Length of Sequence in FCPX

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Length of Sequence in FCPX

I have an arduous task of editing footage of 24 hours long duration in 8 parts.

As I have edited the 1st part which is 3 hours long & shared it for making a copy, I have encountered an issue which is eating my time. The video stops at around 1:25 mins , although I can see the entire duration of the video is 2:29 mins on the playhead. It doesn't play beyond that. Also, what is the maximum sequence length permitted in FCPX?

I am on Mac Studio M1 & FCPX Ver 10.6.8

Can someone please shed some light on this issue?

Posted on Jul 15, 2024 10:39 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 16, 2024 4:07 AM in response to mandart17

Two possibilities come to mind:

1) Maybe you have accidentally set a range in the timeline. When a range is set, only that part is exported.

2) Lack of disk space either in the system drive or the drive to which you are exporting.

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Answer 2

mandart17 Author

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Jul 16, 2024 7:07 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Checked both parameters. No

sequence works perfectly in the timeline. No timeline or range selection issues. Only when I share & create a video, it stops at around 1:25 mins of the total 2:59 mins

Plenty of disk space available.

Thanks

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Answer 3

BenB

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Jul 16, 2024 7:22 AM in response to mandart17

P.S. Putting too fine of a point on it, there are no "sequences" in FCP. There are Projects that we open in the Timeline pane. And no, there's no limit of a Project duration. Feature films have been on in FCP that are 2+ hours long.

The rest I defer to Luis, who I think is on the right path here. System drive must have at least 15% of its capacity left as free space (and it's just good housekeeping for non-system drives, also), or you'll get all sorts of wacky behaviors.

What do you call plenty of disk space, specifically?

In the Timeline, Alt-X will deselect ranges and everything, then export. If it is cutting you off at 1:25, something is really off about that.

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Answer 4

Jul 16, 2024 7:25 AM in response to mandart17

Rereading your post, maybe I misinterpreted things, so please clarify: is your exported file only 1:15 or is it 2:29, but without any video in the last part (like the image was stuck or audio plays but the video is black or something)?

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Answer 5

Jul 16, 2024 7:28 AM in response to mandart17

Some usual things to try, assuming space is not a problem:

1) Delete all render files. Sometimes a stuck render file can cause weird issues

2) Delete FCP preferences (a standard thing whenever the application misbehaves).

3) Post an Etrecheck report here, so we can look for possible software conflicts.

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