Just jotting down some quick notes:
35 second video clip from 7D set at 1080p30- raw size 168MB
Final Cut Pro 7.0.1 running on 10.6.2 Mac Pro 2×3GHz Dual core 6GB RAM. Video on non-boot 1.5TB SATA HD.
Cross dissolve cannot be done in realtime renderer.
Compressor converted to ProRes 422 (HQ) size 814MB. Final Cut [...]