SERIOUS Final Cut Pro 10.8 Bug SOLVED???

In my last video I broke down a major Final Cut Pro 10.8 bug where trying to adjust elements in the viewer window was causing Final Cut Pro to hang or freeze. Editing text with a title tool, using the Transform Tool to adjust scale or position - these adjustments were freezing Final Cut.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Prognosis Negative???
1:44 - Testing the Mighty Mouse
3:20 - Trackpad Options
4:22 - Root Cause?
5:27 - Mighty Mouse
5:54 - Outro

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[matthewTobrien]

UPDATE!!!! So it seems the issue is specific to the newer Magic Trackpads and the trackpad on Mac notebooks.

If you disable "Tap to click" in Settings < Trackpad you can interact with elements in the Viewer window without any issue.

If you disable "Use trackpad for dragging" in Settings < Accessibility < Pointer Control < Trackpad Options you can drag elements in the Viewer window.

So, yeah. I'm guessing enabling the ability to drag and drop effects from the Inspector onto the Viewer window may have caused this bug?
Of course none of this affects FCP if you're using a Magic Mouse, Mighty Mouse or 3rd party mouse.

This also doesn't affect FCP if you're using the older AA battery-powered Magic Trackpad.

Of course turning off these settings makes me HATE using the Magic Trackpad - haha - so I will leave them on and connect a mouse or use the Inspector controls until this bug gets fixed with a software update or Apple lets us know what we can do to resolve it on our own (that's probably not gonna happen).

[naavjotsingh]

You are way faster/better/smarter then the whole final cut pro service team (atleast now i have a temporary solution for few months) thanks Matthew

[DomSigalas]

Thanks for the report Matthew! I have to say, underwhelming updates for FCP is one thing but lately Apple keeps breaking stuff with every update in FCP. It used to be one of the most stable apps ever and now I keep discovering bugs all the time. Especially when editing and handling audio.
I do hope FCP11 will be the one…

[dkpb]

I cannot tell you how this HELPED me in a clutch!! Simply amazing, the EXACT answer I needed! THANK YOU!

[mototoki]

Thanks a million for this workaround!!!! Well done mate!!!

[DanielRay]

You are proof that not all heroes wear cape. Thank you, amigo! You got a new subscriber. My theory is that Apple need to find a way to sell more mouses so they came up with this diabolical plan to boost their sales lol.

[guntermoser]

Thank you very much for answering to my problems with the Channel EQ. Maybe it's because I do still use an old Intel iMac.

[mearsproductions]

There are a fair few bugs I have also noticed in 10.8 One of the annoying bugs is that audio/music tracks will go red even when the track has been imported into the library, even some of the sound effects will also go red. Another bug is the delay between the magic keyboard and magic mouse to the timeline and viewer, so annoying. I am using a Mac Studio M1 Max on Sonoma 14.5. Apple PLEASE FIX!

[cotedazure]

Thanks for the troubleshooting tip! Valuable info!

[Elcamionerogeek]

After three days talking to Apple technical service and doing many tests, I was able to solve the problem I had on both my MacBook M1 and my Mac mini m2 Pro. There is a tutorial on my YouTube channel coming soon, we have to delete some folders.

[rushalmshah]

I am also getting the same bug with my intel MacBook Pro, while adding text layer on the video. Thanks for the help. After using wireless mouse, I am at least able to edit the text in the viewer without freezing. Once again, thanks 🙏🏻

[terysa]

Absolute legend, this was driving me crazy. Thank you!

[reboonwheels]

Thank you so much!! I had this same issue and it was driving me mad with final cut freezing whenever I tried to drag something with my Macbooks trackpad.. Now I tried the same thing with the Mx Master 3 mouse and Final Cut doesn't freeze anymore!

[uniqueshow]

Thanks for all your efforts, you‘re awesome!!!

[peachyfr]

at least I'm not alone on this one ! thx for the video. I'll just wait for an update then !

[TheFilmFactory-India]

Thank this really worked. One can use a blurtooh mouse or the wired ones, any brand, it works. Thank you for the info.

[EyemotionView]

OMG Matthew🤯🤯🤯 thanks so much for this. I was having the same issue, I’m now using my M330 Logitech mouse and no issues. Hopefully we will soon get the update

[johnnybermudez]

Using my M1 Mac in Clamshell with a Logitech mouse and trackpad. I just added Motion VFX mLowers and I was able to manipulate text in the viewer with both Logitech bluetooth mouse and trackpad. Just saw your post... lol Thanks for being awesome and solving issue for the community! 🙏🏼🎥

[NauushadMuntazir]

Thanks a lot, although the problem persists, waiting for an update, but thanks to you for highlighting this issue, otherwise I would have been engaged with all the other methods in order to get FCP properly working,

When is the next update update expected?
in such a case where its a universal problem

[tomcourtney]

Mathew I love your presentations and the way you deliver a very fair analysis, I want to stick with FCP but after the horrific change in 2011 I'm struggling with Apples intensions with FCP. The FCP department in my opinion doesn't exist or is not funded or dare I say it are incompetent but there's no quality control or ambition to keep up with with other software like Resolve ... it all feels like token gesture.