[Michael Lescord]

I have a support call with Apple at 1300 hours Eastern tomorrow. I will post the result of this call, if it happens.

[Michael Lescord]

Thanks Mark, but it didn’t work. When selecting all files in the timeline index, the change duration option doesn’t work with either control D or the menu selection under modify (greyed out).

I don’t understand why a program as expensive as this can’t simply handle jpg’s in a sequence for slo motion video. It’s kinda ridiculous, but for me it just sucks.

[Michael Lescord]

Trying to find something positive out of my “FCPX sucks” search, I noted some complainers say that FCPX has trouble handling large numbers of files. I imported 577 jpg’s to the timeline and couldn’t change duration, so I tried importing 20. Didn’t work either.

So I’m going to throw up my hands in frustration and congratulate Apple for taking a few hundred of my hard earned bucks for the program.

The real problem is that I paid $4K for this MacBook Pro to run FCPX for video.

At least I can watch YouTube videos!

[Michael Lescord]

I just googled “FCPX sucks” and came up with an incredible list.

I bought this program for a burgeoning interest in astrophotography. Very frustrating to have plunked down hundreds of dollars for this program, but Apple doesn’t seem to care very much.

[Michael Lescord]

Yes I do hit enter and have hit enter a hundred times trying to change duration (in first the browser, then the timeline, then the browser and the timeline, then the timeline and the browser) and nothing happens.

Does this program actually work for you? Can you place a bunch of jpg’s in the timeline and change their duration? Does it render in the background? Very confusing to me to say the least. I’m kinda sorry I paid for this software to say more.

Tough to review software here, but this kinda sucks.

[Michael Lescord]

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These are two screen shots, and yes Ctrl D is the shortcut to change duration.

I appreciate the help! Do you see what I’m messing up?

[Michael Lescord]

Thanks Jeremy, but I continue to do something wrong.

I exported 555 photos (originals from Photo) to a folder on my desktop, and import them into the browser of FCPX. I have tried selecting them all and changing duration in the menu above and with ctrl D using of your method of “1.”, then adding them to a new timeline. Nothing happens, there seems to be intermittent background rendering, but not much.

Then I try taking these same photos and place them in a new timeline, select them all there and try again to change duration, but nothing happens again.

I’m sure it’s something small and stupid, but it’s a real roadblock for me.