• Blog
  • Calculators
    • Camera Bitrate Converter | Record Time Calculator
    • Diffraction Calculator
    • DoF Calculator | Lens Equivalent
    • Shutter Speed to Shutter Angle Calculator
  • Memory Cards
    • SD Memory Card Benchmarks
    • CFx Type-B Memory Card Benchmarks
    • CFx Type-A Memory Card Benchmarks
    • Memory Cards For Canon Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Fujifilm Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Nikon Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Panasonic Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Sony
    • SD Cards For GoPro
  • Accessories
    • Canon
      • Canon R5 Accessories
      • Canon R6 Accessories
      • Canon EOS R
      • Canon RP
      • Canon M50 Accessories
      • Canon T7i / T6 / T6i / T6s
      • Canon SL3 / 250D
      • Canon M6 II
      • Canon M5
      • Canon G1X III
      • Canon G7X III
    • Nikon
      • Nikon Z9
      • Nikon Z6 II / Z7 II
      • Nikon Z6 / Z7
      • Nikon Z50
    • Fujifilm
      • Fujifilm X-H2s
      • Fujifilm X-H2
      • Fujifilm X-T5
      • Fujifilm X-T4
      • Fujifilm X-S10
      • Fujifilm X-Pro3
      • Fujifilm X-T3
      • Fujifilm X-H1
      • Fujifilm X-T200
      • Fujifilm X100V Accessories
      • Fujifilm X100F Accessories
      • Fujifilm X-E4
      • Fujifilm XT30 & XT20
    • Leica
      • Leica M11 Accessories
      • Leica Q2 Accessories
    • Panasonic
      • Panasonic GH5 / GH5s
      • Panasonic LX100 II
    • Ricoh
      • Ricoh GR III
    • Sigma
      • Sigma fp
    • Sony
      • Sony A1 Accessories
      • Sony A7IV Accessories
      • Sony A7c Accessories
      • Sony A7sIII
      • Sony A7rIV / A9II
      • Sony A9
      • Sony A7 III, A7r III Accessories
      • Sony A6600 Accessories
      • Sony A6100 Accessories
      • Sony A6000 Accessories
      • Sony RX1R II
      • Sony RX10 IV / RX10 III
      • Sony RX100 IV / RX100 V
    • Drones
      • Mavic 2 Pro
    • Camera Cleaning Gear
  • Lenses
    • Canon RF Lens List
    • Fujifilm G Lens List
    • Fujifilm XF Lens List
    • Leica / Panasonic / Sigma L Lens List
    • Leica M Lens List
    • Micro Four Thirds Lens List
    • Nikon Z Lens List
    • PL Mount Cine Lens List
    • Sony FF E Lens List
    • Sony APS-C E Lens List
  • Store
Alik Griffin
Alik Griffin
  • Blog
  • Calculators
    • Camera Bitrate Converter | Record Time Calculator
    • Diffraction Calculator
    • DoF Calculator | Lens Equivalent
    • Shutter Speed to Shutter Angle Calculator
  • Memory Cards
    • SD Memory Card Benchmarks
    • CFx Type-B Memory Card Benchmarks
    • CFx Type-A Memory Card Benchmarks
    • Memory Cards For Canon Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Fujifilm Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Nikon Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Panasonic Cameras
    • Memory Cards For Sony
    • SD Cards For GoPro
  • Accessories
    • Canon
      • Canon R5 Accessories
      • Canon R6 Accessories
      • Canon EOS R
      • Canon RP
      • Canon M50 Accessories
      • Canon T7i / T6 / T6i / T6s
      • Canon SL3 / 250D
      • Canon M6 II
      • Canon M5
      • Canon G1X III
      • Canon G7X III
    • Nikon
      • Nikon Z9
      • Nikon Z6 II / Z7 II
      • Nikon Z6 / Z7
      • Nikon Z50
    • Fujifilm
      • Fujifilm X-H2s
      • Fujifilm X-H2
      • Fujifilm X-T5
      • Fujifilm X-T4
      • Fujifilm X-S10
      • Fujifilm X-Pro3
      • Fujifilm X-T3
      • Fujifilm X-H1
      • Fujifilm X-T200
      • Fujifilm X100V Accessories
      • Fujifilm X100F Accessories
      • Fujifilm X-E4
      • Fujifilm XT30 & XT20
    • Leica
      • Leica M11 Accessories
      • Leica Q2 Accessories
    • Panasonic
      • Panasonic GH5 / GH5s
      • Panasonic LX100 II
    • Ricoh
      • Ricoh GR III
    • Sigma
      • Sigma fp
    • Sony
      • Sony A1 Accessories
      • Sony A7IV Accessories
      • Sony A7c Accessories
      • Sony A7sIII
      • Sony A7rIV / A9II
      • Sony A9
      • Sony A7 III, A7r III Accessories
      • Sony A6600 Accessories
      • Sony A6100 Accessories
      • Sony A6000 Accessories
      • Sony RX1R II
      • Sony RX10 IV / RX10 III
      • Sony RX100 IV / RX100 V
    • Drones
      • Mavic 2 Pro
    • Camera Cleaning Gear
  • Lenses
    • Canon RF Lens List
    • Fujifilm G Lens List
    • Fujifilm XF Lens List
    • Leica / Panasonic / Sigma L Lens List
    • Leica M Lens List
    • Micro Four Thirds Lens List
    • Nikon Z Lens List
    • PL Mount Cine Lens List
    • Sony FF E Lens List
    • Sony APS-C E Lens List
  • Store
  • Uncategorized

