Big problems crashes FCP-X and GoPro files.

Hey

I just started with FCP-X and are a relatively newbie. I did work a bit with FCP7 but I am no pro for sure.

Anyhow, I have made 1 project based on Gopro files and that worked fine. Now I have been working on a project based on Nex5 N files and Gopro files. The Gopro used 1080p mv4 files. On import i made FCP make optimized media.

I am editting on a old macbook that is not actually supported but I has been working ok.

Now on this project I am being driven absolutely crazy. Everything worked fine, no problems in the edit, BUT when i started to export the final media hell started. FCP crashes on every single export attemt no matter what version i choose. I started pulling out clips one by one, and after a while I realized that its the gopro files. When i pull them out of the sequence I can make a export.

Now what the heck can be wrong. The files playback ok in the editor I have even tried to convert them using mpeg streamclip to a quicktime file before using them in FCP x but that did not solve the problem.

I would really like to understand how to solve it and what goes wrong so if anyone can help i would be very gratefull.

Best wishes

Jakob

Hrmm, sounds odd. Take a look in the console for odd messages when playing the GoPro media files. I've had some weird framerate stuff happen to me that's caused the program to go ballistic. Not the best solution, but maybe try converting the GoPro footage in compressor and force it to transcode to the exact settings you want (don't leave it set to whatever the source is).

Make sure your frame rate is 29.97fps!

fcpguru wrote: Hrmm, sounds odd. Take a look in the console for odd messages when playing the GoPro media files. I've had some weird framerate stuff happen to me that's caused the program to go ballistic. Not the best solution, but maybe try converting the GoPro footage in compressor and force it to transcode to the exact settings you want (don't leave it set to whatever the source is).

Make sure your frame rate is 29.97fps!

Hey

Thx for the suggestions.

I have tried to reencode the gopro files using mpegstreamclip, that did not help. I converted it to a quicktime file which I thought was the closest to FCP.

I am not sure what I did about framerate. My project is in 25p so I guess thats the framerate to choose. Not sure about the 29.97 is that when doing 30P ? Is that a canon specific issue that 30p on those babies is actually 29.97 or is that a general thing ?

Best wishes

Jakob

The framerate may or may not be the issue, but I am curious as to what the native settings of the gopro footage is. Can you use something like MediaInfo and post up what it says on the native Go Pro footage?

Hi jagge,

So just how old is that old MacBook Pro? What graphic card does it have?

tpayton wrote: Hi jagge,

So just how old is that old MacBook Pro? What graphic card does it have?

Its a Macbook, white version, propably 4,5 years 2.4 gHz intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB ram, grafics Intel GMA X3100, 144 mb.

Kind regards

Jakob

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Wow I'm amazed FCP X is running at all on that machine!
Doesn't even have a proper graphics card.
Isn't it when FCP exports that it uses the Open CL? Could that be the issue?

Is everything in your timeline rendered before you try and output?

I got FCP X installed on an iMac of the same vintage (same CPU, just a better GPU). It runs, but slowly (molasses runs faster), and whatever has to do with OpenCL doesn't work.

Seeing that your Intel GMA is even worse than my Radeon 2400, I'd assume you have found your culprit there. Shot into the dark: It seems that FCP tries to do something to your footage that it needs the GPU for. It doesn't find a useful GPU, and quits without comment.

I recently produced some pilot footage for a local German tourist board, with mixed 5D and GoPro material. No problem at all. Just imported the files and did some editing. Therefore, I am pretty sure that your problems are due to the vintage hardware.

Here's one of the clips:

Sorry for the OT, but is that in the Ruhrpott area? Nice there. A lot of fun for the Mopped.

OT reply: It's approx. 40 miles east of Cologne. And indeed: lots of fun with the bike.

Ah, I see. Thanks. Been in that area only twice (once with R75/5, once with with XJ900S).

But back to the studio now....

Try this as a fix. Render your complete timeline, that is turn on background rendering, or choose Modify > Render All. Then do an export with the codec set to "Current Settings". That should bypass the GPU and should enable you to export.

Also I wonder if there might be an effect on that footage, or perhaps it is transformed that is triggering the failure.

One more question, do you get the "Your graphic card is unsupported" message upon launch of FCP X? GPU isn't an afterthought like it was in legacy FCP, it is vital to it's operation. Sorry you're MacBook is underpowered, that is a bummer