FCPX 10.2 buggy?

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FCPX 10.2 buggy?

I've noticed several bugs in the software:

1. Spinning ball after almost each operation on timeline. It happens not immediately after start of FCPX, growing slowly until the work is impossible.

2. Placeholder text bug - can't see any text on placeholders

3. Manifesto bug. When placed inside secondary storyline, the Manifesto generator becomes invisible... Outside as a separate clip - everything is OK

my specs: Macbook Pro 8,2 2ghz I7 quad core, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD.

reverted back to 10.1.4, eberything went fluent again...

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 28, 2015 10:02 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 28, 2015 10:15 AM in response to sebziel

TTry reinstalling the application and creating a new user.

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sebziel Author

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Apr 28, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I've already made a clean install of Yosemite, new user etc, etc...

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Russ H

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Apr 28, 2015 11:49 AM in response to sebziel

When you did the clean install, did you migrate everything at once from your backup? Or did you did you first test FCP on the fresh OS to see how it performed and then sequentially move stuff over until you found out what was conflicting with the application?

Russ

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sebziel Author

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Apr 29, 2015 4:24 AM in response to Russ H

I made a clean install, then imported whole library bundle. It is a big library with mixed clips in HD, h.264 mostly mixed with XDCAM. No aditional effects except Manifesto plugin, some motion templates created by previous version of motion.

FCPX became very sluggish after upgrade, and some features work poor or doesn't work at all - like text on placeholders... It cannot be caused by anything but the software itself.

Thanks for Your answers!

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Russ H

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Apr 29, 2015 4:35 AM in response to sebziel

The reason I asked was that some people migrate everything (or close t everything) into the fresh system – which can defeat the purpose of the new system. Perhaps it is the library that is causing FCP to struggle.

Try this. Start up in Safe Mode. When you reach the user environment, restart the Mac. Clear preferences when you launch the application. In the empty library that you are presented with, creae a new test project. Import some media that you know is good. Create a basic storyline. Add effects, and so forth , to incrementally increase complexity. How does that go?

Russ

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sebziel Author

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Apr 29, 2015 4:52 AM in response to Russ H

I cannot abandon this project, it is my work... Beginning from scratch is not a solution for me 😟

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Russ H

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Apr 29, 2015 4:56 AM in response to sebziel

That's not what I was asking. Trying to help get to the bottom of your problem.

Russ

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 29, 2015 5:01 AM in response to sebziel

Remove all plugins. Trash preferences. Repair permissions. Reboot.

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wrrn

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Apr 29, 2015 6:51 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I like that Tom. I've created an acronym to help remember what to do when trouble starts: PPPR

(seriously, not sarcastically)

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sebziel Author

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Apr 29, 2015 7:33 AM in response to wrrn

Removed all, trashed preferences clean install 10.2, opened library, same sluggish behavior, especially on the edges of differently formatted clips (eg h.264 and Animation clips)....

back to 10.1.4 😀

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