Transfer FCP project files

We are attempting to transfer a FCP4 project file from a G5 mac to a G4 with FCP3. We get a prompt that says "Unable to open Project File" We stored the project file on a CD and transfered the file to the desktop of the G4 computer and tried to open it from there. Is it possible to transfer files as we're describing?

Yup...no XML support until FCP 4. The best you can do is an EDL, but that won't carry over keys and a majority of FCP filters and plugins. Very ancient technology EDLs.
Shane

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FCP Project file won't open

Hello,
An FCP project file I worked on this past Friday suddenly won't open. When I try it immediately gives the helpful "general error" message. I tried opening the autosave files as well, with no luck. I tried renaming the project file and manually adding the .fcp extension, but still nothing. I'm not sure why it's doing this, since nothing unusual happened in the last few days. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Power Mac G5
6gb ram, dual 2ghz processor
FCP 5.0
Also, does anybody know where I can purchase an unused version of the FCP 5.0 bundle? I can't upgrade because of OS and processor restrictions on my old G5. And I can't buy a newer mac right now. All of my related FCP programs are starting to act buggy, and I don't have the install cds anymore. Any ideas?

I can't upgrade because of OS and processor restrictions on my old G5
Huh? According to the requirements for FCP 6, it needs A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor and Mac OS X v10.4.11 or Mac OS X v10.5.5 or later. How does your computer not fall into this range?
Patrick

HELP! Can't Open a FCP project File, "General Error 41"

Trying to open a project for a Good guy
over a barrel, using FCStudio /FCP 5.1 FCP opens,
then says "General Error 41". All I need to
do is create an SD Version DVD, But first
I Gotta open it.
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Since this is your friend's FCP project file, check to see if he/she has version 5.1.1 or above.
I think the project file is from a newer format.
For some reason, the bump from FCP 5.1 to 5.1.x was big enough to require the project files to be a different format.
If that is the case, (and if you want to take the chance on the unknown,) you can upgrade to the version your friend has (or above.)
Make sure you really want to upgrade and are prepared for all the potential problems!
Dual G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

FCS is only deleting my FCP project file and not linked assets. please help.

When deleting a FCP project from FCS it does not give me the option to delete all linked media. It only deletes the FCP project file leaving me to delete all related media manually. In the user guide it says it should give me the option to delete the project and all files automatically but this doesn't happen on our system. Does anyone know why? and how to turn this function on?

A bug that will never be fixed. You have to delete the associated assets manually.

FCP Project Files are all "invalid format?"

I tried uploading many FCP Project Files with no success. All Project Files run fine in Final Cut Pro.
Once the upload process begins, the "Jobs in Progress" status spins for about a minute or so. At this point a red exclamation point appears, then a popup window that states:
"Unable to Analyze Project ... Invalid Format."
The project file makes it's way into FC Server as a listed asset, however when I choose to "get Info" and do a Search for the associated project files, nothing shows up. The manual mentions or recommends to use file extensions, and I have.
I read Final Cut Server is supposed to automatically recognize all FCP Project file's associated media. In fact they don't need to be packaged in a folder, etc.
Lastly I created a brand new FCP Project with a single video clip and a single audio clip after I installed the new ProApps Update. Still no luck.
Is anyone experiencing the same issue?
Thanks.
-paul.

Paul:
I experience the exact same issue, yesterday and thought that after Apple released the following update
http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/FinalCut_Studio_2.0rn/
that things may work, but they still dont.
My guess, is that there may be a version update to Final Cut 6.0.3 to maybe Final Cut 6.5 or something that will allow this direct integration with Final Cut Server. However, note, I was able to success import Final Cut Project exported as Final Cut XML files. I tried this because this was traditionally how it work when FCServer was the Artbox product. My guess is because the Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server engineers in Apple really don't speak direct to each other, FCServer was realeased with this bug.

