FCPX (Final Cut Pro) Timeline mess - please help!

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FCPX (Final Cut Pro) Timeline mess - please help!

I have nearly finished an edit for a football video and coming to the end I must have pressed a button or something because my timeline has changed into a block instead of it being placed as normal. I'm not even explaining myself very well because this is stressing me out. I have attached screenshots of what it looks like now and what it is supposed to look like (a previous edit)

I cannot play the video and I am unable to go back (undo) as I closed the software down.

Can someone please help me.

[What it looks like now]

[What it is supposed to look like]

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 20, 2023 4:17 AM

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Answer 1

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Luis Sequeira1

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Nov 20, 2023 4:50 AM in response to linusmorris

Apparently, the "2023-11-10 ... " project shows the duration as ... 1 frame!

I have no idea how that happened.

At the moment, the only thing I can suggest is to try and open a recent backup of the library: File->Open Library->From Backup

You will be offered a number of date options:

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Answer 2

Nov 20, 2023 4:23 AM in response to linusmorris

What name shows up above the timeline? Does it say the same "2023-05-27 Ma...."

as in the previous shot? Or something else?

Can you post a screenshot showing how the whole of the timeline appears now, and not just the part shown in your second shot?

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Answer 3

Jan 15, 2024 7:42 AM in response to linusmorris

Hopefully not again.

Do you make backups after completing your work? Backup files are the only thing that will save you when something goes wrong. Don't rely on FCP's automatic backups; instead, get in the habit of saving your data using Time Machine, etc., after completing your work.

Don't cram too many projects into one library. Please be careful because if the library becomes corrupted, you will not be able to open any projects again.

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linusmorris Author

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Nov 20, 2023 4:30 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you for the response, yes it does say the same. Looking at the timeline it appears as if it has grouped all the files, transitions etc together in alphabetical order.