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final cut playback keep freezing

hi guys . my final cut playback keep freezing, the audio still work but the image in the playback view are freeze. (sometimes when its freezed the images ist reduced to 25%)

my final cut version is 10.6.7 my mac is a powerbook m1 max with 64 gb ram running mc os ventura 13.4.1

I have my library on an ssd sundisk external drive

I have already reset the preference and uninstal and re-install the program.

I have working without problems for a year the suddenly 10 days ago final cut start doing this.

I really need help thanx

marco


MacBook Pro di Marco (2)

Posted on Jul 24, 2023 9:17 AM

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Dec 3, 2023 2:26 PM in response to terryb

Hi Terry.


At first I deleted 200GB and rebooted, which improved it. It took about half an hour to beachball for the first time.


Then I deleted Chrome and its daemons, also ~/Library/Cache and Preferences. After rebooting, I edited for 2 hours without problems.


Today, I saw one beachball (after a while) but it was acceptable. FWIW, the attached report was made when FCP froze today.


Thank you for your help. I switched to Brave, but no full disk backup yet :)


Dec 19, 2023 4:38 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thank you Tom,


Details about the issue

Often when I move a clip (before or after another), or resize a clip (either via mouse or shortcuts) the music keeps playing but not the video, and FCP beachballs for about 30 seconds before I can make another edit or playback.


Sometimes it takes 30 minutes to start beachballing, but sometimes after 30 seconds of playback a quick edit freezes it.



Media and project details

Besides these items please let me know what info could be helpful.

  • The files are H.264, 4K, mp4
  • I tried with and without timeline clip previews
  • I can reproduce the issue in many Events and Projects within this library
  • Projects have markers
  • Projects range from 4 to 25 minutes
  • Reproducible with and without effects


About the admin user

I was able to reproduce this issue in a totally rebuilt OS, before I installed anything else than FCP, and nothing was migrated either.

Dec 2, 2023 9:25 AM in response to efortis

Low disk space - This computer is running low on free hard drive space.

Free: 24.16 GB


Your system drive is full. Like to the point it can't function properly. You need a minimum of 15% percent or 20% on a system drive as free space.


You should get rid of Chrome and the google.keystone daemons that run continuously.


P.S. Get a Time Machine drive or some kind of backup.

Dec 9, 2023 12:25 PM in response to efortis

Window Server should not be using more CPU than FCP.


Unsigned Files:

Running app: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/p********l@16/16.1_1/bin/postgres postgres: checkpointer

Details: Executable file is hidden - possibly malware


This doesn't look good.



2023-12-03 CleanMyMac X (4.14.4)


This is bad news on pro apps systems. I would rebuild the system, migrating only users, and reinstalling apps and not this.

Dec 9, 2023 1:47 PM in response to efortis

These iOSScreenCaptureAssistant crashes seem to be reported more. An internet search on this shows others have noticed the relationship but I can't find anything definitive. Too bad fcpdotco is gone, I bet joema would have some insight.


2023-12-09 15:47:10 iOSScreenCaptureAssistant Crash (50 times)
    Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/iOSScreenCapture.plugin
    Details:
      libdispatch.dylib: API MISUSE: Resurrection of an object

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