Clearing preferences in FCP in OS v10.8.2?

This doesn't seem to be holding true, as it has in years past, for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.
In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Preferences—the tilde (~) represents your Home folder.
Remove the "com.apple.finalcutpro.plist" file from the Preferences folder.
Remove the "Final Cut Pro User Data" folder from the Preferences folder.
Do any have any thoughts? Has this "com.apple.finalcutpro.plist" been moved to another location?

Why does Apple has to be so clever? Pretty much what Nick said...
on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, to trash your preferences -
on the Mac, click on Go
hold the Option key down, and you will see "Library" appear - click on Library
scroll down to the Preference folder
in the Preferences folder, delete this file
com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist
in the same Preferences folder, scroll down to the FinalCutProUserData folder
and delete these three files -
Final Cut Pro 7 Preferences
Final Cut Pro Obj Cache
Final Cut Pro Prof Cache

Similar Messages

What is the best program and/or method to have crisp clear text in FCP?

What is the best program and/or method to have crisp clear text in FCP?
I have the CS4 Production suite.
Thanks

What is the best work flow to use? For example creating text in Motion, AE, PS, or AI and then bringing it into FCP.
I used Motion and the text looks jagged. I though Motion was vector based and I don't understand why the edges aren't crisp and smooth.
I'm just starting to learn these programs and want to create good working habits.

Does ctrl-alt-shift clear preferences for all users?

On a multi-user computer, does holding ctrl-alt-shift during InDesign launch clear preferences files for all users on that computer, or just the current user? I have a few multi-user machines that are having issues, which the knowledagebase says is often cured by clearing preferences.
Thanks guys!

Just the current user

I can't open system preferences on mac os x v10.5.8

Does anyone know how i can open system preferences on my Mac os x v10.5.8?

Hey Iannguyen2,
Welcome to the BlackBerry® Support Community Forums.
The System requirements for BlackBerry Link for Mac OS is Mac OS 10.6 or later, you can find the system requirements here: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/49670/tom1359422165186.jsp
Thanks.
-HB
Come follow your BlackBerry Technical Team on twitter! @BlackBerryHelp
Be sure to click Kudos! for those who have helped you.Click Solution? for posts that have solved your issue(s)!

*** Where do I find the preferences in FCP in order to trash them?

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I need to trash the preferences because of a glitch I'm having in FCP!
Thanks in advance!

ALERT
ALERT!!!
THREADJACK ON!!!!
While we are on the topic... has anyone else had any problems with the ever-so-helpful Holck app not getting 'em all? I was working on a director's machine and we had a problem that I KNEW would be solved by trashing prefs. I used FCP rescue and it did not solve the issue so I went in manually and deleted them. Then BINGO! no problemo... any one else?
THREADJACK OFF... resume positions...
N
Message was edited by: Pizza Guy

Illustrator CS4 keeps clearing preferences?

Hi all,
My copy of Illustrator CS4 is now clearing my preferences whenever I open a new file. For example, my colour swatches will disappear, my unit preference will revert from inches to points, and the Roland VersaWorks Swatches I need for using a cut contour on a vinyl machine disappear.
I have tried to close it out, restart, and even reinstalled the entire suite. I am stumped and need to get this fixed as it is affected my work.
Any help is appreciated!
Nick

Thanks again, Larry.
None of the permissions seem to be set to read-only. I did delete the AIPref file and restarted Illustrator. It began a new Pref folder but is still not remember any colour swatches I add etc. It is also slower than before. Any other suggestions?

Export FCP 6 preferences to FCP 7

I just move to snow leopard and FCP 7,I would like to export FCP 6 preferences (settings,favorites transitions) to FCP 7,I tried with Preference manager,but it doesnt work here...what about u...

In the Finder, go to your user name/Library/Preferences.
Move the folder, *Final Cut Pro User Data* to the Desktop.
Place the FCP 6 version of *Final Cut Pro User Data* in the Preferences folder.
If it works, that's great. If not, just move the FCP 7 version from the Destop, back to where it was.

FCP 6 Preferences to FCP 7?

Hi folks...
I'm running FCP 6 on one computer. I'm installing FCP 7 on a brand new computer, no upgrade. I want to use my current preferences on the new machine. Is there any way to do that? Will FCP 7 recognize my FCP 6 Pref files?
thanks!

Look into Preference Manager. I'm not sure if it will take preference from FCP6 to 7 but give them a look. It's a great tool regardless if it helps you with your current situation.
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/preferencemanager_2.0.4released.html
Good Luck!

How come FCP X requires v10.8.3?

In the Mac Store, Final Cut Pro X says: Requirements: 10.6.8 or higher but when I try installing it on my MacBook (which has Mountain Lion) it says "requires v10.8.3 or higher" Why does it say that? That's a contradiction!

jrios777 wrote:
… try installing it on my MacBook (which has Mountain Lion) it says "requires v10.8.3 or higher" Why does it say that? That's a contradiction!
In many cases, 'requires MacOS dit&dat' is an euphemism of hardware requirements.
Apple Users usually don't care nor know, what sort of hardware is inside the box, for FCPX esp. what graphic card.
… just an assumption …

How do you create clear titles in FCP?

