FCP just started opening all projects with the timeline in "full zoom." Can I disable this?

I know that FCP just had a new release, and... on top of that... I had a computer meltdown that forced me to do a full "Erase this Mac" fresh start. So... I've lost all my FCP settings as I start from the beginning.


So I don't know what started this... but... as of right now... if I have a project open... and I have the timeline zoomed in at approx. ~50-75%... if I open another project, and then double-click to return to the previous project where I was just working... the timeline is now zoomed in to 100% and my playhead is not where I left it.


I have a lot of clips that I use very often, so I created a library called "Common clips". Within this library, I keep 10-15 Projects that all only contain 1 short clip, title, or compound clip. The idea was that I could just leave this "Common Clips" library open all the time... and when I need one of these assets, I could just quickly double click that Project > Copy the clip I need > double-click the project I was working on > quickly Cmd + V paste the clip right where I was just working. This was because the timeline always re-opened right as I left it... same zoom... same playhead location.


But now... when I reopen the project... it is very disorienting. It is is full zoom, and my playhead... while it may be "where I left it" as far as timecode goes... it is not in the same place on the screen where I left it.


Is this a new "feature/bug" with the latest release... or is there a setting that I just cannot find?

Posted on Jul 6, 2023 10:53 AM

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Jul 6, 2023 2:44 PM in response to Dolmetscher

Hold down command and option keys when you start FCP.

This window appears:


Click Delete Preferences.


The old preferences are saved inside a diagnostic file that is created automatically on your desktop, called

"VideoAppDiagnostics-FinalCut-..." where ... is a timestamp of the time where you did this.

If absolutely necessary, you can recover it from there, but usually this is NOT what you want: the corruption in this preference file com.apple.FinalCut.plist is usually the cause of the problem, and there are not so many setting to readjust, anyway.

Jul 6, 2023 11:13 AM in response to Dolmetscher

As usual, when the application misbehaves somehow, it is worth trying to delete its preferences. Corrupted preferences can cause all sorts of weird behavior.


To delete preferences, hold down command and option while starting FCP X and click Delete Preferences.

The application will start in a default state, and open an "Untitled" library. Reopen the library you were working on, set the preferences the way you like them, and try again.

FCP just started opening all projects with the timeline in "full zoom." Can I disable this?

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