When I open a new project my Favorite Effects are gone

[Scott Davis]

Are they in the favorites folder? One way you can back up favorite effects is to create a new project, put a bin in it, then copy your favorite effects into that bin. When you need them, just open up the project.

Scott Davis

[Ron Craig]

I think your preferences are corrupted. That happens from time-to-time and when it happens the preferences need to be trashed and renewed.

Do you have any software to save a copy of your “good” preferences? I use “Preference Manager” and there are others. You can use that to trash your corrupted preferences. Then a new set of default preferences will be automatically created the next time you open FCP. Then you can re-establish your favorites, window positions, etc. and then use Preferences Manager or an alternative to save a good copy of your preferences. The next time you face this problem, you’ll be able to trash your corrupted preferences and re-establish your “clean” personal set — including all your favorites — very easily.

This can also be done manually but it takes a bit more time and effort. Do a search and there should be instructions somewhere here for how to do that.

[Walter Biscardi]

Your Favorites are tied to your Prefs. If the Prefs get corrupted or trashed, they will disappear. You need to move them to an actual project. Here’s an FCP tip I did on this very problem.

https://vimeo.com/21724950

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