GoPro clip and Final Cut

When I move a clip to the timeline, the first time is ok, but with the second clip and next it tells me "Internal error", and the Canvas window become red. Any idea about why happens this? Thank you

  I have to wonder if there isn't more going on beyond the transoding thing so I'll be interested to hear if transcoding your footage cured the problem. I say that because I went back to some old GoPro footage that I had shot at the whacky 1280x960 format and I can bring that into a FCPx timeline and add other clips with no issue at all. I don't doubt that it's better to transcode mp4 files but I don't seem to have any immediate issues with GoPro files. I have, however, not put together any actual movies or worked with them in any meaningful way so I don't know what other issues might arise when creat transitions and such. But the bottom line is, I see no specific reason when there should be an inherent problem with simply adding the file to the timeline, whether it's MP4 or not. I can't duplicate your issue with my GoPro files. Keep us posted.

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