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Q: after 10.2 update- imported clips displaying black

I downloaded all updates for FCP, compressor, and system updates.  Currently running a brand new Mac Pro, 32GB RAM, dual GPUs, the whole 9 yards.  I am running my FCP library from a Caldigit 3 drive raid array, in raid 0.  After updating to 10.2, all of my camera clips show only black, no video, but i have audio.

 

There are no warnings at all in any of my projects or events, the clips are just black, with working audio.  I was successful in updating the libraries when i updated FCP to 10.2. The clips I have are recorded from a Panasonic AG-AC160, recorded AVCHD, 1080p24.  Any ideas?!

I can skim through audio, and the thumbnails appear for each clip in the events browser, but when i play them, All i get is audio, with a black screen in the viewer.  They were working fine yesterday, and the only thing I changed was the 10.2 update.  I'm stumped!

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), FCP 10.2

Posted on Apr 13, 2015 11:58 AM

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  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 2:20 PM in response to laxdefence5
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:20 PM in response to laxdefence5

    I have a AG AC 90 but my clips are black too.

    Also in Finder preview and Quicktime X

    Can play them with Quicktime 7 Compressor and MPEG Streamclip.

    What a mess.

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Apr 13, 2015 2:24 PM in response to laxdefence5
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:24 PM in response to laxdefence5

    Would it be possible to post one of the field somewhere? WeTransfer or Dropbox or something?

  • by jayg0023,

    jayg0023 jayg0023 Apr 13, 2015 2:26 PM in response to laxdefence5
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:26 PM in response to laxdefence5

    I have the exact same problem. MacPro, Yosemite 10.10.3, FCP 10.2. Using an external RAID as well.

  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 2:30 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:30 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    This is what iMediaHUD shows about the clip:

     

     

     

     

    General

    Complete name : /Volumes/Final Cut RAID/Projekte und Ereignisse von Final Cut RAID.fcpbundle/Tilmann/Original Media/Clip #1.mov

    Format : MPEG-4

    Format profile : QuickTime

    Codec ID : qt 

    File size : 7.60 GiB

    Duration : 51mn 50s

    Overall bit rate mode : Variable

    Overall bit rate : 21.0 Mbps

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:37:15

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:38:55

    Writing library : Apple QuickTime

    com.panasonic.professionalplugin.p2.ess : 00000000

    com.panasonic.professionalplugin.p2.cli : Panasonic

    com.apple.proapps.clipID : 060A2B340101010501010D21130000003F0811C61F0000046A35424CD80C3FC9

    com.apple.proapps.originalFormat : AVCHD 1080p25

    com.apple.proapps.reel : tilman main

    com.apple.proapps.isGood : 0

    com.apple.proapps.dataSize : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.displayFormat : 1080p25

    com.apple.proapps.shootingRate : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.videoBitrate : 0

    com.apple.proapps.pulldown : 1

    com.apple.proapps.mediaRate : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.timecodeFormat : 2

    com.apple.proapps.numberOfAudioChannels : 2

    com.apple.proapps.sampleRate : 48000

    com.apple.proapps.bitsPerSample : 16

    com.apple.quicktime.creationdate : 2015-03-26T22:45:16+0100

    com.apple.proapps.lastupdatedate : 2015-03-26 23:37:07 +0100

    com.apple.proapps.manufacturer : Panasonic

    com.apple.proapps.clipFileName : Clip #1

    com.apple.proapps.RADSDKVersion : 3.1

    com.apple.proapps.cameraID : 2852

    com.apple.proapps.cameraName : tilman main

    com.apple.proapps.ingestDate.descriptio : 2015-03-28 02:37:15 +0100

    com.apple.quicktime.make : Apple

    com.apple.quicktime.model : MacPro5,1

    com.apple.quicktime.software : Mac OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514)

     

     

    Video

    ID : 1

    Format : AVC

    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec

    Format profile : High@L4.0

    Format settings, CABAC : Yes

    Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames

    Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12

    Codec ID : avc1

    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding

    Duration : 51mn 50s

    Bit rate mode : Variable

    Bit rate : 19.4 Mbps

    Maximum bit rate : 21.6 Mbps

    Width : 1 920 pixels

    Height : 1 080 pixels

    Display aspect ratio : 16:9

    Frame rate mode : Constant

    Frame rate : 25.000 fps

    Color space : YUV

    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0

    Bit depth : 8 bits

    Scan type : Progressive

    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.374

    Stream size : 7.03 GiB (92%)

    Title : Core Media Video

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:37:15

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:38:55

    Color primaries : BT.709-2, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M

    Transfer characteristics : BT.709-2, SMPTE 170M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 293M, SMPTE 296M

    Matrix coefficients : BT.709-2, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M

     

     

    Audio

    ID : 2

    Format : PCM

    Format settings, Endianness : Little

    Format settings, Sign : Signed

    Codec ID : sowt

    Duration : 51mn 50s

    Bit rate mode : Constant

    Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps

    Channel(s) : 2 channels

    Channel positions : Front: L R

    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

    Bit depth : 16 bits

    Stream size : 570 MiB (7%)

    Title : Core Media Audio

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:37:15

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:38:55

     

     

    Menu

    ID : 3

    Title : Core Media Time Code

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-28 01:37:15

  • by laxdefence5,

    laxdefence5 laxdefence5 Apr 13, 2015 2:37 PM in response to cigame
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:37 PM in response to cigame

    The file sizes haven't changes, so all the data is still there...maybe something wrong with how the 10.2 update changed something in the OS?


