FCPX 10.1.3 Extremely slow and unstable - totally unusable

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FCPX 10.1.3 Extremely slow and unstable - totally unusable

Hi there, I desperately need a fix for this.

I recently updated my FCPX to 10.1.3 after a couple of weeks away on work, and now upon resuming work on projects I had been working on without any problems before, FCPX becomes unusable - it is slow, refuses to render, ends up hanging up my whole iMac until I eventually manage to force quit FCPX.

I have tried deleting preferences on start up of FCPX but this has not helped.

I am working on a couple of large corporate pieces on a tight deadline and now I can't so much as change a single title, whereas before I was flying through it.

What the **** are Apple thinking?! This is a professional application (apparently) and I need it to function properly so that I can earn my bloody wages!

Specs:

Late 2013 27inch iMac

3.4GHz i5

24gb 1600MHz DDR3 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096MB

OSX 10.9.4

Please somebody help, or give me a direct line to Apple support...

Thanks!

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 27, 2014 6:28 AM

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Answer 1

Opujhum

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Aug 29, 2014 7:44 AM in response to GuyvEllis

I have same issue and i'm on a:

MacPro (mid 2010)

12 Core 2.93GHz

24 Gb DDR3

2 SSD 500Go each.

I am having problems viewing simple titles in playback. I keep having the Error Message that Frames were dropped during playback on a simple Multicam Clip with a Lower3rd. Never had that before.

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Answer 2

Russ H

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Aug 29, 2014 8:01 AM in response to GuyvEllis

I think I'd first try a few system things that certainly can''t hurt: 1) safe boot; 2) resetting NVRAM (PRAM).

Russ

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Answer 3

keySAM

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Sep 2, 2014 8:28 AM in response to GuyvEllis

Idem after upgrade Final Cut to 10.1.3 when I work with new and old (simple) projects. When I make any operation (like open prokect, play, move clips…) it become unusable and the color wheel play for a lot of time (some minutes).

Mac Pro Mis 2010

2x2,4 Ghz Quad Core Intel Xel

24 Gb RAM

Ati Radeon HD 5770 1024 Mb

Mac Os 10.9.4

OS on SSD Drive on SATA internal slot

2 x 3 TB Drive on SATA internal slots

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Answer 4

tequ13

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Sep 16, 2014 2:47 AM in response to GuyvEllis

Same problem here on a recent MacPro (August 2013). Tried different file formats (XDCAM MXF, DVCPRO HD, ...). FCPX is freezing, unable to playback any file. I got an external Thunderbolt LACie drive, Thunderbolt Blackmagic, etc ...

Any Help?

Thanks

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Answer 5

Sep 16, 2014 3:37 AM in response to GuyvEllis

No 2 computers are exactly alike . . . everybody has them set up differently with different combinations of apps etc.

There are an almost infinite number of permutations possible and some of these can cause conflicts with other apps or the computer itself.

The fact that most people have no problems suggests that, assuming we can discount user error, there is probably some conflict occurring.

As the permutations of computer setups can be almost limitless there is no way Apple or anyone else can guard against conflicts arising occasionally.

This is one reason why warnings are given to back up everything and not to update apps in the middle of a project.

There are a number of general troubleshooting strategies you can try:-

Final Cut Pro X 10.1 and later: Troubleshooting basics

http://fcpx.tv/troubleshooting.html

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Answer 6

Tom Wolsky

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Sep 16, 2014 3:52 AM in response to tequ13

TTry making a new user and see if it performs the same there.

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