Color finale plugin is not working with fcpx

1)Close Final Cut Pro X

2)Run Color Finale from the main /Applications folder

3)Go to ColorFinale menu then down to 'Check for Updates...

4)Run update

5)Install and relaunch Color Finale

6)Restart Final Cut Pro X

That should fix the problem. I looked here because it just happened to me now.

Color Finale Website says:

Warning: Updating to the newest version of FCPX v10.4.4 will disable Color Finale.

Color Grading Central is working on updating Color Finale with a fix for this problem.

Color Grading Central states: "We sent out an email yesterday [Thursday] morning advising Color Finale owner's to wait on updating to the latest FCPX v10.4.4 We have an update coming in the next week or two to address this."

https://www.toolfarm.com/blog/entry/news_color_grading_central_color_finale_and_ fcpx_10.4.4_compatibility

Hello,

I already contacted CF. Below is what they said :

"I can give you previous version of Color Finale but it won't work

with FCPX 10.4.4 as Apple have changed they way how our plugin is accessed.

You either need FCPX 10.4.4 and Color Finale 1.9.x or previous version of FCPX and previous version of Color Finale."

Obviously I need to upgrade to Metal GPU..

"Yes if you do that you should be able to upgrade to Mojave as

it required Metal compatible GPU as well."

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208898

Check with the developer to see if there is an update of ColorFinale

Hello,

New version of Color Finale ( 1.9.1 ) which is updated for FCPX 10.4.4 required Metal compatible GPU.

Switch off autoupdate everywhere. Did you update to 10.4.4? If so, to use CF you would have to go back to 10.4.3 and a backup library, or update your graphics hardware.

CGC just released an update to Color Finale. It works, but on my config:

- 6-vectors saturation/desaturation is much bigger than before, so the same effect will render dramatically different frames

- compressor 4.4.2 freezes on Send To Compressor (unrelated to CF)

These are my mac specs. annnnnd ... I just read this: "Apple's new macOS Mojave update is not compatible with mid-2010 and mid-2012 Mac Pros with stock GPUs, but it is supported on 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models that have been upgraded with graphics cards that support Metal." on macrumors. This is weird because I keep getting a pop up that wants me to upgrade to mohave. So basically I won't be able to get color finale to work?

I emailed them as well. There’s no fix until the update which he said should be before December.

Have you contacted the developer?

Thanks for the fast response. For LUT files I am going to use the free "mLUT by motionVFX" plugin today... Hopefully Color Finale will provide an update asap.

It is November 30th and all I have been getting is the run around from Color Finale since the FCPX 10.4.4 update. I have tried EVERYTHING and still nothing. I am a big fan of the product and use it for all my colour grading. Now it is literally costing me clients and projects. What is the delay here ? We need to resolve this issue !

Joseph

limezero

That sounds like a big PITA. I have FCPX and Cf on my 2015, same software setup. I work on the same projects on both of them. I just like to do final color adjustments on my big display. Ill have to work around it for now. When does the new Mac Pro come out....?😉

Same here. Is it possible to downgrade Final Cut to the previous version?

Will the upgraded catalog still work with the previous version of FCPX?

An updated library will not work in 10.4.3.