Final Cut Pro: Restart Final Cut Pro after sleep to prevent display issues

Issue

If you put your computer to sleep while Final Cut Pro is running, it's possible that Final Cut Pro may display the content of its windows incorrectly.

Note: If this occurs, your project and media files will be unaffected.

Solution

If the content displayed in Final Cut Pro appears incorrectly after you wake your computer from sleep, save your project, then quit and restart Final Cut Pro.

To prevent this issue from occurring, quit Final Cut Pro before putting your computer to sleep. You can change sleep settings in the Energy Saver pane in System Preferences.

On a portable Mac, the computer will usually go to sleep if you close your computer's display, regardless of the settings made in Energy Saver*.

*For more information about subtleties in sleep and Energy Saver settings, refer to Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode.

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.

Published Date: Feb 20, 2012