Open and work on FCP project file located at xsan volume

It is recommended by apple to *open and work on FCP project file located at xsan volume*
or we should open , work and save our FCP project file from local drive only .
Is there is risk of corrupting xsan volume if we open FCP project file placed in xsan volume .
where should be the location of FCP project files ??????
Mac pro 2.66 , FCP 6.01, xsan 1.4

Opening a file twice is a indeed a problem. To prevent this, and for numerous other reasons, we use Open Directory. In OD you can configure that a user can login just once (concurrently).
In old versions of xsan it was not recommended to put project files on xsan, but nowadays it works fine.
Putting projectfiles on a san has the advantage that a user can work on any client. If this is not important in your environment these files can be stored locally.

FCP Project File & other Editing programs

G'day, I apologise if this has been brought up earlier but this is a question I've had for a while.
FCP projects obviously maintain the file extension .fcp for the file projects.
My question is can FCP open, use and edit other file projects such as those from Windows Movie Maker or Vegas which have extensions .wmm and .veg respectively?
And can those other editing programs such as Vegas open and operate FCP project files?
I'm currently operating from a university computer with the latest FCP software (FCP5) available.
All answers are greatly appreciated.
Final Cut Pro 5 Other OS
Other OS

I've never tried, but I'm 99% sure you cannot simply open a project file from another program, and have FCP read it, and vice versa. Such things are not common practice among most applications (as it would require Apple licensing proprietary technology to competitors).
There are however, ways to do this. There is a plugin for Final Cut called Automatic Duck that provides import options between pro apps like FCP, Avid, After Effects, Combustion, etc. However, its not free, and would most likey not support an app like Vegas, and certainly not Windows Movie Maker.
The other way to do it is to utilize an Edit Decision List (EDL), which is a textual summary of all your edits and sequences in the project, and importing this along with your clips may allow another program to rebuild your project. I've never really needed to use one before, but I know FCP is capable of importing and exporting them (I would assume it uses XML). I have no idea how well EDLs are supported in Vegas, and I would assume that there is no support for them in WMM.
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FCP Project Files are Listed as Documents.

Hey everyone,
I did a long render last overnight on my MacBook Pro (2007 Generation) and then brought the files to a school computer (MacPro OS 10.6.4) and now the FCP project files are simply 'documents' and cannot be opened with FCP. Am I doomed?

Nevermind, figured it out

Fcp project file shown as exec

i have a project edited from a friend with fcp 7, he gave me all of the files so i can edit it. i use fcp X, but it shows the fcp project file as an exec file. (executable)
no f*cking chance to open it.
i dont get it! of course you should open an fcp 7 project file with fcp X, or i am wrong??
can anyone help?

YYou're wrong. The project formats are completely different. You need to open the fcp7 project in the application and export an XML file. You then need to use the utility 7toX to convert the fcp7 XML into an XML version that can be read by FCPX. That converted XML can be imported into FCPX to create the project and its sequences in X.

FCP project file crashes before even opening

I am working for a client and using there system which is a G4 iMac running OS 10.4.11 and I am editing using FCP Studio 2, FCP 6.0.4
The quick is I am trying to open a project which recently has been taking forever to load and just recently crashes Final Cut Pro once it opens, which prevents me to work on it further, I was able to open it once long enough to copy the files into a new FCP project but after I saved and restarted FCP from the new Project folder I got the same result. I have tried going back into my auto save vault and open old files but I get the same result. I am able to open other FCP projects so I don't think it is a problem with FCP but more so with this particular file. ok so maybe that was the long version, please can any one offer any solutions or is all lost?
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It slow t load while “Reading Project” this is a photo based project actually its all photos. a time laps of over a month or more taking pictures everyday at approx 1 pic every hour or 30 mins. so I have alot of photos in the FCP project file. this i can understand for the slow loading time. but what is causing the FCP project to crash so often? i did try emptying the preference files but still no luck.

