What's up with flashing green & pink frames?

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What's up with flashing green & pink frames?

I just updated to version 10.0.6 and am also working on my first "keyed" project. I am now experiencing extremely annoying artifacts: either the screen will flash with a bright green or pink semi-transparent tint over the entire frame or suddenly, also for one frame, both the "keying" and transform settings that I applied will disappear. In an attempt to isolate these frames I was using the blade tool and when I'd make a cut, the remainder of the section, before and after the cut, would re-render and that particular issue/frame would resolve itself. But then, lo and behold, OTHER frames that played fine after the previous render are now messed up. So I have been re-rendering and re-rendering over and over and yet keep on finding more frames that are messed up. Any ideas as to why this would be?

Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.66 Ghz Quad Core, Lion 10.7.3

Posted on Oct 30, 2012 3:30 PM

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Answer 1

Andy Drefs Author

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Oct 30, 2012 3:34 PM in response to Andy Drefs

With nothing left to try I decided to shutdown and re-open FCP X. Now the project has to completely re-render start to finish. Is this YET ANOTHER lousy "update" from Apple?

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Answer 2

Oct 30, 2012 3:40 PM in response to Andy Drefs

Sounds like your Render files is bad, and FCPX found out.

Otherwise I would quit FCPX and remove the render files in the project manually and let it rebuild them.

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Tom Wolsky

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Oct 30, 2012 4:04 PM in response to Andy Drefs

Any third party plugins?

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Answer 4

Oct 30, 2012 8:42 PM in response to Andy Drefs

I have experienced the same problem. I am using the Irudis Tonalizer Plugin (which I love) and every clip that I render with it has several of these half frames that flash pink. I've been using Tonalizer for six months and no problems, but I upgrade to 10.0.6 and this happens. I can't help but believe something in FCP X changed to cause the clash with this plugin.

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Answer 5

Oct 31, 2012 4:27 AM in response to Andy Drefs

I'm going to throw out this idea, try under effects, Broadcast Safe!

I've had some weird things happen with clips. Once I dropped Broadcast Safe onto the clip, it was gone.

Just an idea.

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Tom Wolsky

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Oct 31, 2012 5:56 AM in response to Robert Sigillito1

The plugin API was changed and this is effecting many plugins, though it doesn't seem to damage plugins based on the Motion effects format.

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Andy Drefs Author

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Oct 31, 2012 5:53 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Yes, I am using the Pomfort DSLRLog2Video color correction (LUT) plugin, and use this on everything that I shoot. This is the first time that this has ever happened though.

Re starting FCP X does seem to have solved the problem but I feel that this has to be a 10.0.6 issue.

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Andy Drefs Author

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Oct 31, 2012 5:54 AM in response to Robert Sigillito1

I agree with Robert...

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Andy Drefs Author

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Oct 31, 2012 5:55 AM in response to russ Andris1

Should it occur again I will give that a try Russ, thanks.

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Answer 10

Nov 2, 2012 12:54 AM in response to Andy Drefs

I'm having the same issue with Magic Bullet Looks rendered files. Even files that I have created post 10.0.6 upload. Any ideas? Thanks!

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Answer 11

Nov 2, 2012 8:25 AM in response to russ Andris1

russ,

This was a good idea but it didn't work for me. Tonalizer has a check box for "Safe Range", which I've tried checked an unchecked. No difference. Than I threw "Broadcast Safe" on top and checked and unchecked Tonalizer's "Safe Range" with no difference. The only thing that works is turning off the plug completely.

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Tom Wolsky

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Nov 2, 2012 8:36 AM in response to Robert Sigillito1

Have you checked with Irudis? Many third party plugins are having this problem.

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Answer 13

Nov 2, 2012 11:31 AM in response to Andy Drefs

Definitely seems to be a problem with compatibility with 3rd party plugins.

I have gotten DSLRLog2Video to work by sending the file to compressor for an export instead of exporting straight from FCPX.

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digibudII

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Dec 17, 2012 4:54 PM in response to Andy Drefs

I'm going through threads that discuss the green frames problem. I just tossed a huge amount of transcoded video to save on hard drive space since I just got a iMac2011 and it runs the native H264 with no problem. Except some green frames. Anyplace there is a green frame (often three consecutive green frames) I create a transcoded version and the green frames disappear. fwiw

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