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Final Cut Pro X export fails! Missing RAM vtdecoderxpcservice

FCPX still can't export a project! Whenever I try to export a project the VTDecoderXPCService runs crazy goes up to over 50GB and a "Your System Has Run Out of Application Memory" message comes up and cancels the export. It is so frustrating, I had several sessions with the Apple Support Team and the FCPX Support Team as well, no solution and I can't deliver my project. And just for the records, no AppCleaner, No Chrome, no plug ins at all, I wiped out my complete system (I am still boiling about that). Just installed on my 2021 M1Pro MacBook: macOS Monterey, FCPX and Compressor all in its latest versions, still doesn't work. I just need to export a 18min long FHD timeline with 8k and 4k footage and the the system crashes regardless of what I do. This is now my last attempted to seek for some help, hope someone has at least a workaround???

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 12, 2022 4:12 AM

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KLSetter Author

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Posted on Aug 19, 2022 12:06 AM

I need to correct myself, since I added the Speakers text and Colour Grading in FCP I can't export regardless of what I do. Playing the timeline while you export doesn't help anymore.

In case others have the same problem:

Safe time (I spend 1 week of investigation, Apple support, trial, re-installations, wiped out my mac, end of the day I have a ****** off client because of an extremely fundamental error which makes FCP completely useless.

How I solved it now:

Download Davinci, export your project in FCP via export XML and import the timeline in davinci (XML) and you are good to go, minor tweaks, but in general you can deliver. The H.264 codec plays on a M1 like in FCP, I now need to learn all the shortcuts in Davinci which is annoying, but I did not volunteer.

Activate the FCP mode in Davinci to make the change a bit easier. Actually I am glad, I can now finally buy cheaper Hardware and have a better colour grading tool set. I will not touch FCP ever again it is just an advanced iMovie tool... not suitable for any serious work - I should have listend to the community a couple of years ago, Anyway, good by Apple!

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Tom Wolsky

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Sep 19, 2022 11:39 AM in response to wil293

This is my project. 32 minutes.

The media is 4K HEVC 10-bit 4:2:2. Clips have Sony Gamma Cine LUT and color wheels. The stacks are an opacity gradient from top to bottom so all layers have to be processed. This is the memory pressure when about 75% processed.

I have to say that the simple 4K XAVC 8-bit put more memory pressure on the system than the 10-bit HEVC, which is surprising. I would love to test some XAVC 10-bit in a similar project if anyone is willing to upload a bunch of it somewhere like Dropbox or WeTransfer. It wouldn't have to be a lot, 10 minutes would be great, as I'll duplicate the clips to make more media and duplicate in the project.

terryb

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Oct 20, 2022 5:12 PM in response to ValoEly2015

If you haven't already done so, please report the problem and your workaround to Apple so hopefully they can have a look and work on a fix.

Final Cut Pro->Provide Final Cut Pro Feedback... or use this link Feedback - Final Cut Pro - Apple

Tom Wolsky

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Oct 29, 2022 3:35 PM in response to KLSetter

What won’t work? There are multiple work arounds, all basically making the application do something else when it gets into memory pressure. It’sa major bug for a group of users with specific media settings.

yusford

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Nov 15, 2022 8:37 AM in response to KLSetter

same problem here, Mac studio , canon R5c and gh6 , 4k 50p

I can't believe this hasn't been fixed yet. It's a serious problem and it's clear that fcpx is involved. where do you put the complaint to apple?

wil293

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Nov 19, 2022 11:27 PM in response to mriley92

I had the same experience with their service, they were constantly saying “it is caused by the camera”, “the files”, “other installed software”, the worst thing is that they are not aware of those awkward workarounds, every time the call ended with, “sorry can’t help”. Extremely annoying, btw the new MacOS causes the same error.

I started writing comments on Youtube on successful FCPX channels, users have the same problem and are thankful if I post the workaround - that is far more impactful than counting on Apple, they don’t care about this bug.

yusford

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Nov 20, 2022 2:59 AM in response to wil293

It seems that we are witnessing the slow death of FCPX. Poor updates, bugs... same procedure with Fcp7. I've been working with apple for 20 years and it's always the same. The development teams of the pro apps are disappearing. Davinci Resolve seems like the best way to go right now. A real shame.

KLSetter Author

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Aug 12, 2022 5:11 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

EtreCheck Report

Dear Tom, thanks for the quick reply, hope you can find something, that's the Mac I erased and only installed FCP and Compressor

KLSetter Author

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Aug 15, 2022 12:06 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, thanks for the reply that helps to know that there are others with the same problem, for me it is really essential as my clients insiting on highest bitrates, have you found a workaround?

KLSetter Author

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Aug 16, 2022 6:28 AM in response to Michel Boissonneault

Hi Michel, Yes tried that compressor crashes even faster, doesn't work at all.

Sep 14, 2022 4:15 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom -- thank you so much for the reply! I think I managed to give EtreCheck full disk access now... and I ran the check while trying to export a project that keeps failing.

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Tom Wolsky

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Sep 16, 2022 11:19 AM in response to KLSetter

So the problem is limited to the 8K footage? No problem with the 4K footage from the camera?

Tom Wolsky

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Sep 16, 2022 11:55 AM in response to wil293

I exported over one hour of 4K HEVC 10-bit to H.264 in Monterey 12.6. There was no crash and no memory pressure.

KLSetter Author

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Sep 16, 2022 12:14 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Just 5min ago

Tom Wolsky

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Sep 16, 2022 12:34 PM in response to KLSetter

I believe you.

But I see you have that piece of **** malware Chrome installed and running.

Nobody can help you with that.

KLSetter Author

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Sep 16, 2022 1:12 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Well, honestly, with or without Chrome, I tried everything it doesn't work and it is Apple's fault...

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