FCP X Photo Browser: Albums not displayed (Window is black)

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FCP X Photo Browser: Albums not displayed (Window is black)

Can't browse my photo albums in the FCP X Photo Browser since update to 10.2. (applied all fixes).

The images of the current selected album are displayed (see image 1), but if I want to select another album I get a black window (see image 2).

If I click somewhere in this window, another album is selected and the photos are displayed. BUT: as I can see only a black selection window it's try-and-error which album I hit with the mouse.

Before the FCP X upgrade, I migrated from Aperture to Fotos. Now I have two photo libraries (don't want to delete the old Aperture library yet).

I wonder which library FCP X takes for the Photo Browser? Maybe this could be reason. But I couldn't find a place to select which library FCP X should take.

Anyone with a similar problem or hints?

Here is a short screencast:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrvffuk2vco98ex/FCP%20X%20Black%20Image%20Viewer.mov?d l=0

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), FCP X 10.2. - Build Version 262455

Posted on Apr 21, 2015 1:16 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 21, 2015 4:06 AM in response to rolandfor

FFirst, try to pull down the separator bar between the images and the popup. This will give you more space to see the album content of the libraries.

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rolandfor Author

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Apr 21, 2015 5:47 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hallo Tom,

you are right, pulling down the separator bar shows now Aperture, Fotos and iPhoto and I can navigate to the events and albums in the different libraries.

So it solved my problem so far, thanks! Didn't remember that there is a separator bar.

But if I select a library or an album inside a library and move the separator bar up again and click in the combobox, there still opens a black window.

But it's a minor issue for me now.

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