    MedaHUD gave me this for one of the clips:

     

    General

    Complete name : /Volumes/Media Edit RAID/Eastpoint Final Cut Library.fcpbundle/hopenow- children/Original Media/Clip #1.mov

    Format : MPEG-4

    Format profile : QuickTime

    Codec ID : qt 

    File size : 715 MiB

    Duration : 4mn 38s

    Overall bit rate mode : Variable

    Overall bit rate : 21.5 Mbps

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:25

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:32

    Writing library : Apple QuickTime

    com.panasonic.professionalplugin.p2.ess : 00000000

    com.panasonic.professionalplugin.p2.cli : G3TDA0003

    com.apple.proapps.clipID : 060A2B340101010501010D431300000080E7587B917005C60080458211272802

    com.apple.proapps.originalFormat : AVCHD 1080p30

    com.apple.proapps.reel : CAM_SD

    com.apple.proapps.isGood : 0

    com.apple.proapps.dataSize : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.displayFormat : 1080p30

    com.apple.proapps.shootingRate : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.videoBitrate : 0

    com.apple.proapps.pulldown : 1

    com.apple.proapps.mediaRate : Unknown kind of value!

    com.apple.proapps.timecodeFormat : 2

    com.apple.proapps.numberOfAudioChannels : 2

    com.apple.proapps.sampleRate : 48000

    com.apple.proapps.bitsPerSample : 16

    com.apple.quicktime.creationdate : 2015-03-10T11:53:55-0500

    com.apple.proapps.lastupdatedate : 2015-03-10 11:58:34 -0500

    com.apple.proapps.manufacturer : Panasonic

    com.apple.proapps.serialno : G3TDA0003

    com.apple.proapps.clipFileName : Clip #1

    com.apple.proapps.RADSDKVersion : 3.1

    com.apple.proapps.cameraID : Panasonic_G3TDA0003

    com.apple.proapps.cameraName : CAM_SD

    com.apple.proapps.ingestDate.descriptio : 2015-03-12 11:37:25 -0400

    com.apple.quicktime.make : Apple

    com.apple.quicktime.model : MacPro6,1

    com.apple.quicktime.software : Mac OS X 10.10.2 (14C109)

     

     

    Video

    ID : 1

    Format : AVC

    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec

    Format profile : High@L4.0

    Format settings, CABAC : Yes

    Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames

    Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15

    Codec ID : avc1

    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding

    Duration : 4mn 38s

    Bit rate mode : Variable

    Bit rate : 20.0 Mbps

    Maximum bit rate : 20.9 Mbps

    Width : 1 920 pixels

    Height : 1 080 pixels

    Display aspect ratio : 16:9

    Frame rate mode : Constant

    Frame rate : 29.970 fps

    Color space : YUV

    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0

    Bit depth : 8 bits

    Scan type : Progressive

    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.321

    Stream size : 662 MiB (93%)

    Title : Core Media Video

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:25

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:32

    Color primaries : BT.709

    Transfer characteristics : BT.709

    Matrix coefficients : BT.709

     

     

    Audio

    ID : 2

    Format : PCM

    Format settings, Endianness : Little

    Format settings, Sign : Signed

    Codec ID : sowt

    Duration : 4mn 38s

    Source duration : 4mn 38s

    Bit rate mode : Constant

    Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps

    Channel(s) : 2 channels

    Channel positions : Front: L R

    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

    Bit depth : 16 bits

    Stream size : 51.0 MiB (7%)

    Source stream size : 51.0 MiB (7%)

    Title : Core Media Audio

    Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:25

    Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-12 15:37:32

     

     

    Other

    ID : 3

    Type : Time code

    Format : QuickTime TC

    Duration : 4mn 38s

    Time code of first frame : 01:37:18:19

    Time code settings : Striped

    Title : Core Media Time Code

  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 2:39 PM in response to laxdefence5
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:39 PM in response to laxdefence5

    It worked on my system before the FCX update this evening

  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 2:46 PM in response to cigame
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    Apr 13, 2015 2:46 PM in response to cigame

    At the moment I'm trying to generate ProRes clips with Compressor

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Apr 13, 2015 3:04 PM in response to cigame
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    Apr 13, 2015 3:04 PM in response to cigame

    Would it be possible to get a small clip uploaded somewhere?

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Apr 13, 2015 3:34 PM in response to jayg0023
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    Apr 13, 2015 3:34 PM in response to jayg0023

    Will the file play from your system drive in QuickTime?

  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 3:40 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Apr 13, 2015 3:40 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    It plays in QT 7 but not QT 10

  • by cigame,

    cigame cigame Apr 13, 2015 3:42 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Apr 13, 2015 3:42 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Apr 13, 2015 4:01 PM in response to cigame
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    Apr 13, 2015 4:01 PM in response to cigame

    Thanks. Not have any problem with the file in the QTX player or FCP.

  • by DeeJay SchmeeJay,

    DeeJay SchmeeJay DeeJay SchmeeJay Apr 13, 2015 9:23 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Apr 13, 2015 9:23 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Same problem here.

    Getting only black in AVCHD footage from AF100 on my Late 2009 iMac.

    So that one is dead in the water.

     

    On my 15inch Late 2011 MacBook Pro, I get flickering AVCDHD footage.

    When I export it fails if any transitions are applied to the footage.

     

    The work-around solution on my MacBook Pro is to transcode the footage to "optimised".

    But this doesn't work on my iMac - it transcodes to black ProRes footage!

  • by cinephilefilms,

    cinephilefilms cinephilefilms Apr 13, 2015 10:16 PM in response to laxdefence5
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    Apr 13, 2015 10:16 PM in response to laxdefence5

    I'm having the same problem but with RED Epic proxies. The clips show up in timeline but when trying to watch in viewer there is audio but no video. When I switch to original media it works fine. Just updated to the latest version of RED Apple Workflow but that didn't do anything. I'm currently retranscoding proxies to see if that does anything. Editing on the 5k iMac if that would make a difference.

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