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FCP 6 freezes while updating FCP 5 project to FCP 6
Hi all,
I have been trying to update a fairly large FCP 5.1 project to FCP 6. I’ve tried this on two machines (a powerbook G4 and a desktop G5) and in both places the program tells me its opening the project, then asks if I want to update. When I click yes, the program freezes and the project never opens. This happens repeatedly, after restarting, etc. The project gives me no problems in FCP 5. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
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You can try as an alternative to that method (which definitely should work.. not sure why it’s not) exporting an XML file from Final Cut 5 and importing the XML file into Final Cut 6. You can do this from the File > Export and File > Import commands.
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How long did you let FCP 6 try to open it? I went through a similar experience with a project file that was 200MB. It’d get to about 48% open, then ask if I wanted to update. Then it would just work and work and I would need to force quit FCP to stop it.
I finally decided to let it run, and went out for a few hours, had dinner, etc. When I came back it had opened. It may be that it might just take a while to update – for sure it took longer than my patience allowed.
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