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  • No output with some effects

    Posted by Pasi Koivisto on October 16, 2006 at 2:06 pm

    Hi all!

    I seem to have a problem with some effects in FCP 5.1.2. When I apply them all I get is a black frame. Most recently the diffuse filter didn’t work but I also see this with BCC3’s witness protection effect. Anyone else seeing this?

    My setup:
    SW:
    FCP 5.1.2, QT 7.1.3, OS 10.4.8, Decklink 5.7.1

    HW:
    Dual G5 2Ghz, Decklink HD Pro Single link

    Kind regards
    Pasi

    Pasi Koivisto replied 19 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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    October 16, 2006 at 2:16 pm

    1. Render the Effects.

    2. Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.

    Next:
    THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
    “Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”

    Click the following link for instructions.

    https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

    A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
    There are versions for FCP (Pro) & FCE (Express) and a new one for FCP 5.

    Download these free Apple Scripts at

    https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
    or
    https://pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue/

    This is one FCP tip that has helped in solving hundreds of “odd” problems.

  • Pasi Koivisto

    October 16, 2006 at 2:33 pm

    Thanks for the tip!

    I just installed newer Decklink drivers so it trashed all of those settings, let’s see if it helps.

    Thing is it works with a DV sequence, I am only seeing this with uncompressed 8 bit (only one I tried). And not with all effects. Seems like Apple are going strong on having DV, HDV et al to work fine but kind of forgets about uncompressed users. At least that is the feeling I get. Or it’s Black Magics drivers that don’t really cut it.

    Maybe it’s time to try out a kona card. 🙂

  • Pasi Koivisto

    October 16, 2006 at 2:41 pm

    Spoke too soon. Replaced the clip and now it’s working fine.

    Sorry.

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