Fixing the General Error with Final Cut Pro

  • June 5, 2010
  • AGriffin

Every once in awhile while working in Final Cut Pro I’ll get a general error.  It doesn’t happen enough for me to ever remember exactly what causes it.  It could be several things but usually it’s because of a piece of corrupted media.  Here are the steps I take when trying to tackle the Final Cut Pro General Error.

 

  • See if it is happening during a render.  To be safe clear out the Render Cache.  
    Do this by going to Tools-> Render Manager.  Find your sequence and check Remove next to your audio and video render files, then select Ok.

    Now when you re-render your sequence don’t do it all at once, instead, render it in small chunks.  Do this until you get the General Error.  Then you can see what group of clips or clips is causing the problem.  If you find it to be an image you need to resave the image with Photoshop or a similar program.  The same applies to a video clip, try re-rendering it out with QuickTime pro.
     

  • If you are still getting the “General Error” you can try clearing out your PRAM. You do this by Holding down Command+Option+P+R while rebooting your computer.  Do this a few times.  Sometimes some display settings or audio settings can get messed up in your system and they need to be restored to factory defaults.  Zapping the PRAM is usually a good idea when you start to experience strange little bugs here and there and can’t quite figure out where it’s coming from.
     
  • You can also try clearing out your Presets and Preferences.  This use to be a routine technique for fixing Final Cut bugs in previous versions.  This will fix the audio waveform drawing error that still very common in current versions of Final Cut.  To do this you need to delete a few files.  The first is located in your /Library/Preferences folder called com.apple.finalcutpro.plist.  Delete this.  The next two are located in /Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data.  Delete “Final Cut Pro (version) Prefs” and any “Final Cut Pro (cache)” files that you find.  These files vary based on your version of Final cut, but it should work no matter what version you’re on.  After this is done Reboot Final Cut.  
     
  • Another problem that could be causing the “General Error” with Final Cut might have to do with a bad stick of RAM.  This is a bit more difficult to troubleshoot since I have yet to find a really good RAM tester with OSX.  Currently, I use MemTest.  
     
  • If none of those tricks work and you’re still getting errors with final cut. Try either updating it with the OSX software update or reinstall Final Cut.

 

These tricks should help with any weird problems you get with Final Cut that don’t have an obvious solution.  Sometimes system files just get messed up and corrupted.

If none of these steps help with the Final Cut Pro General Error, shoot me an email or just give up completely and start editing on your iPhone.  Good Luck.

AGriffin

Professional editor, blogger and photographer from Los Angeles California.

You May Also Like
View Post
  • Uncategorized

Hoodman Steel 1500x Memory Card Review

  • AGriffin
  • November 14, 2019
View Post
  • Uncategorized

Delkin Advantage Memory Card Review

  • AGriffin
  • November 14, 2019
View Post
  • Uncategorized

A Complete List Of Speedlights For Fujifilm

  • AGriffin
  • September 14, 2017
View Post
  • Uncategorized

New Fujifilm X100F, XT20, GFX and XF50mm F2WR

  • AGriffin
  • January 19, 2017

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Lenses
  • A Complete List Of Leica M Lenses
  • A Complete List of Canon RF Lenses
  • A Complete List Of Fujifilm Lenses | X-Mount
  • Panasonic G9 Fastest Memory Cards
    A Complete List Of Micro Four Thirds Lenses
  • A Complete List of L Mount Lenses

Privacy Policy | Ethics Statement | Licensing

Copyright © Alik Griffin Inc. 2023

Input your search keywords and press Enter.

Manage Cookie Consent
We use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}