http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:41:32 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000669.html If the scratch disk used by Final Cut Pro cuts out in the middle of an export, Final Cut Pro becomes unstable: the next time you try to launch it, it will crash on startup. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to fix. Delete the following preference files: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist ~/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data/Final Cut Pro 6 Preferences ~/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000137.html The other day, almost without thinking, I hit the "install" button on software update, and upgraded to 10.3.5. Since then, I can NOT run Final Cut Pro 4.5. It always unexpectedly quits on launch. I had to switch system disks to get it to run. See this thread for others having the same issue. FCP HD Crashes on launch Note:... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000133.html In Final Cut Pro, using the Color Corrector filter over the Cross Dissolve transition when applied to Freeze Frames sometimes causes a color inversion and posterization effect. I've found two ways around this: 1. Use the 3-way color corrector instead, or any of the other color adjustment filters. 2. Apply the Color Corrector filter to the Freeze Frame in... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000051.html I've found these forums to be particularly useful in helping me solve my Final Cut Pro 4 issues. Apple.com's FCP discussions Ken Stone's Final Cut Pro Creative Cow Forums MacFixit.com... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000050.html When I installed Final Cut Pro v. 4, I lost all ability to Log and Capture. Not just in Final Cut v.4, but also in the older version 3 which was left on the drive by the install. When I would open the log and capture window, FCP would unexpectedly quit every time. I trashed preferences according to instructions on...