Setting Scratch Disk PreferencesA scratch disk is a folder on a hard disk where Final Cut Express stores your captured media source files and render files. The default scratch disk location is the same hard disk where your Final Cut Express application is installed. You can specify multiple scratch disk locations, either to improve performance by capturing audio and video on separate drives (not recommended for DV) or to provide the necessary storage capacity for your project media.You should assign your scratch disks to your fastest disk drives. For best performance, avoid using the system hard disk as a scratch disk.When a disk or folder is added to the scratch disk list, Final Cut Express automatically creates a folder on that disk called Final Cut Express Documents. That folder contains subfolders (one for each type of media file your project will generate) named Capture Scratch, Audio Capture Scratch, Render Files, Audio Render Files, Thumbnail Cache Files, and Waveform Cache Files (Figure 3.10 ). If you are capturing DV, your captured media files will be stored in a folder bearing your project's name inside the Capture Scratch folder. Figure 3.10. The Final Cut Express Documents folder contains a subfolder for each type of media file that your project will generate.![]()
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