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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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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