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3rd party plugins giving error in FCPX

Hi

I am having FCPX latest version & having issues with motion vfx/Fx Factory or Pixel film studio plug ins.

These plugins I bought from them as these plug-ins makers are very renowned & can trust their product exclusively built for FCPX. But facing error everytime with this plug-ins. I had seek their support & as per them it is working fine in latest FCPX running in latest macOs.

Funny things that, when I restart FCPX, its starts working fine but after sometime, it starts to give error.


Is there anyone can help me out? If needed, I will share screen record.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on May 11, 2022 9:41 AM

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May 11, 2022 8:59 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

EtreCheckPro version: 6.6 (66014)

Report generated: 2022-05-12 09:18:29

Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 1:41

Performance: Excellent


Problem: Other problem

Description: 

Final cut pro is lagging and giving error when using 3rd party plugins

like motion VFX, FX Factory & Pixel film studios. But if I restart FC

PX, it works fine for some time. After few mins, it again start behavi

ng like the same.


Major Issues: None


Minor Issues:

    These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 


    Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed.

    x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.

    Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.


Hardware Information:

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

    MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro17,1

    2.40 GHz Apple M1 (m1) CPU: 8-core

    8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 195


Video Information:

    Apple M1

        Color LCD (built-in) 2880 x 1800


Drives:

    disk0 - APPLE SSD AP0256Q 251.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

    Internal Apple Fabric NVM Express

        disk0s1 [APFS Container] 524 MB

            disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 524 MB (Shared by 4 volumes)

                disk1s1 - iSCPreboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 8 MB used)

                disk1s2 - xART (APFS) (Shared - 6 MB used)

                disk1s3 - Hardware (APFS) (Shared - 426 KB used)

                disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 20 KB used)

        disk0s2 [APFS Container] 245.11 GB

            disk3 [APFS Virtual drive] 245.11 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)

                disk3s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 152.86 GB used)

                disk3s2 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 67 MB used)

                disk3s3 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.19 GB used)

                    disk3s3s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (Shared - 15.19 GB used)

                disk3s4 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 646 MB used)

                disk3s5 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 922 MB used)

                disk3s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 3.22 GB used)

        disk0s3 [APFS Container] 5.37 GB

            disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 5.37 GB (Shared by 2 volumes)

                disk2s1 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.71 GB used)

                disk2s2 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 614 KB used)


    disk4 - SanDisk Extreme 55AE 2.00 TB

    External USB 5 Gbit/s USB

        disk4s1 - E*********D 2.00 TB (1.03 TB used)


    disk5 - Samsung Portable SSD T5 500.11 GB

    External USB 480 Mbit/s USB

        disk5s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

        disk5s2 - T****D 499.90 GB (145.77 GB used)


    disk6 - Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.00 TB

    External USB 5 Gbit/s USB

        disk6s1 - S*********D (MS-DOS FAT32) 1.00 TB (779.10 GB used)


Mounted Volumes:

    disk1s1 - iSCPreboot [APFS Preboot]

        524 MB (Shared - 8 MB used, 505 MB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/iSCPreboot


    disk1s2 - xART

        524 MB (Shared - 6 MB used, 505 MB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/xarts


    disk1s3 - Hardware

        524 MB (Shared - 426 KB used, 505 MB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Hardware


    disk3s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]

        245.11 GB (Shared - 152.86 GB used, 92.84 GB available, 72.06 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data

        Encrypted


    disk3s2 - Update

        245.11 GB (Shared - 67 MB used, 72.06 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update


    disk3s3s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]

        245.11 GB (Shared - 15.19 GB used, 92.84 GB available, 72.06 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /

        Read-only: Yes


    disk3s4 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]

        245.11 GB (Shared - 646 MB used, 72.06 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot


    disk3s6 - VM [APFS VM]

        245.11 GB (Shared - 3.22 GB used, 72.06 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM


    disk4s1 - E*********D

        2.00 TB (1.03 TB used, 965.67 GB available, 965.65 GB free)

        Mount point: /Volumes/E*********D


    disk5s2 - T****D

        499.90 GB (145.77 GB used, 354.13 GB available, 354.11 GB free)

        Mount point: /Volumes/T****D


    disk6s1 - S*********D

        1.00 TB (779.10 GB used, 220.86 GB free)

        MS-DOS FAT32

        Mount point: /Volumes/S*********D



May 11, 2022 9:21 PM in response to taraknath

Have you tried resetting FCP preferences? Hold option and command when launching and choose Delete Preferences... FCP will then open the default Untitled library. Re-open the library you were working on, set you preferences back to the way you like them (disable, background rendering, set Leave files in place, etc.) and see if the issue is resolved.


You have the nasty Google keystone daemons installed. They can wreak havoc on the ProApps. You need to completely removed Chrome and the keystone daemons by following the instructions at https://chromeisbad.com Simply trashing the Chrome app is not enough. If you need another browser and Safari won't work, Brave, Edge or Firefox may be a solution.


I also see you've installed a "Cleaner" app. There is a least one (CleanMyMac) that is considered to be malware by the FCP community because it is apparently too aggressive about the "unnecessary" files it removes and breaks FCP. I don't know if your app cleaner falls in this category. Maybe others will comment.


Lastly, you have external drives that are formatted as FAT32. Are you using any of them for FCP? FCP will only use disks formatted as HFS+ or APFS. Format drives for Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Compressor - Apple Support


3rd party plugins giving error in FCPX

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