file format too new at DVinfo.net

Sandy Watt · November 6th, 2008, 12:26 PM

Hi all,
I know this has been asked a lot but I keep getting the error message "File's format is too new for this version of the application." Everyone says to update but its a long story why i cant and also most of the projects i am trying to open were made in earlier versions than i have. Anyone have any ideas on what i can try to get these projects to open?
cheers for any help,
Sandy

Chuck Spaulding · November 6th, 2008, 07:19 PM

One work around for this is to save [export] the FCP project as an MXF project file. But to do this you will need access to the earlier version of FCP to do the export.

Sandy Watt · November 7th, 2008, 03:49 AM

thanks for the reply chuck but i initially had the problem with fcp 5.0.4 (the earliest fcp i can get hold of) so tried on a friends fcp 6.0 and got the same thing. the problem is all the films were made by others on various mac book pros with differing versions of final cut. This may explain the difficulty opening some but out of about 25 film we can open 2. Any other things i could try to get them to open?

Craig Parkes · November 7th, 2008, 04:33 PM

FCP is not forwards compatible - you need to be on FCP 6.0.4 to be able to load all files on all machines before that, anything less and you will encounter the issues you have.

No work around other than to A) Upgrade, B) find someone else who has upgraded.

Once you have done that, they may be able to export you an xml, or edl, or some other intermediate sequence format that you can import into your version of FCP and get your project up and running - but you will not find a work around to open the project files without having the same version or higher of FCP than the ones they were last saved on.

Noah Kadner · November 7th, 2008, 06:43 PM

The XML workaround actually works quite well. But yeah the trick is finding someone with 6.0.4 to actually handle it for yah.

Noah

November 6th, 2008, 12:26 PM	#1
Sandy Watt New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 24	file format too new Hi all, I know this has been asked a lot but I keep getting the error message "File's format is too new for this version of the application." Everyone says to update but its a long story why i cant and also most of the projects i am trying to open were made in earlier versions than i have. Anyone have any ideas on what i can try to get these projects to open? cheers for any help, Sandy

November 6th, 2008, 07:19 PM	#2
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,099	One work around for this is to save [export] the FCP project as an MXF project file. But to do this you will need access to the earlier version of FCP to do the export.

November 7th, 2008, 03:49 AM	#3
Sandy Watt New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 24	thanks for the reply chuck but i initially had the problem with fcp 5.0.4 (the earliest fcp i can get hold of) so tried on a friends fcp 6.0 and got the same thing. the problem is all the films were made by others on various mac book pros with differing versions of final cut. This may explain the difficulty opening some but out of about 25 film we can open 2. Any other things i could try to get them to open?

November 7th, 2008, 04:33 PM	#4
Craig Parkes Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 444	FCP is not forwards compatible - you need to be on FCP 6.0.4 to be able to load all files on all machines before that, anything less and you will encounter the issues you have. No work around other than to A) Upgrade, B) find someone else who has upgraded. Once you have done that, they may be able to export you an xml, or edl, or some other intermediate sequence format that you can import into your version of FCP and get your project up and running - but you will not find a work around to open the project files without having the same version or higher of FCP than the ones they were last saved on.

November 7th, 2008, 06:43 PM	#5
Noah Kadner Better than Halle Berry Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 435	The XML workaround actually works quite well. But yeah the trick is finding someone with 6.0.4 to actually handle it for yah. Noah