Final Cut Pro X saves projects unreliable

10.0 on a Snow Leopard

I'm afraid there is nothing that can be done. This wasn't fixed until 10.0.3.

No way!

I'm going to suicide...

Is there any way for ask for a refund?

299$ is not cheap at all for being suffering this bugs

Thanks anyway

Yes. Last question on the Digital Rebellion FAQ

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/final_cut_pro_x_frequently_asked_ques tions.html

My auto save worked... Thank god if i would have lost my 6 hours worth of editing i would have killed someone.... ( not really)

I just lost 4 hours of work having to fource close. when I re load the project file, or the back-up, it places me where I was 4 hours ago in editing.... I lost a TON of work!!

I need the ability to save back, at that point at least I can hold my self responsiblle for losing all this work....

Big let down from FCX

Forget about auto save, How can i retrieve the project if I want to open the project i worked few months ago, if I don't save with a name. Next problem no tools menu, We can not memorize the short cut if we are occasional user. You tube share not letting to upload more than 15 min, They don't know You tube allows to upload more than 15 min with payment. Final cut pro is total screw up.

CMD-9 checks for background tasks - don't exit till all tasks are done.

I find the fact that NO ONE FROM APPLE seems to be paying attention to this problem even more worrying then the problem itself. If at least they aknowledged it and told us they were working on a fix I'd feel a lot better. We are talking about a program that gives no way for users to save their work when they want to ! and an auto-save that doesn't seem to work! How has this not been answered by apple engineers RIGHT HERE in the support forums ?

very scary...

Because Apple does not write in these forums? 😉

If you have a bug, Report It!

I have not seen this bug on my systems..

This issue was reported to Apple using the Feedback feature quite some time back. I worked with Apple engineering on this and various other issues. In the latest version, the problems appear to be corrected. I have not experienced the mentioned bug since the upgrade.

Apple DOES watch the Feedback/Bug Reports. They do contact customers who file in order to track down various issues. But if you do not file a bug report, they cannot track nor work on issues.

Although I appreciate your input, it doesn't stand.

I was one of the early adopters of FCPX. Soon it was clear that I'd bought a beta version of a piece of software, clearly not ready for any market. So far, so good...

I've filed my bug reports, issued my complaints, filed a bug. Did what was suggested. Held my temper. "It is still a piece of **** software". I've tried the 'create a new account' thing. I've tried the ridiculous 'do a fresh install' monster. It is still a piece of **** software.

So, if it's true that Apple developers are reading these Fora, it's about time they admit that there is something seriously wrong with this particular product.

I've stopped caring about the fantastic algorytms, the state of the art timeline editing. When 6 hours of work disapear in the Black Hole that is FCPX, I consider my +200$ as gone.

FIX.... IT....

They're not reading the fora, they're accepting feedback from within the app. I sent a comment about FCPX losing autosave when color correcting and they got back to me within hours asking me to explain my workings.

I disagree that FCPX is "a piece of ****software". If it was, I wouldn't have been using it professionally since version 10.0.3 without hiccups. Admittedly before that version it was too unreliable (as was FCP in it's previous incarnation).

There are still issues and lots of room for improvement but Apple have committed to a ten year plan for the software and I loathe going back to 7 now. It's relatively new software - it was built from scratch - so of course there are going to be work arounds. A lot of what I thought was missing from the program at the start, though, was just down to me trying to apply an old mindset to a new paradigm. I'd say I've had 1000+ hours of use of it now and I'm still learning.

As for saving, duplicating your project at regular intervals does exactly the same thing (and you don't have to duplicate media). I do it when I reach different stages of my edit and store them in a backup folder within the app.

That's not the point. You do not seem to be experimenting the bug in question. Of course it's still a new program and will get better with time but before doing all kinds of cool things it should be able to reliably perform the most basic and crutial task : SAVING YOUR WORK.

As to Apple not monitoring the Apple Support boards and only paying attention to feedback sent from within the app, that just shows poor judgment on their part. They are releasing a new program. They should be paying attention to what people are saying and to the serious issues people are encountering using it. This is supposed to be a professional program. People's jobs are depending on it.... Hours of editing lost is more money than the softwear itself.... These boards are hosted directly on the apple site, it would make sense for them to have a few moderators monitoring issues and offering advice. We are at 10.0.5 now.... not being able to save my work reliably should have been fixed a long time ago.