Final Cut Pro 7.03 crashes, impossible to work with the system

Question

Hi,
I have a mac pro with the following configuration:
*2,4 Ghz westmere octa (mac pro 5,1)
*24Gb Ram in 6x4gb FCM 1066MHz modules
*DeckLink HD Extreme 3D video card
*ATI Radeo HD 5770
*NVIDEO Quattro 4000
*Tempo Sata e2p esata controller
I work a lot in final cut pro, but it crashes like every 5 minutes or even faster, sometimes i runs for 10 minutes without a crash. That is terrible and that 10k workstation is not usable...
I already formatted the harddisk, re set up osx and fcs, installed every update for every part of my workstation but cannot fix it.
Especially viewing clips as thumbnail galleries (video previews) and working with timelines where you have those little video thumbnails on every cut in the beginning of the clip and scrubbing around there leads to crashes.
I mostly work on xdcam422 material at 220mbit and 280mbit recorded with the nanoflash, but also in prores422hq.
Anyone an idea on how to fix this?
Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Hi,
Here the Maintainance Pack Log:
This crash log suggests that Final Cut Pro was overloaded at the time of the crash. This can occur if your project is overly complex, has multiple Motion project layers or is using MPEG-based media (HDV, H.264, MPEG-2, XDCAM, AVCHD), particularly if you are using filters with such media. Note that overloading is more likely to be the cause of the crash than the reason below.
Corrupt / Unsupported Media
This crash was caused by corrupt media or media that is unsupported by Final Cut Pro. A common cause of this crash is using media on your timeline that is unsuitable for editing such as AVI, WMV or MPEG-derived codecs (XDCAM, HDV, MPEG-2, H.264).
Suggested Actions
Use Corrupt Clip Finder to locate the problematic clip and then recapture or attempt to repair it.
If your sequence codec is set to an MPEG-based codec such as MPEG-2, HDV, XDCAM or H.264, change it to ProRes.
Alternatively, and for best results, convert any MPEG-based media to ProRes.
If the issue is related to a codec, upgrade the codec if an upgrade is available or consider transcoding your footage to an editing-friendly codec such as ProRes.
If you are using CMYK images, convert them to RGB.
More Information
To improve the stability of your system, create a less complex "lite" version of your project, export embedded Motion projects as QuickTime movies and if you are using MPEG-based media such as H.264, HDV and XDCAM, set your sequence codec to ProRes or convert the media to the ProRes codec.
Relevant Line
0 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x97395a1c FindAligningPiece + 274