How do I recover a lost Final Cut Pro X file?

Help! I was just working on a huge project Final Cut Pro when the computer completely froze, no spinning ball of death or anything. I'd already had one crash earlier, but that was just the typical "(Not Responding)" you might get when working on an entry level computer. On complete freeze crash, I couldn't get the computer to show any signs of response, so I finally hard reset it. I have an external screen running, and my projects are on an external hard drive. When I opened the computer and Final Cut Pro, my event was there, but there is no project to be seen. I can't find it anywhere. I've spent somewhere around 4 hours on this at the least, and hope I don't have to start the whole thing over, since I have a deadline. Is there any way to recover it? I looked at the other discussions, but I don't know where I would find the project file on my computer. I'm running Final Cut Pro X 10.2.2.

Never mind, I just figured it out. The open library from backup was greyed out a minute ago, now it worked though, and I have my project back. Whew! Just go to file/open library/from backup. You just have to have the library you want the backup of to be selected.

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I have been working for months on a Project to turn old family home movies into an HD video. Now, the project has disappeared and I cannot find it. What might have happened? And where might I find this project? I would HATE to have lost all of that work.

Depending on the version of FCP X you are using, the project etc. should be in the Final Cut Projects/Final Cut Events folders or in a special Final Cut Library.
All these items should be on your HDD.
Just realised you are on ML, so your poject should be in the projects and events folders mentioned.
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How do I view fps? and how do I adjust fps in final cut pro x?

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+Jim Cookman :+
+"The studio apps "brand" their exports. Actually kind of useful...+
In the words of the venerable Forest Gump, "Useful is as useful does" ... or something like that.
I actually use similar "icon" techniques in other areas of my workflow. But most of the time I just modify the file title for quick ID - I also use dashes & underscores to get things to stand out and stay at the top of lists etc.
But QT is my Go-To App for quick media reference and I have it set up to play almost all types off media when double clicked. I started doing it years ago when iTunes opened up every time I wanted to check a few seconds of an mp3 file.
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best
g
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I've been working with Adobe products for a long time and typically when you come across an error that has anything to do with a XML file export problem its due to things such as effects you may have added in, color corrections, cross fades or any type of video transitions between clips. Remember your work flow should be
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Source - HDV 3 min movie
I compressed using default settings for Export > Quicktime Movie. (Result - a Final Cut Pro Movie File)
Also I used default settings for Export > Using Quicktime Conversion, except I boosted to 'Best' quality. (Result - a Quicktime Movie file)
The latter resulted in a file size twice that of the first (in theory higher quality) but stuttered on playback once burned to disc, although plays fine from Mac hard drive.
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You can't "improve" the quality of what is already a digital video. The "data" that makes up the video can't be improved once the camera records it as a file. There isn't even a theory about this. Going from one codec to a higher codec does not "add" any quality. In fact, your method is degrading your quality, as you're causing your HDV data file to be re-encoded twice to another HDV file.
You're creating a larger size video file, with less quality do to doubling the compression generation with QuickTime Conversion, and it's the unnecessary increased file size that is making the CPU work overtime to play it back.
Export > Quicktime, self-contained, this is the BEST quality you'll get, the most efficient playback, too.
If you want it to play back easier, convert it to H.264 (quality set to medium, trust me), or ProRes 422.

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*HOW TO DELETE UNUSED MEDIA FROM HARD DRIVE IN FINAL CUT PRO.* Keywords: disk disc drive space remove compressor
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Part of the problem could lie in the fact it's an imovie project coming into FCP, wouldn't rule that out. Second my be the terms you use and what you expect to happen. For example, a subclip is just a smaller clip subbed from a larger clip. It has nothing to do with media management. But you can media manage a subclip and delete the unused media.
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How can i import old projects (Final Cut Pro 10) to the new (final cut pro 10.1.1)?

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I have a folder full of backup projects and events of Final Cut Pro X.
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Yhanks very much
Bruno

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How do I recover a lost Final Cut Pro X file?

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