CF data file missing on FCP project files

Every time I open a saved project file on Final Cut Pro, it says CF data file missing on my FCP project files. Files seem to be in constant frames folder but all black and not highlighting. suggestions?
I was saving things on a MyBook studio external HD. I think earlier as I was working or saving on the external HD it disconnected.
But shouldn't it have all my files still?
I still see all my project files and capture scratches.
Any help or suggestions please?
Final Cut Pro 7.0.3
Mac OSx 10.7.4
processor 2.4 GHZ Intel Core i7
Memory 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3

Hi Michael,
When I opened the FCP project. It says " CF data file missing CF+ filename here"
So I looked in my Render Files> Constant Frames folder and the files are in there. I tried to open the movie files and play them. When played, they all play back a black screen/nothing in the file? And some have a blue screen that says" unrendered".
So I try to search for the file to connect it back to the project, but when I go to th folder and try to select it. It isn't highlighted, so I can't select it. So they aren't missing.
So I have to press cancel. It seems like I'm not able to edit or work on the FCP project until I have those files connected.
Thanks for your reply,
Ingrid

Unable to open PC-backed up FCP project files

Apparently, I made a mistake copying my FCP project files to my PC via network and backing them up on CD-ROM.
When I copy them back to the MAC, they wont open!
I performed an "Apple-I" on one of the files and selected open with FCP, but it doesn't!
I did a quick test:
I copied one of my existing project files to PC, renamed it and copied it back to the MAC. The icon of the one copied back changed to "Unix Exec". But when I compared the two files contents, they're the same!
Is there some obscure way to allow my PC-backed up project files to work again?

What you need to do is give back the Mac OS resource data to the file (that's what got stripped when it went through the PC environment) ... or more specifically, you're reassigning a Type and Creator code.
Use a utility such as "Type Changer" (it's freeware): http://www.marcrespass.com/software/Type%20Changer.zip
the Type for a project file should be "FCPF" and the Creator "KeyG" (short for "Key Grip" which was the original name for FCP)
Thanks to Andy Mees for this...
If this doesn't work for you, there's a longer more complicated way that might work, but try this first...
Patrick

How to transfer FCP project on a laptop to a desktop

Hello,
I started to work on a project on my laptop. Now I'd like to transfer the project and all of the media files to my desktop to work on it there. What would be the best way to do it. Also if I wanted to work on the project later on my laptop how would I go about syncing it up to my laptop. Working with FCP version 5.1.4
Thanks for the help.
Loran

First and foremost, both systems will need to be running the EXACT same version of FCP ... and preferably, the same version of QuickTime as well.
Next copy the project file and all media to an external FW drive, then unmount it and connect it to the other system. Move the project file to your boot drive on the destination system and the media files to wherever you store media files on that system (but NOT the boot drive).
When you want to migrate back to the first system, repeat above. But you may want to rename the project file when moving to something like "project v2' (for version 2).
You can also use Media Manager to make copies of the media files, but I've never trusted it much.
-DH

I updated to Mavericks and realized my FCP project files are not there? Help!

Someone please help. I had built a new video project the other day and everythying worked fine. However I needed to edit an older job and and went to my library and when I click on the Event, my source files are there but no my project files. On the job I just did recently those projects files are there. I went to my folders where my FCP event and project files are and tried to open one of the "backup" files and that didn't work.

I'm assuming you've updated your projects and events. If you haven't, you should.
If the are updated, you should have an event named Updated Projects. Look in there.
You should access your projects through the app, not the Finder. There is no no longer any such thing as fcpproject files in the new library model.
Russ

FCP Project File created in 5.1.4 won't open in 5.1

Hi All,
I recently had to replace my hard drive. Things could have been worse, but thankfully I saved a copy of a major project to another drive. I successfully reinstalled all my original software including FCP 5.1. The problem is that I was running 5.1.4 for this project and now the file won't open. (General Error 41)
Is it still possible to find a software update for Version 5.1.4?
I have searched the forum and I suspect that the answer is no. It seems that version 6 is the only version available now.
My back-up plan is to find someone in my area who has the 5.1.4 version to open my project file, then export as an xml file. Then I plan to import the xml into my system with the version of 5.1 and I'm back to work.
It's a big project for us and I could really use some reassurance. Thanks everyone.
Cheers,
Chris

click on this link
http://www.apple.com/search/downloads/?q=finalcut+pro5.1.4
then click on the Final Cut Studio Downloads, enter your Apple ID and then enter your Final Cut Pro license. Scroll down a bit and click on the Final Cut Pro legacy downloads. It should be in there.

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