Project will not open with FCS 2 same version

I am unable to open projects on my MacBook Pro that were edited with FCS 2 vers. 6.02 on XSAN FCS. Both have the same version program and OSX. I originated the project on my MacBook Pro and am now not able to use it. I will be going on location for reshoots and need to be able to edit with old and new material on the MacBook Pro. Help! The application either just quits or crashes with this notice :

Date/Time: 2007-12-16 09:31:37.621 -0400
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
Report Version: 4

Command: Final Cut Pro
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Parent: WindowServer [58]

Version: 6.0.2 (6.0.2)
Build Version: 7
Project Name: FCPApp
Source Version: 711051055

PID: 212
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x3ef24cc0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 <<00000000>> 0x0074b060 gFontID + 0
1 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00111316 StartKeyChange + 56
2 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0001ea3e FreeAll(HashDict*) + 146
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0002160b FreeHashDict(void*) + 17
4 KGCore 0x00b0c8a2 KGMemoryPtrRelease + 118
5 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001235e3 RefPtr(void*, unsigned char) + 41
6 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001229b4 FreeRefTable(void*) + 136
7 KGCore 0x00b0c8a2 KGMemoryPtrRelease + 118
8 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0011323f pKGDictReadWithFlags(KGDictInt**, KGStreamRecord*, KGMessageableRec*, unsigned long) + 565
9 ...FinalCutPro.Plugins.Browser 0x109f8386 BrowserOpenFile(KGFileRec*, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 408
10 ...FinalCutPro.Plugins.Browser 0x109fe60a Browser(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGFileRec*) + 10044
11 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00181d36 pKGDisplayFile(KGFileSpec*, char*, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 426
12 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x003fa769 OpenDocuments(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, long) + 311
13 com.apple.AE 0x915236c5 aeDispatchAppleEvent(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, unsigned long, unsigned char*) + 147
14 com.apple.AE 0x915235f6 dispatchEventAndSendReply(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*) + 44
15 com.apple.AE 0x915234c2 aeProcessAppleEvent + 190
16 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df2084 AEProcessAppleEvent + 37
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e3912e ProcessHighLevelEvent + 151
18 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e3906f StandardApplicationEventHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 265
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dee4d7 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dedb7c SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92deda41 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 55
22 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df50e3 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 357
23 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dee88e DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2044
24 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dedb7c SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
25 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df4f7c SendEventToEventTarget + 56
26 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e38eb3 ToolboxEventDispatcher + 81
27 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e378cb RunApplicationEventLoop + 165
28 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0014b0f6 KGMainEvent(void*) + 46
29 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002a7dd1 main + 59
30 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002af6 _start + 216
31 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002a1d start + 41

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.unsanity.ape 0xc0001d48 __ape_agent + 307
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00423b21 Synchronizable::Wait() + 47
2 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00410406 DisplayQueue::Run() + 702
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0044ddb8 Thread::RunHelper(void*) + 20
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00423b21 Synchronizable::Wait() + 47
2 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x004c6bf9 WorkUnitPerformer::Run() + 55
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0044ddb8 Thread::RunHelper(void*) + 20
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 _pthread_body + 84

I'm not sure what the problem is, but this is an FCP editors forum. I doubt many if any here are going to be able to make heads or tails of the lines of code you're pasting in your email.

Andy

LOL. Can't understand the error report... but you can't open it from a saved file from another machine? It is possible it's a corrupted file, try resaving it. Your next option is an xml import/export.

Thanks for the replies. I guess I thought maybe someone else had gotten the same report. Perhaps it was excessive. Anyway, I think I've found the culprit. A faulty jump drive was corrupting the files. I'm about to check it out with the big computer. I'll let you know the outcome. Best-Robin

> A faulty jump drive was corrupting the files.

Possible, but there could be a simpler explanation. If that jump drive (USB, I presume) was PC-formatted, then your project files may have lost their extension. A fairly common occurrence when you put an FCP project file through a PC medium or the internet. Add the .fcp extension back by hand and see if that works. Or, use only a Mac-formatted USB flash stick or FireWire drive for the transfer.


www.derekmok.com

One other thing to add to Derek's post. In the future, it's safest to transfer FCP projects from place to place by zipping them up first. Select the project file, right-click and select Archive. Then you'll not have problems transferring them by whatever means you fancy.

Andy

What was strange, was trying to export a font file once- no matter how i zipped it, it always came out as a 0kb file when opened on the other end. Think i tried CDr, dvdr, zipped, unzipped, yousendit, gmail...