Apple Final Cut Pro - General Error - Out of Memory - *SOLVED*

Wolfgang | 2010/09/21 | 120 comments

I’ve got a brand new 12-core Apple MacPro with 16 GB RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card!

While rendering a project in Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP) I’ve got an error message…

“General Error!” and then “Out of Memory!” ***WTF???***

Equipped with a brand new machine, I thought there must be another problem and did some research, but found nothing really helpful.

In fact the the solution is really simple!

I had the following sequence setting, when I first tried to render and the following error message came up:

Wrong setting:

Apple Final Cut Pro - General Error - Out of Memory - *SOLVED*!

SOLUTION:

I’ve changed the setting a little bit:

H.264 to “Apple ProRes 422” – and that’s it!!!

Right setting:

Apple Final Cut Pro - General Error - Out of Memory - *SOLVED*!

THAT’S ALL!

If you want to know which ProRes codec is the best for your project, please have a look at http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio

And if you don’t know how to change the video settings of a sequence: Right click on it and choose “Settings”! That’s easy… ;-)

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120 comments

How To Fix General Error In Fcp 7 in Windows says:

2015/01/22 at 03:10

[…] Apple Final Cut Pro – General Error – Out of Memory – *SOLVED … – Here’s another thing that may help prevent your FCP editing project from “hanging/dragging”: In addition to “washing” (standardizing) all your raw video through Streamclip to Pro Res 422 (HQ optional), check the frame rate of each clip and make them the same too. […]
LRC says:

2015/01/24 at 17:12

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!!
Liz says:

2015/02/04 at 03:54

I could mouthkiss you I’m so incredibly grateful for this. THANKS.
aba_smg says:

2015/04/30 at 12:14

THANK YOU SO MUCH BUT I”D ASK YOU ABUT RENDER IT IS TOO MUCH WITH THIS SETTING
dan says:

2015/05/25 at 17:12

Worked a treat. You have saved me hours of work and clumps of hair. Thank you!
Imran says:

2015/06/21 at 21:36

You are a genius, you are the most important person in the word of editing and final cut pro, and I mean it from the depths of my heart. Apple should hire you and make you the ceo. Thank you and God bless you.
admin says:

2015/06/22 at 14:56

I agree… ;-)
Brittany says:

2015/08/14 at 21:44

Literally over an hour of searching and you were the only one who helped me. SAVED ME> THANK YOU
trev says:

2015/08/27 at 10:51

Not a good idea. Long render times. Better to convert to Prores before:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2506660?start=0&tstart=0
kate says:

2015/08/31 at 03:19

YOU. ARE. A. HERO.
THANK YOU!!
linu says:

2015/10/04 at 19:19

i have general error.in fcp . I cnt take my output clearly.but ma project setting.is apple pro res LT 1920*1080.clips also same settings.but again and again i get the same general error.any one can give a solution pls
Dom says:

2015/10/06 at 03:45

Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Estic says:

2015/10/22 at 00:17

mother fucker, you are a smart bitch!!! Thanks
divyesh parmar says:

2015/12/12 at 13:38

if u r stuck in general error ! and if u want to export ur file! then right click on sequence and sent to compressor!
tara says:

2016/05/27 at 02:23

thank you so much you saved the day
Mercy Ndunge says:

2016/06/05 at 14:15

Wow… You just saved me. I was super stressed out. From Kenya with love. THANK YOU.
isabel says:

2017/01/09 at 20:32

I LOVE YOU!!!
Wolfgang says:

2017/01/10 at 02:31

I love you too… :-)
Urn says:

2017/10/04 at 11:39

Thank god. you saved my life. From Thailand
Wolfgang says:

2017/10/04 at 15:28

My name is Wolfgang… :-) You are welcome!