Cannot Share, tells me referencing camera when not

I had this same problem but in iMovie. This method works if you have the same problem in iMovie. I just created a new library called backup and reimported the clips into that library than waited until it completed then ejected the camera which gave me the missing video alert but all I had to do was move the clips from the backup library to the original project folder and the clips put themselves back in place.

This issue is addressed here:

If you can't share an item in Final Cut Pro X

https://support.apple.com/HT207791

Try deleting your preferences.

Does your project play in the timeline? Are there any clips showing up as red with a yellow warning triangle?

Does it export a master file?

Do you find a soluiton for this problem?? I have the same problem too!!

Somebody help-me pleaseee

Luiz, do you find another solution????

After few hours of mouse clicking I FOUND A SIMPLE SOLUTION:

1. Select all your clips in your event library

2. Go to File --> Import --> Reimport from Camera/Archive --> Continue

3. Wait until it complete 100% and then all share items will become available again

Hope it helps 🙂

Edwinux,

Thanks for the post. Saved my ***.

-Solan

Edwinux,

Amazing that worked, after trying for a long time.😢

I am reprinting cause it was fast and I was able to share.

Final Cut Pro X is a challenge at first but if we share the info we can overcome these hurdles!!

Thank YOU!!

Here it is:

1. Select all your clips in your event library

2. Go to File --> Import --> Reimport from Camera/Archive --> Continue

3. Wait until it complete 100% and then all share items will become available again😁

Hey There,

i am having the same problem i have been working on this 1 hour long project for a week now its driving me crazy!\

Background tasks keep stopping and restarting and i cannot share??

i want to try to file-import-"reimport" but this button is grey scaled??

can you help please.

I've had that solution not work. Canon 7D's are notorious for FCP X doing this to them. I simply use Compressor to create ProRes 422 versions and import those.

I did the same as BenB with my HVX200 P2 card MXF media. I was getting constant import error messages with FCP X (updated to 10.0.9) though it claims to import MXF. Could not share or export due to "referencing camera" error message. To make things as simple as possible I downloaded my P2 media into my old FCP 6 and exported everything through Compressor into a designated file as Apple ProRes. Closed FCP 6, reopened FCP X and imported media from designated file. I hope this helps some Panasonic users out there. I had struggled for a week with this. I had even constructed several projects/timelines before discovering I couldn't export them! Had to trash and start over, but relieved that the future looks brighter even if I do have to take this extra step with my P2 media.

Edwinux, you are a life saver. I had the same problem. Project won't share. FCPX thinks a camera is connected. Your instructions worked like a charm. We had switched the project footage to camera mode so that we could view meta data, log notes, etc. Aparently that caused the sharing problem.

After few more hours of mouse clicking I FOUND A SIMPLE SOLUTION:

1. Select all your clips in your event library

2. Go to File --> Import --> Reimport from Camera/Archive --> Continue

3. Wait until it complete 100% and then all share items will become

available again

I used this same solution for a similar hiccup in iMovie with a Kodak camera. My twelve year old thanks you.