We have these custom titles we created in illustrator and imported as the head titles in a Video but when its rendered and played back the resolution is terrible. Has anyone encountered this and is there a solution?

One of the main reasons for poor titles is using too fine a font. Bold ones always look better.
Standard definition video is only around 720 pixels wide, so if you have created your titles in an app using a canvas of 1000 pixels or more wide, there is a good chance that your letters will end up too fine and will either look blurred or shimmer badly.
Exactly what size are your original titles and how were they created etc.?
Could you provide a screenshot of the originals?

Jumpy playback from image sequences rendered in Apple Prores and then exported to h264

I will start by saying I have been using FCP since 1.0 and am in no way new to this software, but this issue has me going crazy.
First the Specs:
MacPro 2 x 2.66 Quad cor Intel Xeon
16 gig Ram
OS 10.9.2
FCP 7.0.3 (sorry but I am not a fan of FCP10 at all)
In other words, a beast of a system that has played back everything I have ever built on it for years until now. So now for the issue: I work with an amazing 3D Max builder and we have created a building animation exported from that program into and image sequence ( we have tried JPG, TGA and PNG still all with the same effect). I open Quicktime 7 Pro, build the image sequence, save as .mov, import into FCP and drop it into my 1080p30 Apple Prores (HQ ... we also tried SQ) timelines. The timeline renders perfectly and I can play the video perfectly through my system out of Firewire 800 to my Motu V4HD device which then converts the signal to HDMI to my 55" LED TV. The video and playback is perfect.... until:
If I try to play back the same exact time line into an exported video file, the file will play back with random jumpyness in it. I say random since you can play it back 10 times and it will hiccup during playback at different spots in the video. If you review every frame in the file though using Quicktime 10, 7 or VLC viewer, every frame is perfect. So, it must be the data rate right? Wrong. I have exported now to H264 MP4, M4V, MOV , ect, etc at different data rates from 4mb to 40 mb per second. They all have the same randow jumpyness to it. So it must be my computer right? Nope. I have a Macbook pro that is more powerful than this machine and I rebuild the file using the same method (something I have done a thousand times before) and the exported file does the same thing on that machine. I had my friend do it on his machine... same thing. ERRRR....
We have even tried using After Effects and Premier to the same result. Rendered it straight from Quicktime Pro, same. Rendered it to 720p30, same. Render it to 24fps, same. I had another editor render it using whatever methods he wanted to use... same. Tried Compressor, SAME. Tried Adobe Media Encoder, SAME......We even, god forbid, used a PC running Premier and built the image sequence and rendered to h264 at 30fps, 5mbs.... @#$@#$ SAME!
We just remade the 3D Studio Max export into a 60fps animation since I thought that the individual frames we appearing too far apart and thus causing the jumpyness. That was causing the playback of the upclose objects flying across the screen fast to appear jittery, but not the random playback jumps. The 60fps did smooth out the animation greatly during fast flybys, but the playback jumps are still there in all players, QT, VLC, the web, etc.
I was starting to think this issue is realted to Mavericks, but since the PC did the same thing that is not it either. I have linked a sample of the clip below exported to 720p30, 25mbs... something that is much smaller than the original and should playback smooth very easily on any of my systems.
FYI: I have now opened numerous projects I have edited over the last few years and noticed that all of them are now jumpy, so this isn't just an image sequence issue. While the other projects don't use image sequences and instead are shot footage edited together, there is still the random jump (far less than the image sequence as you will see) but they are now there... ***? I have cleared preferences in FCP which helps for a short period of time, but once exported I get the same glitch.
As I said... I am stumped... ANYONE have ideas for me to try?
Here is a sample file for you all to see and please tell me if anyone does not see the issue after playing it several times in a row.
www.media3lv.com/switch/NORTH-sample-720p30_25mb-sec.zip
One last thing to note... my main goal for these videos is YouTube or Vimeo playback via our company website. I have a few other animations online right now using YouTube and the problem is also showing there. At first I thought it was just my videos, but I have looked at numerous YouTube videos now showing 3D animation and alot of them are jumpy.
www.supernap.com/supernap-building-design.html
www.supernap.com/supernap-tscif-exchange.html
These don't show the issue as bad since the camera fly is much slower, but why is this occuring and is it coming from my source, or is this a known youtube issue? I can program this using out own modules, but YouTube and Vimeo allow for multiple resolutions and a checker script which makes it easier to share over all devices at all quality up to 1080p.
Advice is welcome and appreciated?

