Why Is my FCP background green? at DVinfo.net

Luca Furgiuele · January 24th, 2008, 02:38 PM

heya guys,

that's basically my problem.

i've been editing the same project for a little while and when i opened it up today for some reason the background was green? maybe i pushed a button accidentally or someone was messing with my machine but either way the background is green.

i tried the whole view>background>black thing and that didn't work.

when i set it to green though it turns really bright green, but when it's set back to black it just goes to a darker shade of green.... not sure what happened but i'd like to fix this asap.
thanks!
-Luca

Robert Lane · January 24th, 2008, 03:18 PM

In order to help you troubleshoot we'd need a snapshot of your setup:

- What hardware are you using and how old is it?
- What version of FCP are you using?
- How old is your monitor?

Fill in this missing info and those of us that can will offer help.

Mike Flynn · January 24th, 2008, 08:47 PM

Unfortunately I have had this happen before and have not found a fix for it. It even shows the green on an output monitor. However, if I remember correctly, it does not show up if you encode the file for web, DVD, etc. I hope someone has a simple solution for this!

Luca Furgiuele · January 24th, 2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Lane

- What hardware are you using and how old is it?
- What version of FCP are you using?
- How old is your monitor?

I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz
it's FCF 5.0
ummm i'd say... the monitor is about 3 years old?

Luca Furgiuele · January 26th, 2008, 09:53 AM

should i just reinstall FCP??

January 24th, 2008, 02:38 PM	#1
Luca Furgiuele Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 26	Why Is my FCP background green? heya guys, that's basically my problem. i've been editing the same project for a little while and when i opened it up today for some reason the background was green? maybe i pushed a button accidentally or someone was messing with my machine but either way the background is green. i tried the whole view>background>black thing and that didn't work. when i set it to green though it turns really bright green, but when it's set back to black it just goes to a darker shade of green.... not sure what happened but i'd like to fix this asap. thanks! -Luca

January 26th, 2008, 09:53 AM	#5
Luca Furgiuele Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 26	should i just reinstall FCP?? Last edited by Luca Furgiuele; January 26th, 2008 at 12:30 PM.

January 24th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,826 Images: 15	In order to help you troubleshoot we'd need a snapshot of your setup: - What hardware are you using and how old is it? - What version of FCP are you using? - How old is your monitor? Fill in this missing info and those of us that can will offer help.

January 24th, 2008, 08:47 PM	#3
Mike Flynn Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 94	Unfortunately I have had this happen before and have not found a fix for it. It even shows the green on an output monitor. However, if I remember correctly, it does not show up if you encode the file for web, DVD, etc. I hope someone has a simple solution for this!