Brand-spanking new imac 3.4 GHz i7 with 16 GB ram
Latest version Snow Leopard
latest (or last) version FCP 7
When I do shift-Z and can see the entire show in the timeline - I can click around without delay
but when I need to fine tune something and zoom in close enough to trim effectively - everything bogs down
I click, wait for the beach ball, wait some more - the playhead moves
Hit the left arrow key, wait.......wait for it .......new frame. (sometimes as long as 30 seconds)
We are editing 1080i on a network, but the other editor's 2 year old iMac 3.06 GHz core duo isn't choking when it opens the same projects and works on the sequence with the final assembly of the half hour show.
I've copied the RT settings (and tried every other RT variation possible) and nothing speeds it up when zoomed in
If I break the show into shorter act-length sequences, I can trim no problem - (so it's probably not the difference in ethernet controller between the CD and i7 - everything plays back fine over the network) but with timing and final output - I need to load the whole show and be able to zoom in and out.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance...