Final Cut Pro: May Stop Responding When Connecting Offline Media Clip

If you open a media clip that is already in use in Final Cut Pro with another application, either application may stop responding or "freeze" when you reconnect the clip in Final Cut Pro.
Symptom

Final Cut Pro stops responding or "freezes" when you reconnect a media clip that was opened with another program.


Solution

Close the media clip in the other program before reconnecting it in Final Cut Pro.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012