Just that, really.
I have a multicam clip in my project with three video and three audio tracks.
Since I've been swapping from one video angle to the other, all of the thumbnails have disappeared.
I trashed the prefs both on FCP X launch (using Alt+Cmd) and using Preference manager.
I also deleted the Thumbnail Media from within the Library - but to no avail.
The Clip Appearance setting on the timeline is correct for thumbnails.
Any ideas, anyone?
From the File menu, Delete Generated Project/Library Files. It is a simple screen redraw issue, should be taken care of in a future update.
Thanks BenB. I tried that with both Project and Library files but it didn't work.
Pity though - on occasions (especially with multicam) the thumbnails can be really handy.
Just as an update to this (for what it's worth). I created a new user on my Mac Pro (cylinder shape) and the problem is still there when I access the projects from that account.
It looks like it is something in the library or the particular project.
Try creating a new library, add a multicam clip into a project there. Same problem? Or does that work?
Sussed it!
Not sure whether "Other Video" is a default Role in FCPX - I suspect it's not. Anyway, I use Roles and the Timeline Index to shrink connected clips and titles in the timeline to save space - then when I want to edit them, if I want to see the thumbnail, I use the little arrow in the Timeline Index to enlarge these clips and titles.
Well, for some reason, FCPX had assigned the "Other Video" role to my multicam clips - and because I'd set these to "minimise" the thumbnails disappeared.
Slightly obscure, but thanks to Luis Sequeira1 I found it. I copied a project (that didn't have the problem) into my Library, and the project was still OK, so this suggested the Library was OK.
Then I created a new project and pasted all the clips from the problem project into it, and of course, ALL the clips, including titles were huge - but the thumbnails were there. When I clicked the arrow to minimise the "unwanted" clips, all my Multicam thumbnails disappeared!
So thanks, Luis, you didn't actually pinpoint the problem, but you guided me in the right direction!
Glad you found it.
Multicam thumbnails missing in Project Timeline
