And to add one more helpful link to the other two posts about Final Cut Pro issues and troubleshooting them … it is always worth bookmarking the Larry Jordan article Troubleshooting Your Final Cut Pro System. The article was written way back in 2004 but there is still great info in the piece that is relevant today. The article is divided up in sections like Regular maintenance to More advanced ways to prevent problems. Keeping an edit system running properly is like keep a car’s engine tuned up and most FCP users probably also act as their own engineers so the tech info can save a lot of headaches.

The author of the article, Larry Jordan, maintains his own “source for essential information on Final Cut Studio” and is a great bookmark as well. Sign up for his monthly newsletter for more all things FCP.