I'm weighing the value of upgrading my machine because FCP X 10.1.1 is constantly hanging—more than once per 5 minutes—and I'm at a loss what to do. Is this just because I have older (Mid-2010) Xeon processors? Could there be other hardware issues contributing to this?
Choose your own adventure in answering my question:
- If I can get more life out of this machine, that would be great. In that case, please share any troubleshooting next steps.
- On the other hand, if I'm being unrealistic to try to keep this machine alive, convince me.
My projects are stored on the boot disk, an internal 3rd-party SSD. I'm running a high-powered albeit older machine with the latest version of FCP X and OS X. Hardware specs below.
The issue is sometimes concurrent with this error message from the Console: Final Cut Pro[3457]: * OpenGL error 0x0506 (invalid framebuffer operation) in function "GL_CHECK_CURRENT_ERROR"
I've submitted feedback to Apple's development team.
Detailed system information:
Model Mac Pro Mid 2010
Processor 2 x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon [8-Core]
Memory 16 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Software OS X 10.9.3
Storage Physical Drive:
Media Name: Crucial_CT480M500SSD1 Media
Medium Type: SSD
Protocol: SATA
Internal: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
Best Answer
I think my hardware is just fine. Upgrading to FCP X 10.1.2 solved the issue for me.
In case it helps the next person, here's Apple's troubleshooting steps for Final Cut Pro x 10.1 and beyond: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3893