I have tried at actual, full screen, using 1080p30 size from the original compressed to 4mbs (something my system can handle without blinking), 720p30, etc. etc. etc. Nothing stops the jumps. Even the activity monitor shows only 5%-15% processing being used by QT and/or FCP.
I plan to pull my old G5 out of the closet, it runs 10.6.8 and is still rock solid for video editing in FCP7. If it plays smooth on that 8 year old system then I know it's Mavericks. I'll try that tonight. It floors me though why the original 1080p30 will playback perfect via FCP and Motu, but once I turn of external monitoring and just try to play it via the preview monitor it is jumpy as **** and then the exported file does the same thing. So strange. I even deleted prefences of FCP and that does help with screen playback initially, but it always gets jumps in it after playing for a while.
I knew I should not have started using Mavericks and I HATE FCP10.

Where are the FCP preference files???

Is it possible to delete the preferences in FCP 5 without the program opening? If so how do I get to there?

Get yourself fcprescue for your version of fcp.
It trashes all the prefs (which are stashed in a couple of places.) It also allows you to save a good set. Then it's a matter of two clicks to trash bad prefs and put your good ones back.
It's a must have.
www.pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue

Unknown Error when I Logging and Transfer P2 Card files in FCP 6.0.6

I have been trying for the past two week to Log and Transfer P2 files to my external hardrive using FCP 6.0.6 unsuccessfully.
Originally I tried to Log and Transfer directly from the Panasonic HPX-170 in between my shooting. The first time it was a success but from then on I always get the same Unknown Error when attempting to transfer. When I encountered the Unknown Error during the second transfer I went on to create folders with the P2 contents on my external Hard Drive.
When I drag any of the P2 folder content on the Log and Transfer window I can see all the clips. I can successfully transfer small B-roll clips I have but any big size file (all my interviews) return an Unknown Error symbol at the end of the transfer. I believe this is probably why I didn't encounter any issues during my first time.
I tried deleting the preferences in FCP and then Logging and Transfer and it works if the systems settings are set for the Mac Pro but not for the external HD. The problem is I don't have enough space on my Mac. I have cleared 45GB of space but my P2 files total 54GB. I tried the same process with a Mac Power Book with FCP 5.1.4 and again in encounter the same problem.
The external HD is a 1TB Western Digital that I have used before with FCP for editing but never before with P2 files. Its in good working order and has 79GB free space remaining. Both the camera and the P2 cards (16GB and 4GB) are also performing as expected.
I would appreciate any suggestions.

#36 - One or More P2 files failed to import.
Shane's Stock Answer #36 - "One or more clips failed to import..."
Very often in the field with this camera the camera operator will delete clips from the P2 card that they just don't like. That is the beauty of this camera. But, the still for that video file (located in the CLIP folder in the CONTENTS folder)...the still that you see when you are in the P2 Import window...is not deleted. So you will see the image, and the name, but the video file would have been deleted.
What you can do it compare the file names in the VIDEO folder and CLIP folder and see if anything is missing. If something is, then you know what the problem is. You can then just import the rest a few at time, skipping that one.
ALSO...in the P2 Import window...in the P2 Browser, there is a little sprocket drop down menu. Click on that and choose PREFERENCES. Uncheck REMOVE PULLDOWN and then try importing again.
ALSO...make sure your file names aren't too long. Try shortening them and see if that works.
ALSO make sure that the folders that contain the CONTENTS folder doesn't have any odd characters like /!@#$%^&*()?.
Shane

FCP Won't Open

I've been using FC Studio Pro for about a month and am midway through my second project. FCP 5.02 wont open. Information screens will load, check box for External A/V will load, clicking continue clears box and FCP status bar disappears...nothing. I've deleted program, re loaded, reinstalled upgrade to 5.02 and run FCP Rescue 5. All other Studio Pro Applications will load.
Thanks in advance!

And I didn't want to look stupid on my first post. Troubleshooting Basics Delete User Preferences did the trick. For anyone leary of asking stupid questions.

HT200166 I have a Canon XL2 that will not capture video properly in fcp 10, where it does capture properly in fcp6 and 7. How can I "fix" fcp 10 to do this correctly?

My Canon XL2 (1394/firewire 400) will not capture correctly in fcp10, but it did when I had fcp 7 on the same computer. Is there a software fix that will allow me to use the XL2 with this program?

I just want to get this clear.
With FCP 7 and earlier you could capture a whole tape in one continuous 60 minute long clip.
FCP X cannot do that. It is designed to split the tape into its individual clips, however long they may be.
Are you saying that when you try to capture clips of 10 seconds or so, it only captures the first 4 seconds?
All I can suggest is that you trash the preferences with this free app.
Many weird things happen as a result of corrupt preferences which can create a vast range of different symptoms, so whenever FCP X stops working properly in any way, trashing the preferences should be the first thing you do using this free app.
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
Shut down FCP X, open PreferenceManager and in the window that appears:-
1. Ensure that only FCP X is selected.
2. Click Trash
The job is done instantly and you can re-open FCP X.
There is absolutely no danger in trashing preferences and you can do it as often as you like.
The preferences are kept separately from FCP X and if there aren't any when FCP X opens it automatically creates new ones . . . instantly.

Clearing preferences in FCP in OS v10.8.2?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for