Boris Title 3D Crashes FCP

[Brian Mercer]

New Mac Pro, new Final Cut Studio. Did all the updates from Apple. Mac OS X 10.5.4.

When I try to use Boris Title 3D over any piece of video it shuts FCP down.

I can open Boris, I can type, change settings,etc. When I try to put it on the time line with video, FCP shuts down.

Any suggestions?

[Paul E. Coleman]

I had the same problem a while ago, ended up being some bad 3rd party RAM. Even Apple installed RAM could cause the issues. Not sure if something like Rember Kelley Computing - Rember would catch it, but try removing any 3rd party memory (if you have any) and see if the problem persists. I was able to get a free exchange from the manufacturer.

[Brian Mercer]

Thanks for the reply, however I have no extra RAM. Only the factor installed that came in the machine.

The FCP title tool works fine. No other problems (that I know of), just Boris Title 3D.

[Robert Lane]

There are several reasons FCP gets unstable when applying filters/effects and it's mostly because of issues with permissions and project corruptions.

Without restating pages of text here on the forum do a search for "Mac OS maintenance", specifically download and run ONYX a freebie app that will run all the maintenance routines and scripts for you.

Also, you might want to check things like sequence settings, clip settings etc to make sure they match.

Lastly, many 3rd part apps and plug-ins designed for FCP are often not up-to-speed with newer version of QT. If you've installed anything new to the FCP environment since you first used it that might be a possible issue.

If both the machine and FCP are new you do have free tech support both for the hardware and the app directly from Apple; if all else fails call in a trouble ticket to the Pro Apps department and have them help you troubleshoot.