Final Cut Pro 4.5 and Final Cut Express 3.0 may drop frames with Mac OS X 10.4.9

Products Affected

Final Cut Express HD 3.0, Final Cut Pro HD 4.5, Mac OS X 10.4.9

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Symptoms

If Mac OS X 10.4.9 is installed, Final Cut Pro 4.5 and Final Cut Express 3.0 may drop frames when attempting to capture video to some FireWire-based storage devices. Final Cut Pro 5 and Final Cut Express 3.5 are not affected by this issue.

Resolution

Download and install the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update, or later to address this issue.

Workaround

Capture media to an internal ATA drive.

If FireWire storage is a requirement for your workflow, update to Final Cut Pro 5 or Final Cut Express 3.5. If necessary, you can archive and install Mac OS X to revert your operating system to Mac OS 10.4.8.

Additional Information

"Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature"

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