How to fix exclamation point by event in FCPX that won't let me render?

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How to fix exclamation point by event in FCPX that won't let me render?

I am very frustrated with FCPX not communicating errors very well. I have been editing all day in FCPX, all files are in a Unique folder on my external hard drive that I imported before I started. It seems there are several video clips that will not render and I cannot force render. I cannot export my final edit now. What makes me MAD is there is not one window that pops up....no camera icons by files or any missing file warning.....why is FCPX like this? Why is it they don't make help windows to pop up and allow you to trouble shoot.

I have restarted my laptop as well...

Right now my only option is to sit here and pull my hair out... lol

Thanks in advance,
Nick

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), null

Posted on Oct 12, 2016 1:19 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 12, 2016 2:44 PM in response to lilly919

First try to open a backup copy of the library. They're in your Movies folder.

Tom W. is online today, he will probably have a more helpful suggestion.

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 2:50 PM in response to David Bogie Chq-1

I stated that the files are not labeled as missing or offline or needing to be reimported....so why would I open a back up of the library? I know where the files are..

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Russ H

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Oct 12, 2016 2:53 PM in response to lilly919

Totally agree with first sentence. Do you mean render for real time playback of the timeline or export?

Russ

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 2:58 PM in response to Russ H

Hey Russ Thx for the reply....

It says everything is 100% rendered on my timeline and it playsback just fine....the orange lines (indicating they need to be rendered) are above my light leak video files on the timeline and a video file I downloaded from my vimeo....

when I get to file share > master file nothing comes up..it won't let me export...but doesn't indicate any files are missing or are being read from the camera/SD still ...

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Russ H

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Oct 12, 2016 3:26 PM in response to lilly919

Is it possible that any of the clips are protected media?

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 3:48 PM in response to Russ H

I guess..but I've never ran across it before and the light leaks I've use before successfully, they were free. And my vimeo video I downloaded was mine and shouldn't be protected in any way. I just deleted FCPX and redownloaded it ..installing now...to see if this works...

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Russ H

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Oct 12, 2016 3:52 PM in response to lilly919

Protected music?

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 6:30 PM in response to Russ H

Its getting weirder...now other event projects are now rendering and showing orange lines over the video clips on the timeline..also an event folder i deleted to dock trash will not delete the files even when i tried dragging them to terminal and hitting return...i feel my computer is glitching

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 6:32 PM in response to lilly919

I tried another external hard drives fcpx library and it works fine and exports even with offline files so I don't know...

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lilly919 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 6:38 PM in response to Russ H

I think I may have found a possible issue....my new seagate hard drive is formatted for windows....I made a mistake..i should have formatted for Mac Journaled...

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Oct 13, 2016 7:24 AM in response to lilly919

lilly919 wrote:

I stated that the files are not labeled as missing or offline or needing to be reimported....so why would I open a back up of the library? I know where the files are..

I start debugging every inexplicable and weird activity in FCPX by opening a backup. It's just what I do because that action provides me with information that allows me to dismiss many issues with certainty. It's easy and it's fast and it's helpful. For me. Your editing experience and media organizational skills are superior, so, no, you would not open a backup. Especially not to resolve a disk formatting issue; there's nothing in an FCPX backup that could possibly help you to find a disk formatting error. Properly formatting external drives is not something FCPX users just automatically know.

Thanks for returning to your thread and closing it with your solution, hardly anyone around here does that and it helps those who come after you with similar frustrations.

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