Final Cut Pro Freezing often

My FCPX has been freezing constantly the past month or so. When it started, it would freeze when I would use Red Giant's Colorista to color grade my footage. I would try to make minor tweaks like exposure or tint, and I'd get the spinning wheel of doom for 5 minutes or more, and usually I'd force quit. I have tried clearing space, cleaning render files, and restarting the computer. Now, it freezes doing less than using Colorista. It is freezing upon opening. I am losing hope in this program and am considering switching to Premiere, which would be inconvenient.


These are my computer specs and my FCPX is version 10.4.9


MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Sep 13, 2020 8:02 PM

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Sep 14, 2020 12:22 AM in response to Palombiti

Start by deleting preferences. Hold down command and option while starting FCP and click Delete Preferences. Reopen your library and try again.


If it persists please run Etrecheck and post its full report here.


Most of the time when a very capable mac such as yours is having trouble with professional applications like FCP, it comes down to third party applications and system modifications.

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