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Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 4:52:51 pm

I just got final cut pro x and the video doesn't work! All that shows up is an exclamation point on a red background where video should be. Everything worked in final cut pro 7 so I don't know what the problem is.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Tom Wolsky on May 21, 2012 at 5:45:14 pm

Is this original/optimized media or proxy media? Are playback preferences set to optimized/original or proxy?

All the best,

Tom

"Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users" from Focal Press
Class on Demand DVDs "Complete Training for FCP7," "Basic Training for FCS" and "Final Cut Express Made Easy"
Coming in 2012 "Complete Training for FCPX" from Class on Demand

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 5:49:21 pm

I've tried both and I don't see a difference.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Tom Wolsky on May 21, 2012 at 6:34:14 pm

Then the video is offline. Is it in the event folder?

All the best,

Tom

"Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users" from Focal Press
Class on Demand DVDs "Complete Training for FCP7," "Basic Training for FCS" and "Final Cut Express Made Easy"
Coming in 2012 "Complete Training for FCPX" from Class on Demand

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Steve Connor on May 21, 2012 at 7:08:52 pm

It is showing that the media is offline, How did you get the media into the project? Where is the media located? Has any other programme accessed that media since you imported it? Have you tried re-importing it?

Steve Connor
"Sometimes it's fun to poke an angry bear with a stickl"
Adrenalin Television

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 7:19:04 pm

The media is on my desktop and I've dragged and dropped it and also just imported it normally. If I import mp3's or pictures, they show up but any video file has that weird exclamation point.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Steve Connor on May 21, 2012 at 7:40:40 pm

Can you create a new user on your Mac, open up FCPX as the new user and then try importing the footage again. It's not a solution but it might indicate there is a problem with your install

Steve Connor
"Sometimes it's fun to poke an angry bear with a stickl"
Adrenalin Television

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Steve Connor on May 21, 2012 at 7:21:19 pm

What video format, frame rate and codec are the clips

Steve Connor
"Sometimes it's fun to poke an angry bear with a stickl"
Adrenalin Television

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 7:24:01 pm

Apple ProRes 422 at 23.98 fps

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 7:53:39 pm

I just created a new account, logged into that one and opened the same file but nothing is different.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Charlie Austin on May 21, 2012 at 10:08:23 pm

For what it's worth, that alert means the file was changed by something other than FCP.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Hoo Mukai on May 21, 2012 at 10:38:02 pm

well, shouldn't it be able to play?

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Eric Santiago on May 22, 2012 at 11:44:09 am

I experienced with an older FCPX install.
Caused by meddling with the QT clip in the Event folder in After Effects.
Something got weird with the files and prevented FCPX from reading them.
Fixed with 10.0.2 upgrade.

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Re: Video doesn't play in final cut pro x!
by Jeff Kirkland on May 23, 2012 at 1:11:22 am

I'd suggest looking at the clip's info in FCPX and checking that FCPX thinks the clips are where they actually are. I'd also try re-linking the clips from within FCPX. if all else fails, I'd re-encode one of the clips and see if it's just something weird in the original transcoding to ProRes.

Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia

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