GREEN CANVAS — Trashing Prefs Doesn’t Help

[Paul Spillenger]

So there seems to be a difference of opinion: Some say you can just do a clean install of the OS and FCS on your original boot drive. Others say you have to get a second internal boot drive and do the OS and FCS (and everything else) install there. Who is right? What is the problem with not taking Door #1, Monty?

[Elizabeth Bridenstine]

Same thing is happening to me (green canvas and dropped frames). Did you ever find a solution?

Thanks,
Elizabeth

[Paul Spillenger]

Elizabeth,

Yes, I fixed it — twice. And I’m afraid the news isn’t great. The first time, I fixed it by buying a completely new internal hard drive and reinstalling everything EXCEPT the new Quicktime, which I think was 7.3 then. I reinstalled an earlier version, which I found somewhere on the Apple site. Then, about a month ago, just before I upgraded to Final Cut Studio 2, I installed the latest QT, which an FCP pro I know told me was now bug-free. He lied. Back to green screen. Then when I installed FCS 2, it went away. This is the only permanent fix I know of that allows you to use the current version of QT.

Good luck!

Paul

[Miranda Raimondi]

Hello,

Do any of you know, superficially, how this kind of effect is created within the canvas window? That is to say, are underlying hardware and/or software malfunctions, altering the chroma and/or alpha input/output values within the canvas window?

Your comments, ideas and insights are much appreciated.

Thank you,
Miranda

[Paul Spillenger]

Sorry. I have no idea. I only know that that particular chapter in my FCP is closed, and I am glad of it.

Good luck.