UPDATE 29th Sept 2020.
The issues have now been resolved so it is now safe to update.
27th Aug 2020
If you are a mac user and especially of you use it to edit footage from a Sony camera I recommend that you do not upgrade the operating system to OSX 10.15.6, Pro Video Codecs to 2.1.2 or upgrade FCP-X to version 10.4.9 at this time.
At the moment there is clearly an issue with footage from the FX9 after these updates. It is not clear whether this is due to the new Pro Video Codecs package 2.1.2 that is comes as part of the update to OSX 10.15.6 or whether it is just related to the FCP-X 10.4.9 update. Some users are reporting that some FX9 MXF files can not be previewed in Finder after updating as well as not being visible in FCP-X.
While so far it I have only seen reports that footage from the FX9 is affected, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Venice material is also affected.
I would suggest waiting for a few weeks after the release of any update before updating and never do an update half way through an important project.
UPDATE: Sony know about the issue and are working with Apple to resolve it. It only seems to affect some FX9 footage and possibly some Venice footage. It appears as the culprit is the Pro Video Codecs update, but this is yet to be confirmed. I would still suggest waiting before upgrading even if you are using a different camera.
I upgraded and didn’t have any problem importing .mxf from my FS5 (Slog 3). Version 10.4.9. Mac OS 10.15.6 Catalina. Interesting that it automatically added a Sony LUT, something I don’t think happened in earlier versions.
Same as Lee – no issues with FS5M2 footage.
The latest gossip is that Apple is passing the buck to Sony for not following the requirements for compatibility and that Sony needs to create some sort of workflow plugin to re-enable support in FCPX.
Well if Sony didn’t follow the compatibility requirements why was the plugin accepted previously and why did it work previously. Also it only breaks certain clips, and only from the FX9. So the plugin is still enabled and if you have an FS7 all seems to still be OK. The codec in the FX9 is not a different codec to the FS7.
It’s very strange, but Sony are working with Apple to resolve whatever has gone wrong.
I upgraded without thinking and paid the price. I shot on a Sony FS-5 and edit on Final Cut Pro. Yesterday, I tried to output a 40 minute fine cut to colleagues to critique and it failed a dozen times. Spent four hours on with Apple Care, second level tech, said they hadn’t heard there were problems. He was very nice, patient, knowledgeable.
Shots in my cut became corrupted that weren’t before. My head was spinning so fast I don’t even remember how we re-imported non-corrupted shots because going back to the original media and trying to import directly, didn’t work. The FCPX Import saw those shots as corrupt too.
The issue is mainly affecting footage from the FX9 and reboots etc do not fix it.
well, it sure did ruin my day.
We followed these steps to resolve the issue:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203477
We followed the steps on this post to make it work, but again I don’t remember how we replaced corrupted shots with uncorrupted. Will post again when I figure it out.
SORRY: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203477
I hope you will alert Sony that it’s not just importing that’s causing problems: sharing projects is also causing major headaches.
thanks
They know about it.
Sony and Apple are working on a fix to the sf9 problem https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjB0Kuxl77rAhWwQkEAHeHvANsQFjAKegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fcp.co%2Fforum%2F4-final-cut-pro-x-fcpx%2F34104-sony-fx9&usg=AOvVaw33M-ZyEBiD-bzMQ5LhuvnV
Does anyone know if Sony FS7 footage works ok on the latest FCP-X version 10.4.9 ? Thanks
It seems to only effect FX9 material, but I would wait until it gets resolved unless there is some urgent need to upgrade.
I might be wrong, but I think the Pro Video Formats update is causing issues.
I update FCPX to the latest version 10.4.9 and everything works as it should with the FX9. No missing files, no missing plugins, older projects works too….
Hope this help!
OSX Mojave 10.14.6
FCPX 10.4.9
Pro Video Format 2.1.1
Yeah. It works fine now. Latest updates fixed it.