Final Cut Express may unexpectedly quit if the display color setting is changed to thousands

Final Cut Express HD is capable of handling millions of different colors—all of the colors in the video gamut and beyond. For editors to work with all these colors effectively, Final Cut Express HD is designed to be run while your computer's display is set to show millions of colors, as opposed to thousands or fewer.

For best results, be sure that your display is set to show millions of colors before you open Final Cut Express HD. If you change the color setting for your display from millions of colors to thousands while Final Cut Express is running, you may encounter unexpected results or Final Cut Express HD may unexpectedly quit.

Checking your display color settings

Follow these steps to check the color setting for your display.

1. Choose Apple > System Preferences.
2. Choose View > Displays to open display preferences.
3. From the Colors pop-up menu, choose Millions.

If you have more than one display connected, there will be a separate settings panel for each display. Verify that each is set to Millions of colors.