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Craig Stay · September 5th, 2008, 04:33 PM

Huge problem i am finishing up a film i have been working on now for about 9 months and FCP crashed when i reopend it everything works but the video dosent play on the Canvas all the clips are there and work on the slug but dont display on Canvas Please help

Pete Cofrancesco · September 5th, 2008, 04:40 PM

I'd delete the fcp preferences, sounds they got corrupted when it crashed. You should back up the project to an external. Never work that long without a back up, hard drives are too inexpensive not to do so.

Craig Stay · September 5th, 2008, 05:14 PM

I got it i had a display box in the top of the canvas checked. I know i had it all backed up using two external drives but then i ran out of room on them so a month ago i started using them both it should be finished tommrow wish me luck.

September 5th, 2008, 04:33 PM	#1
Craig Stay Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Plattsburgh NY Posts: 62	Final Cut Pro Lost Video Huge problem i am finishing up a film i have been working on now for about 9 months and FCP crashed when i reopend it everything works but the video dosent play on the Canvas all the clips are there and work on the slug but dont display on Canvas Please help

September 5th, 2008, 04:40 PM	#2
Pete Cofrancesco Inner Circle Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,005	I'd delete the fcp preferences, sounds they got corrupted when it crashed. You should back up the project to an external. Never work that long without a back up, hard drives are too inexpensive not to do so.

September 5th, 2008, 05:14 PM	#3
Craig Stay Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Plattsburgh NY Posts: 62	I got it i had a display box in the top of the canvas checked. I know i had it all backed up using two external drives but then i ran out of room on them so a month ago i started using them both it should be finished tommrow wish me luck.