Problem with Final Cut Pro

Trip Hazard · Trip Hazard #1 (**permalink**)

11-07-2009, 11:30 AM

Hey Guys I'm new to this forum hope someone can help with this problem.

I'm having with a problem with Final Cut pro, when I try to open it it keeps on saying "Final Cut quit unexpectedly" I hit relaunch every time and the same message keeps coming up so Final Cut Pro wont open.

I tried to reinstall it from the .dmg file but when I try to open that the message I get is 'the following disk images failed to mount, reason: no mountable file systems"

Anyone know how I can solve this or reinstall Final Cut Pro without hassle. I need to get FCP back up and running ASAP

Cheers

xstep · xstep #2 (**permalink**)

11-07-2009, 05:22 PM

One common thing to try is to remove (or rename) the FCP preferences file from your Library/Preferences folder.

Why would you have a .dmg file. You should have original DVDs for FCP.

Trip Hazard · Trip Hazard #3 (**permalink**)

11-08-2009, 11:56 AM

OK the "Final Cut Pro User Data" folder in library/preferences, if I delete that will it help the problem. I use an external 1TB drive as the scratch disc so should I change some of the Final Cut pro folder on that too.

I really need to get this problem solved and I'm stumped I have no idea how to fix it.

Cheers

xstep · xstep #4 (**permalink**)

11-09-2009, 02:41 PM

I was speaking of the com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist file. I hadn't realized Apple has a folder in there too.

I don't think changing the drive scratch disc should make a difference for this problem. Although if the problem is caused by some kind of permission issue, then it would be worth a try.

You may want to do further research on Apple's FCP forum because there is a lot of expertise there.

Mia Yuan · Mia Yuan #5 (**permalink**)

12-10-2009, 02:58 AM

Did you installed Perian? Sometimes Perian will cause unexpectedly quit of FCP. You need to uninstall Perian first.

Nethfel · Nethfel #6 (**permalink**)

12-10-2009, 07:52 AM

Mia Yuan: The only problem is - the OPs FCP appears to be crashing on launch, not during footage ingest which is where the perian bug shows its ugly head. Besides, as it appears the OP has a not-fully-legal copy of FCP, I think that may have also had a hand in why this thread was allowed to fade into the past (see post 1 which references using the .dmg files to install, FCP is on DVD only, so unless the OP for some reason made .dmg files of the discs, he's probably not using a legit copy)...

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Member Since: Jun 25, 2005 Location: On the road Posts: 3,231 Mac Specs: 2011 MBP, i7, 16GB RAM, MBP 2.16Ghz Core Duo, 2GB ram, Dual 867Mhz MDD, 1.75GB ram, ATI 9800 Pro vid	11-09-2009, 02:41 PM I was speaking of the com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist file. I hadn't realized Apple has a folder in there too. I don't think changing the drive scratch disc should make a difference for this problem. Although if the problem is caused by some kind of permission issue, then it would be worth a try. You may want to do further research on Apple's FCP forum because there is a lot of expertise there. CameraTime - Time lapse photography for novice and advanced users. When asking questions, post the version of your software. You'll receive better answers. Please post your results to the thread as it is good feedback.
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Member Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 2,084 Mac Specs: 2012 Non-retina MBP, 2.6GHz i7, 8GB RAM, Antiglare Screen	12-10-2009, 07:52 AM Mia Yuan: The only problem is - the OPs FCP appears to be crashing on launch, not during footage ingest which is where the perian bug shows its ugly head. Besides, as it appears the OP has a not-fully-legal copy of FCP, I think that may have also had a hand in why this thread was allowed to fade into the past (see post 1 which references using the .dmg files to install, FCP is on DVD only, so unless the OP for some reason made .dmg files of the discs, he's probably not using a legit copy)... My Macs: 2012 Non-Retina 15" MBP; Mac mini G4, 1.25 GHz, 512m ram (server); Late 2011 11" MBA, 1.8GHz i7, 4Gig Ram, 256Gig SSD, HD3000; Powerbook 12" G4 1.33GHz running Debian as a server; Apple TV (1080p version)
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Trip Hazard #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 07, 2009 Posts: 5	11-07-2009, 11:30 AM Hey Guys I'm new to this forum hope someone can help with this problem. I'm having with a problem with Final Cut pro, when I try to open it it keeps on saying "Final Cut quit unexpectedly" I hit relaunch every time and the same message keeps coming up so Final Cut Pro wont open. I tried to reinstall it from the .dmg file but when I try to open that the message I get is 'the following disk images failed to mount, reason: no mountable file systems" Anyone know how I can solve this or reinstall Final Cut Pro without hassle. I need to get FCP back up and running ASAP Cheers
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Mia Yuan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 15, 2009 Posts: 3	12-10-2009, 02:58 AM Did you installed Perian? Sometimes Perian will cause unexpectedly quit of FCP. You need to uninstall Perian first.
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