Hello - I just got a new MacBook Pro 13", 2 Ghz i5, 16gb RAM. Trying the Final Cut Pro demo and even on the most basic of projects I'm getting repeated beach balls. Wondering if there is something I have setup wrong? Could it be a hardware problem? Catalina issue?
Yeah I've been in touch with Apple Support. Screen recording, etc. I pointed them to this thread to let them know I'm not the only one seeing this issue.
It's hard for me to believe that Apple wouldn't fix this is due time... or maybe I'm being overly optimistic.
I was running FCPX on my 2015 Macbook Air (Mojave) with limitations, of course... but it wouldn't crash with 10-20 minutes of use, which makes me believe this is definitely a software issue, rather than a hardware one.
I'll keep you guys posted on the efforts on my end; might try using Davinci or something in the meantime to confirm.
Are we even allowed to return FCPX after buying it in the apps store?
You're not the first person to bring this up.
I've read in a few places people having trouble with iMovie. My fan was going crazy when I brought up the same clips in iMovie.
The weird thing is that if I just run generators in native to FCPX, I can layer incredible amounts with no hiccup.
Hi. Has anyone also had problems with the models with i5 8th generation (1,299 model) or does it seem to happen in models with i5 10th and new Iris plus (1,799 model)? I was already undecided between the two models and if the one with "old" CPU was exempt from it, I could orient myself on that one.
Thx
Right?!? I just ordered the MBP 13" ($1700 model) and you even have the option to have FCPX built in before delivery. When I was buying, I opted to just get the MBP without FCPX preinstalled because it would ship faster (June 3rd vs June 27th) so I wonder if they're aware of an update later this month? I'm not a video pro but I was excited to get FCPX to mess around with while I'm furloughed.
Unfortunately the application is not working well with that computer at this time. Wise choice not to get it preinstalled. It's a pain to delete with the registration and just as easy o download.
No one here knows anything about Apple's future plans, or if they do they'd better not say it here of all places.
Im having the same issue with my Macbook Pro 2020 10th gen, Use to edit with a 2018 Air (sold it last week) and didn't have this issue. Beach ball on just a simple 1080P 15 minute video, usually shutting FCPX down and restarting will fix the issue for 5 or 10 minutes. I only need to zoom into my timeline to have it freeze.
I have just received a new MacBook Pro and it's having the same exact issues, I called them and they basically said I have to wait for the update for Final Cut Pro but there is no guarantee they will be fixing this issue. I would recommend you either return it or wait, that is basically the advice I got from Apple. My advice if you haven't bought this model yet, do not buy it. If there is an update and it's fixed then I will date this conversation
Thanks for your follow up, I have the MBP with the 10th gen chip, now wondering if I should exchange it for the 2 port 8th gen model. Apple has now double the price of the Ram upgrade on this model so its a bit of a let down again.
I don't want to speak too soon and jinx it but with the latest security update that just happened I'm not noticing all the beach balling right now working through projects. Has anyone else noticed an improvement?
Unfortunately on my side everything is up to date and still getting the spinning beach ball after just light task in FCPX, otherwise the computer is working correctly with other programs . Quitting FCPX and restarting it will solve the issue for a while.
I have not been able to do so in person due to the Covid crisis but contacted apple on multiple occasions and shared youtubes. They stated they are not aware of the problem and gave me basic reinstallation and troubleshooting techniques that were not relevant.
Everything is still the same with the new update of Catalina, let us know if it solved the problem, but in my case, nothing was fixed, i still have major performance issues, beachballing and all, I have to quit the application every 15minutes or so to get the performance back, I've already sent 5 reports to Apple
I have shown apple all the evidence of it chasing and beachballing and timeline scrubbing issues too, videos of times it has happened, they still deny it's an issue, they blamed that the 2020 macbook pro 10th gen wasnt powerful enough, they are wrong. It's a final cut problem and apple must fix it soon
Yeah. I honestly just don't think the front-line support workers have much of a clue when it comes to this stuff. This isn't an unheard of or unique issue. It is likely (but not guaranteed) to be a software update but I don't trust it enough not to return and wait it out.
Same thing with my 2015 Macbook pro 13inch but I also tested the MacBook Air 2020 and this has a similar issue, they haven't said there was an issue with these models, but they are wrong, I know for a fact
Final Cut Pro and Spinning Beach Balls
