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Final Cut Pro x

Does anyone know if there is any discount available for final cut pro x because £299 is very expensive.

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 10:13 AM

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Mar 12, 2018 4:42 PM in response to victoria juszkiewicz

EtreCheck version: 4.1.3 (4A188)

Report generated: 2018-03-12 19:33:29

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 2:25

Performance: Excellent


Problem: Beachballing

Description:

FCP 10.4 on 10.12.6 is beach balling

I cannot playback a timeline or share a file with ease


Major Issues: None


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.

Small backup drive - Time Machine backup drive is too small.

Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.

32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.


Hardware Information:

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

iMac Model: iMac15,1

1 4 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-4790K) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

Empty

BANK 1/DIMM1

Empty


Video Information:

AMD Radeon R9 M295X - VRAM: 4096 MB

iMac 5120 x 2880


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE HDD ST1000DM003 1.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 [Core Storage Container] 999.35 GB

disk2 - M*************K (Journaled HFS+) [Fusion Drive] 1.11 TB

disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB


disk1 - APPLE SSD SM0128G 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA

disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk1s2 [Core Storage Container] 120.99 GB

disk2 - M*************K (Journaled HFS+) [Fusion Drive] 1.11 TB

disk1s3 - B*******X (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 134 MB


disk3 - Built In SDXC Reader 63.86 GB

Internal Secure Digital


disk4 - Pegasus R4 3.00 TB

External SAS


disk5 - Pegasus R4 3.00 TB

External SAS


Mounted Volumes:

disk2 - M*************K [Fusion Drive] 1.11 TB (596.66 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /


disk3s1 - L***X 63.83 GB (14.62 GB free)

ExFAT

Mount point: /Volumes/L***X


disk4s2 - V*******D 3.00 TB (141.44 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/V*******D


disk5s2 - P*************s 3.00 TB (209.82 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/P*************s


Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

One IPv4 address

4 IPv6 addresses

Interface en6: 802.11ac WLAN Adapter

Interface en5: iPhone

Interface en1: Wi-Fi


Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

iCloud Quota: 634 MB available


System Software:

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1212)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

System Load: 2.82 (1 min ago) 2.18 (5 min ago) 2.02 (15 min ago)


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperMac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS5ServiceManager/CS5ServiceManager.app/Contents/MacOS/CS5Service Manager -launchedbylogin

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/Wlan.Software.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/WLAN/StatusBarApp.app/Contents/MacOS/StatusBarApp

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist

Executable: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnagentd -execv_instance

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/SwitchBoard/SwitchBoard.app/Contents/MacOS/launch.switchboard

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist

Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/ParagonNTFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/com.paragon-so ftware.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.promise.emaild.plist

Executable: /Applications/Promise Utility.app/Contents/Resources/promiseutil_emaild

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Seagate/TBLoopDriveParams

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.plist

Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/ParagonNTFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/com.paragon-so ftware.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.app/Contents/MacOS/com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify .agent

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.promise.bgasched.plist

Executable: /Applications/Promise Utility.app/Contents/Resources/promiseutil_bgasched

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.promise.BGPMain_R.plist

Executable: /Applications/Promise Utility.app/Contents/Resources/XMLBase/promiseutil_bgpmain

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist

Executable: /Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app --wait-apps /Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.promise.diskmonitor.plist

Executable: /Applications/Promise Utility.app/Contents/Resources/XMLBase/BackgroundDiskMonitor

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/Paragon Software Facebook Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Paragon Software Facebook Agent

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK


32-bit Applications:

