Videos black when importing into Final Cut Pro and iMovie

When importing videos from my Iphone XS Max (IOS 13.3.1) into both Final Cut Pro and IMovie, videos are showing up black but audio is fine. This was hit and miss but now all videos are black. I am using Final Cut Pro X 10.4.8. Please advise how to fix this issue. I am using the 2019 MacBook Air 256 gb version.

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Posted on Apr 19, 2020 1:26 PM

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Apr 19, 2020 3:16 PM in response to bquinn722

So they're black on your phone in the import window? Sounds like you don't actually have the videos on the phone ut have them stored in the iCloud Photos Library. That won't work. The media has to be on the device and imported so that they can be stored locally. If you have the videos in your Photos application, export unmodified originals from there and save them on your hard drive.

Apr 19, 2020 3:19 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

No they are fine on the phone. I can play them just fine. They are black in Final Cut Pro. To clarify, here is what I have tried.


1) connecting my phone to my Mac like you suggested. I do that and then try to import directly to my phone but the video in Final Cut Pro is black

2) save to my desktop (via iCloud) from my phone. I import them into Final Cut Pro through import media and selecting from my desktop. Same result. The video in Final Cut Pro is black

Apr 19, 2020 2:58 PM in response to bquinn722

It's hard to know exactly what you're doing, can't understand the first phrase, can't tell if you have duplicate clips, did you keep the original black, non-functional clips?


Try this as a test.


Right-click the original library and select Close Library.


Go to File>New>Library. Give it a name, save it on your desktop.


Connect the phone to the computer and use File>Import>Media.


In the Import window select the phone in the sidebar. Do you see the video clips on the phone?


Select two or three and click Import selected.


What happens? If this doesn't work, please give the complete specifications of your system and the OS you're using.



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