Final Cut Pro X problem

final cut pro x doesn't open my final cut pro files?
Does anyone know how I can fix this?

FCPX cannot open legacy FCP projects, if that's what you mean. There us no fix. The applications are entirely separate.

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je

Annoyed with JVC/Final Cut Pro import problem; will they ever fix this?

Annoyed with Final Cut Pro JVC import problem; will they ever fix this?
I've shot footage on JVC GY-HD111E in the UK in 720p/25p PAL mode.
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However, Symbiosis in the UK (who do HD-Connect box) say that the JVC ProHD cameras do not wrap the shots up properly at the end, they are kind of left open and this creates problems on scene-breaks.
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I'm importing and working on a native HDV 720p/25p timeline and this is the way I want to work. I've already imported and edited 4 hours of footage, but these 4 hours were easy as all 4 tapes had no start/stop points, they were recorded continuously from beginning to end of tape for 64 minutes each time so importing was no problem; 1 clip per tape.
But now I've come to my 5 tapes containing hundreds of cutaways I'm kind of screwed and need some advise on how I can import them natively in HDV without losing this 5 seconds off the beginning of each clip whilst FCP searches for the media each time.
I've been told this issue is definately with FCP, any ideas how I can get around this?

I haven't heard of this JVC/FCP problem, so I can't comment on it. However, whoever shot the cutaways didn't do you, the editor, any favors.
I've been doing video since 1984, and I've got to say, anyone who shoots a scene that is only 5 or 6 seconds long on tape is making a huge mistake, and it's been that way since the beginning of computerized editing in the late 70s.
Shoot at least 5 seconds of pre-roll before the shot begins, then roll tape for at least 5 seconds after you've got the shot. That's the protocol I've followed for 22 years now. Tape is cheap, edit suite time isn't.
But laying down only 5 to 6 seconds for a scene is wrong, IMO.

Final Cut Pro 5, problems with switching between HDV and DV

I recorded a movie in HDV 1080i50 and captured it into Final Cut Pro 5. I think the capture was done correctly (but the video was captured by another person), with Easy Setup on HDV 1080i50 and the camera set on HDV 1080i.
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Best regards - Einar Hjartarson
www.gagnvirkni.is

I think your workflow is completely wrong.
Edit in whatever codec the footage is, then export via
Compressor > Advanced Format Conversion
It's that simple.
You can't just change your sequence settings to whatever you want the footage to be.
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F C P X works the same as it did with M L OS. I ran into a problem when I went to Share with a Blue Ray Recorder. It Transcoded fine until it gets to 66% then it stops. I tried several times with same results. I have a Wedding completely done with now way to burn to DVD BR. Any thoughts?

Try Here:
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Final Cut Pro 4: Problems exporting video using QuickTime conversion

just recently updated my Mac to version 10.4.11 -
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1) this is the final cut express forum not the pro.
2) 10.4.6 is not the latest, try updating to 10.4.11
3) after any system update you must run disk utility to repair permissions or errors that may not have been addressed during the upgrade process.
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5) what are you trying to export too?

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Betcha dollars to doughnuts it's a phase problem. This explains the reason it works in one channel and not in both.
Suggest you invite your audio guy over and play it for him on your system. And let him fix it for you.
WHERE in the chain of events this originally occurred is the tricky part. But it ought to be fun sort of mystery to unravel if you've got the time before deadline to get it properly sorted.
Good luck with it. Let us know.

Final Cut Pro X problems with effects and grading

I have just finishied cutting my first project in FCPX and I must say I'm amazed over how fun it is to work with it.
However, I have some problems that I think is a bug or something related to my hardware, would like some input on this.
My machine is an early 2008 MacPro that has been "slightly" re-modified"
I'm running 10.7.5 from a 512GB SSD and all my material is on an internal RAID with 4 brand-new Seagate 3TB Barracudas. My graphicsboard is taken from a 2009 MacPro and is an ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB.
I'm running FCPX version 10.0.8
The material I've edited is both 1080P/25fr and 720P/50fr
One thing that has been heavy on my machine is the fact that I have cut parts of it in Multi-clip- I have up to 10 angels running at once. Yeah, I guess that could cause a crash but I don't see why that should account for my problems as written below.
I can't really say that I have noticed anything that indicates that my machine is to slow or old.
So, the problem then...
I have done a lot of grading in several levels and I've also added a few effects. On different occations the grading has disappeared and effects have been reset. Also I had a situation where a certain effect looked different when I added it a second time on the same clip.
I put a vignette over the whole project and when I restarted the program the following day, it had reset to become a black oval.
On top of this the program has been shutting down on ocasion, although that hasn't been very frequent.
Anyone have any thoughs on this? Is it just a question of installing Mountain Lion?
/Gunnar

I have proxy media for all of it. it's only the software that shuts down luckily
One things that confuses me is that I just took the foilders to an exrternal drive and opened on my laptop and it seams to work fine. Except for the fact that the machine is to slow it shows the grading and the effects correctly.
Maybe I should throiugh out prefs files or simply reinstall the whole thing.
I might also mention that I'm running FCP7 on the same machine.
I used the Apple Knowledge file that said to start the old Motion before starting FCPX for the first time.
I do think you have a point in that the multicam clips could be the issue, gonna se if I can solve that somehow.
Is there a way to make them "render" or convert into regular clips so the timeline doesn't read from the Multiclip once I've edited?

My Final Cut Pro unexpectedly quits when I scroll near a certain project in my Project Library (and unable to open said project).

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I hope it'll work for others.
My version FCPX 10.1.4
After a lot of research it appeared that some of my thumbnails were corrupted and made FCPX freezing while trying to display them.
So here is my solution:
- FCPX is closed
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Hello there!
I am scrubbing an H264 clip in the viewer window and suddenly, FCP quits! I tried trashing the FCP prefs already, repairing the disk permissions, but to no avail.
What seems to be the problem?

Thanks for the tip. Tried using other formats like the prores codec worked fine.
It turned out that Final Cut Pro had problems scrubbing with H.264 files. I have tried using the H.264 clips with both versions 5 and 6, and yielding the same problem.
H264 playback issues with Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 was resolved by Apple a couple of months ago. See link below:
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I presume that scrubbing, on the other hand, has not been resolved by Apple yet.

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How am I able to continue editing my project without using all of my memory. is there an autosave switch i need to turn off, is there a problem with my software!?!?
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You really need to get an external drive – Thunderbolt, USB3, or Firewire 800 – depending on the vintage of your machine. And you should get a second external for backup. (Sorry to be spending your money for you, but it's important; drives fail – both spinning drives and SSDs.)
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HT4664 Final CUT PRO X

Hello everybody,
I have one question about the Final Cut Pro X.
Could it be possible to run this application without problems by using an iMac which has the following specs:
CPU Intel i7, 2.8 Ghz'
RAM DDR-3 1067 Mhz
Graphics ATI HD 4850
2 HDisks 1Tb each
In ordrer to have better results should it be installed any kind of HW?
Many thanks
Regards
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Your computer supports Final Cut Pro without problems. Open  > About this Mac and see Memory. I recommend 8 GB of RAM if you want to install Final Cut Pro

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