NameVersion
Remove CoreMelt V2 Plugins
atmsupload1504.29.3000.0
Microsoft Document Connection14.1.0
Remove Lock & Load
vpndownloader3.1.03103
Cisco AnyConnect DART3.1.03103
DVD Player5.8
SwitchBoardSBSV 2.0.13.7486
Epson Scanner Monitor4.6.2
InkServer10.9
iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe5.5.1
Microsoft Error Reporting2.2.6
Open XML for Excel14.1.0
Microsoft Word14.1.0
Google Photos Backup1.1.1
Android File Transfer1.0
NLA Timecode Calculator1.1
MPEG Streamclip1.9.3b8
ExtendScript ToolkitESTK CS5 3.5.1.59
Uninstall Product3.0.121.0
Adobe Device Central CS53.0.1.0.3027
Cisco WebEx Meetings1509.24.2913.70
Microsoft Chart Converter14.1.0
GoogleVoiceAndVideoUninstaller5.41.3.0
Microsoft Database Utility14.1.0
AAM Registration Notifier1.0.175.0
Adobe Extension Manager CS5"5.0.0.298"
Microsoft Ship Asserts1.1.1
Uninstall AnyConnect3.1.03103
CS5ServiceManager5.0.1.137
Alerts Daemon14.1.0
GoogleTalkPlugin5.41.3.0
Microsoft Graph14.1.0
Microsoft Outlook14.1.0
MacX YouTube Downloader4.1.1
Remote Desktop Connection2.1.1
Cisco WebEx Training Center1312.10.2812.6
SecurityFixer10.8
AAM Updates Notifier1.0.175.0
Equation Editor14.1.0
quicklookd325.0
Adobe Flash Player Install Manager28.0.0.161
Microsoft Upload Center14.1.0
Event Manager2.51.54
{15FEDA5F-141C-4127-8D7E-B962D1742728}3.0.121.0
Hands-On Lab2012.1.11.0
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client3.1
asannotation21206.25.2804.0
Microsoft Office Reminders14.1.0
EpsonNet Config4.9.5
EPSON Scan Settings5.1.3
StatusBarApp5.0.1.b6
Microsoft Excel14.1.0
Free WMV AVI Converter6.2.15
Adobe Application Manager1.0.175.0
Microsoft AutoUpdate2.3.6
Microsoft Office Setup Assistant14.1.0
Adobe Bridge CS54.0.0.529
Microsoft Database Daemon14.1.0
EPSON Scan5.1.2f0
Microsoft Messenger8.0.1
Setup3.0.121.0
Microsoft Clip Gallery14.1.0
UniversalUninstaller2.7.11.8
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center1507.15.3000.0
My Day14.1.0
SyncServicesAgent14.1.0
UniversalInstaller2.7.11.8
VTwin Ignition2.6 (64)
Wish8.4.19
convertpdf1.2
Microsoft PowerPoint14.1.0
Microsoft Language Register14.1.0
Epson Firmware Updater3.5.5
Compressor4.4
Full Uninstall CoreMelt Plugins


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Extensions

[Not Loaded] FTDIKext.kext (Wacom Technology Corp., 1.0 - SDK 10.11)

[Loaded] ufsd_NTFS.kext (Paragon Software GmbH, 14.2.288 - SDK 10.5)

[Not Loaded] SANLink-FC.kext (Promise Technology Mobile Apps, 2.0.4 - SDK 10.10)

[Loaded] SANLink2-FC.kext (Promise Technology Mobile Apps, 1.2.9 - SDK 10.10)

[Loaded] PromiseSTEX.kext (Promise Technology Mobile Apps, 5.2.10 - SDK 10.9)

[Not Loaded] Pegasus2R2ICON.kext (Promise Technology Mobile Apps, 1.0.7 - SDK 10.11)

[Not Loaded] Seagate Storage Driver.kext (Seagate Technologies LLC, 5.2.7 (26999) - SDK 10.4)

/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[Not Loaded] SeagateLeafPowSecDriver_10_4.kext (Seagate Technologies LLC, 5.2.7 (26999) - SDK 10.4)

[Not Loaded] SeagateLeafPowSecDriver_10_5.kext (Seagate Technologies LLC, 5.2.7 (26999) - SDK 10.5)

[Not Loaded] SeagateDriveIcons.kext (Seagate Technologies LLC, 5.2.7 (26999) - SDK 10.4)

/System/Library/Extensions

[Not Loaded] LaCieScsiType00.kext (1.9.1 - SDK 10.5)

[Not Loaded] RtWlanU.kext (Realtek Semiconductor Corp, 1830.2.b10 - SDK 10.9)

[Not Loaded] RtWlanU1827.kext (Realtek Semiconductor Corp, 1827.4.b19 - SDK 10.9)

[Not Loaded] Wacom Tablet.kext (Wacom Technology Corp., Wacom Tablet 6.3.15-1 - SDK 10.11)


Startup Items:

ciscod Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/ciscod


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded] 6 Apple tasks
[Loaded] 172 Apple tasks
[Running] 107 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded] 37 Apple tasks
[Loaded] 172 Apple tasks
[Running] 109 Apple tasks
[Other] 2 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Running] Wlan.Software.plist (? 91bb937a - installed 2016-01-15)
[Loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist (? 40cdc1ff - installed 2015-08-31)
[Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (? b358a0be - installed 2015-09-19)
[Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (? 3f96bb90 - installed 2015-09-19)
[Not Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2015-07-23)
[Running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2015-10-05)
[Running] com.lacie.LaCieDesktopManagerAgent.plist (? 1d7977d3 - installed 2018-03-12)
[Loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist (? f2f62dfd - installed 2014-08-27)
[Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-03)
[Running] com.epson.scannermonitor.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-06-06)
[Loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-11-07)
[Loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist (? 40bd3462 - installed 2015-08-01)
[Loaded] com.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist (? 95fb0bd4 - installed 2016-08-29)
[Running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-09-27)
[Running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.plist (? dcda45f4 - installed 2016-08-29)
[Running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2018-02-07)
[Running] com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-07-24)


