Pro Res 4444 MOV file displays black screen on M1 MacBook Pro, can't be viewed, rendered or exported by FCP.

Using a 2021 M1 Max 64GB RAM MacBook.


I have a number of Pro Res 4444 clips that have been exported from Da Vinci Resolve and sent to me.

When I try and play the clips on Quicktime, I'm presented with a black screen. The play bar tells me that it's playing but I can't see or hear anything. I can, however, view the clip just fine on VLC.


When I import the clip to Final Cut Pro it will display the picture but only when paused. Furthermore, if I try to export the timeline to any format, it fails and gives me Error 10004 (can't create frame), and Error -12911 c (can't render). It won't let me render the clip on my timeline either.


The only way I can actually playback without it giving me a black screen on Final Cut Pro is by setting the Range Check to 'All'. Still won't render or export like this.


This has happened before, but the way I went around it was by loading it up on an older MacBook (Intel i5), which worked just fine. I suspect that there is some kind of optimization flaw with the M1 chip, but unfortunately, I can't change the 'Render/Share GPU' option in the playback settings of Final Cut Pro.


Worth mentioning that when I was on FCP 19.6.1 it didn't even show me the frame when paused, but when I updated to the latest 10.6.4 it shows me the frame when paused.


I've rebooted, updated, reset preferences, deleted generated files, render files etc. Compressor & iMovie has the same problem. I've attached information about the clip below as well as errors and settings. Thank you!











MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Sep 21, 2022 11:21 AM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2022 2:31 PM

You've got the evil Google keystone agents installed. These break the video toolbox and are known causes of ProApps problems. To completely remove, follow the instructions at https://chromeisbad.com and then you'll need to reinstall FCP. Simply trashing Chrome or Google Earth is not enough, you must follow the instructions above.


BTW, I also had no problem playing the clip in QT or working with it in FCP.

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