Final Cut Pro 4.5 shutting down
So, I'm right in the middle of a huge project and my FCP 4.5 shut down last night and won't allow me to open at ALL! I have a G5 PowerMac 2mhz (I think) with 1GB ram. I have about 25GBs free on my internal HDD and about 5GB on my external iomega 250GB HDD. I just installed an Airport Extreme card in my computer the same day. Should I take that out? Every time I try to open FCP anywhere or even open up a project it tells me "the application FCP has unexpectedly quit. The system and other apps have not been affected..." I've tried downloading and using "FCP Rescue" but it hasn't worked. I've deleted the files that people have recommended. I've even set up another user to log in on my Mac and use FCP and that didn't work. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall FCP or what? I'm at my wits end and have no idea what to do...I've everything people have tried on differenent message boards. Please help!!!
Thanks,
Jeff
How/where do I "reset my preferences"? I've seen that in several forums and I think I've deleted my FCP plist but it still doesn't work. Why would HDD space make a difference this time and FCP won't even open whereas I've had a lot less space and it's worked fine.
I did just discover last week that when I tried to install my 512mb of Ram when I first got my new Mac last Dec 2004, I didn't do it correctly and so as of last week I did install is correctly and now have 1GB of Ram. Would this new amount of Ram be messing me up or the new Airport Extreme Card I just installed yesterday?
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http://www.fcpbook.com/Misc1.html
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If this work or doesn't let this thread know. Yell out if you need help.. plenty on this forum!
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Post your results for others to see.
HTH
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SOSsalvaLosAngeles wrote:
When I turn on my fcpx it seems it loads all events etc...and when it finish loading the frame is grey...no browser...no libraryes..
please,
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I'm working for a TV channel anb I'm really upset with this (kind of beta) program
SOS
I have a suggestion for you, salvaLosAngeles by submitting a feedback, within Final Cut Pro X feedback pull down menu, be sure to include this link to this discussion forum, so that Apple Final Cut Pro X software engineering team look into this.
Also try to provide Apple detailed steps that led to what you are seeing.
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I wonder if anyone can please help me.
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Herein are X's rules for a happy erase and reinstallation experience.
• Make a list of all Applications to install. Which ones do you need? Go through your Applications and Utilities folder and note which ones you'll want to reinstall. Note the version.
(I don't know about you, but I had a shocking number of apps I downloaded, used for a few times and never used again. Forget installing these disused apps.)
• If you are upgrading from a PPC to an intel machine, you'll want to know if the apps are UB or PPC. Upgrading your PPC software to UB can be a significant cost in a PPC to intel conversion. Know what you are getting into - do a search before installation to see if there is a UB version available. You can find out whether an app is PPC or UB by looking in System Profiler>Software>Applications. This window will also tell you the current installed version number. Generate a .pdf file of it and have everything listed for your records.
• In the list, note whether is was a download or you have a disk. If it was a download, find the DMG or installer package and copy it to an external firewire drive. Put it in a folder titled - Apps to be installed - or something easily identifiable.
• If you need to go back to a previous version (e.g. QT 6.5.2) download the dmg file BEFORE you start the installation process.
• In the list, note if the application is a full install or an UPGRADE. If an upgrade, make sure you have the previous version's disks (as well as the serial numbers - see below).
If the UPGRADE version does not require the previous version to be present - eg when installing the upgrade version of FCP 6, DO NOT install earlier software. All you'll need is the previous serial number. The way to figure this out is to try to install the newest version. If it needs the previous version present before proceeding, the install process will tell you that.
Some upgrades will require that a version of the previous app is on the disk. If this is the case, when you install the first version, simply install the minimum so the app will be on the hard drive. You will need to do this because there will be NOTHING on the disk after you do your clean erase.
• Referencing your list, find ALL your disks before you start. This includes previous versions if you are unsure whether they will be needed.
• Spend some time looking through this forum for Professional Application installation issues. The classic example is a conflict between Logic and FCP. Install FCP first and you'll have no issues.
• Sort your list into an installation sequence. Lay out your disks in that order.
• Referencing the list, make sure you have ALL your serial numbers including those you've downloaded. I've purchased a number of programs on line and the only documentation of the serial number was an email. All those are kept in a dedicated folder in Mac Mail. For serial numbers that arrived via electronic means, use cut and paste instead of re-typing whenever possible. This will prevent errors in transcription.
In making the list, TEXT EDIT works ok, (I use Excel). Text edit has the benefit of being easily readable on any mac. Print the list out for reference, put a copy on a flash drive or a firewire drive where you can access it to cut and past serial numbers during the installation process.
• Recognize this is going to take some time. Ranting, drinking too much coffee, swearing, sitting in front of the computer watching the progress bar, etc will not make things go faster. All it will to is put you in a really bad frame of mind. Do it over a weekend when you can be multitasking. While you are cleaning off the mountains of paper on your desk or raking the yard, you can take regular breaks to check on progress.
Process -
• Download Carbon Copy Cloner or one of the other backup utilities and do a full backup of your existing system drive to an external firewire drive. Make the drive bootable. *Do not* cheap out on this as this is your insurance policy. If you forget something or can not find a serial number, you often can find it and copy it from the backup system to the newly installed version. Or, if things go horribly wrong, you can simply copy the old system back to your computer and pick up where you left off.
If you have a MacPro or G5 tower, an alternative to cloning your existing system disk is to pick up a new hard drive to use as the clean new system disk. Your existing system disk will be the clone.
• Once you have gathered and organized all the materials and backed up the drive or installed the new system drive ...
• Insert your OSX installation disk, reboot the computer from it and erase the hard drive. Use the ZEROs option as this will map out any bad sectors. This will take time. See the note above.
• Install the OS. If it is an upgrade install, see the note above regarding upgrade installs. Repair Permissions and then run the updates. Repair Permissions.
• Install your applications following your list. Make sure to Repair Permissions after each install and update..
Have fun, be prepared for a few minor glitches. If you multitask, you can get the garage/ or office cleaned out and your computer rebuilt. In all honesty, this process took all weekend plus time in the next week as I discovered apps that needed additional updates, configuration settings, etc. No doubt it would have been faster if I was sitting at the console the whole time, but I was able to get the office cleaned up and organized (which also makes ME much faster). Overall it was a very slick process.
When you have a fully functioning system again (you have tested all applications and everything works), CLONE the new system and put your info, your notes and the disks in a safe place - once you've done this once, why go through the pain of organizing this stuff again ...
Now, rejoice in a much faster machine with a lot more free disk space.
Cheers,
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I was hoping that some one could help with my Final Cut Pro 7 question.
I have the an 8 Core 6 gigs of ram. 8TB 7200rpm. Editing all in HD with XDCam footage.
I am strarting to get bogged down when I am edtting my videos. Does any body know how to clean up the system so I am running more efficient in final cut pro? My main video files are on one drive and the preview files are set to another drive.
Can you help?
SteveHi
And this is FinalCut Express forum !
But I guess that Your Main / Start-Up / Boot / Mac OS Hard disk is filling up ?
You need more than 25GB free space on this ONE and may be 4-5 times more if You are working with HD-Material.
Even though You use two more external hard disks for "Main video" and "Preview files" the space need to be on Start-Up Hard Disk for Mac OS and application .temp files - as they can not be addressed elsewhere !
Yours Guessing - Bengt W (I use both FCE (4.0.x) and FCP (6.0.6)) -
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No reason that should happen!???
Could be many things, we should start with this...
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1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
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5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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