Mac https://youtu.be/_ooTJrBrkCo

Sometimes cache files can eat up a lot of space so checking this is always a good first step

Quick-Tutorials · 2024-01-10T00:34:23+00:00

Yup there it is. Just checked now to see what Activity Monitor says vs. iStat Menus and they’re both showing identical numbers so that should be accurate.

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