Final Cut Pro Size Limitation

Hello,
I'm trying to work on a 4K (4096X2048) timeline and for some reaason anything after 4000 pixels crashes Final Cut Pro. Is there anyway of bypassing that, like we do in shake ?.
Thanks,
Manuel Gonzalez

4k isn't supported I'm afraid. Might be some sort of hack you could do, but I'd not want to mess with the code involved myself.
Jerry

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