Multi-clip help!!!!

I have a project with 17 seperate multiclips. I first started making 1 multi-clip then editing it, then making the next and editing that and so on..... After making the 2nd multi-clip, when i try to edit it, the viewer locks up and wont let me change angles or between open and sync off. I get a message saying..
"Sequence error: Unable to add clip to sequence.
Possible media limits problem in clip or sequence."
Now this problem is solved by restarting FCP, but it persists after i edit one multi-clip??????? Will trashing preferences help???? Maybe I have some setting wrong???? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

If the problem goes away with a restart of FCP it does sound like trashing prefs could help. If it only happens on one certain multi-clip you might have to identify a bad clip that is in that multi-clip. But be aware FCP multi-clip/multi-cam is very powerful but very strange in its operation and behavior. You must research, read and do tutorials before expecting to operate without error.

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