Resolved Can't import video to Final Cut Pro X

[wordlessjam]

Hey,

I'm only doing a home video for a family members wedding but I have a video that I can't import. All other videos taken that day have imported successfully. Any ideas why this could be? The file plays fine in Photos too.

 

[ColdCase]

Perhaps a time code corruption problem, and your FCPX preferences are set to stop on timecode error. Players usually can play these, just skipping over the bad time code. Just guessing.

 

[wordlessjam]

Perhaps a time code corruption problem, and your FCPX preferences are set to stop on timecode error. Players usually can play these, just skipping over the bad time code. Just guessing.

Thanks. If that is the case, what can I do about it?

 

[Fishrrman]

Could you do this (just a suggestion, not sure if it will work):
- Copy the file to say, the desktop
- Open the file using Quicktime Player
- If it plays, use QTPlayer's "export" option to (for lack of a better word) "re-containerize" it to a new file (give it a new name).
- See if the newly-saved file can then be imported into FCPX...?

 

[wordlessjam]

Thanks for the replies. I found I had to delete all generated media and let it start again!