Launch Daemons:

[Running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist (? 66744841 - installed 2016-08-29)
[Loaded] com.promise.emaild.plist (? cd3a9059 - installed 2016-02-17)
[Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (? 584f175a - installed 2015-09-19)
[Loaded] com.lacie.LaCieDesktopManagerDaemon.plist (? f806c6ee - installed 2015-08-12)
[Running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist (? a7cbca7 - installed 2013-03-26)
[Loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (? 7ca2e004 - installed 2015-09-15)
[Loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2018-01-19)
[Loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 68cad67 - installed 2015-07-23)
[Loaded] com.promise.bgasched.plist (? 7ceca670 - installed 2016-02-17)
[Loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-01)
[Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2011-03-10)
[Running] com.promise.BGPMain_R.plist (? ceaa4c1d - installed 2016-02-17)
[Loaded] com.motionvfx.mInstaller.HelperTool.plist (Szymon Masiak - installed 2017-10-08)
[Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-03-05)
[Running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist (? 595582c - installed 2016-06-23)
[Running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist (? f4eb85c2 - installed 2014-08-27)
[Loaded] com.transcend.RxRecoveryHelper.plist (Transcend Information, Inc. - installed 2017-04-18)
[Running] com.promise.diskmonitor.plist (? e597ca5a - installed 2016-02-17)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2017-06-13)
[Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? 0 - installed 2010-03-05)


User Login Items:

Promise Utility Application

(/Applications/Promise Utility.app)

SANLink Utility Application

(/Applications/SANLink Utility.app)

G-Technology Assistant Application (HGST, Inc.

(/Applications/G-Technology Assistant.app)

Flickr Uploadr Application (Yahoo/ Inc.

(/Applications/Flickr Uploadr.app)

mInstaller Application (Szymon Masiak

(/Applications/mInstaller.app)

CompressorHelper SMLoginItem (Mac App Store - installed 2018-02-09)

(/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CompressorHelper.app)

com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist MachInit

(/etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist)


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-10)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-02-09)

Flash Player: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-10)

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2017-02-03)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.1.0 (installed 2015-07-24)

PepperFlashPlayer: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-03-05)

googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-11)

WacomTabletPlugin: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 (installed 2015-10-05)

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-07-23)


User Internet Plug-ins:

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-25)

WebEx64: 1.0 (installed 2014-01-16)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-02-01)

Paragon NTFS for Mac® (installed 2017-04-05)

Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX (installed 2017-03-07)

WacomTablet (installed 2015-10-05)


Time Machine:

Skip System Files:

Mobile backups: No

Auto backup: Yes

Volumes being backed up:

M*************K: Disk size: 1.11 TB - Disk used: 517.81 GB

Destinations:

T**************2 [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 0 B

Total number of backups: 0

Oldest backup:

Last backup:


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)Source% of CPU
WindowServerApple6
kextdApple3
kernel_taskApple2
hiddApple1
DockApple1


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usage
Final Cut Pro1.25 GB
kernel_taskApple1.13 GB
MTLCompilerService (13)Apple349 MB
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (2)Apple349 MB
mdworker (11)Apple291 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutput
mDNSResponderApple126 KB52 KB
trustdApple42 KB3 KB
apsdApple30 KB13 KB
mInstallerSzymon Masiak36 KB2 KB
com.apple.WebKit.NetworkingApple22 KB7 KB


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)SourceEnergy usage (0-100)
Final Cut Pro11
WindowServerApple6
kextdApple3
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (2)Apple2
nsurlstoragedApple2


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM1.39 GB
Free RAM18 MB
Used RAM6.61 GB
Cached files1.37 GB
Swap Used0 B


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Droplr5.0.22018-02-19
The Pirate: Plague of the Dead2.12018-02-19
X2ProLE Audio Convert4.1.02018-02-28
Full Deck Solitaire1.662018-03-12


Clean up:

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer

Executable not found

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer_Service

Executable not found

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/Helpers/TeamViewer_Desktop

Executable not found


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-03-12 17:36:02 G-Technology Assistant.app Crash (once)

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSPlaceholderString initWithFormat:locale:arguments:]: nil argument'

terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

abort() called

2018-03-12 17:22:14 Motion.app Hang (once)

2018-03-12 17:22:07 Final Cut Pro.app Hang (once)

2018-03-12 16:15:11 mds Crash (once)

Initializing


End of report

Final Cut Pro x

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