Photos app in final cut pro

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Photos app in final cut pro

I've seen this question a few times, but cannot see the resolution - grateful for help. I cannot see the photos app content in final cut pro. I can see it in iMovie so presumably the 'system photo library' is correctly set it's greyed-out in the photos preferences. I do not use iCloud for storage of photos just an external hard drive - holding about 560 GB of photos and videos. I can see the iTunes content in the music and photos pane...just not the photos. I recently upgraded everything to Catalina - but this issue existed before I made the update to the OS System.

Any clues how I can get it back - it used to be there a couple of months ago? I thought perhaps it just needed time to build the library back up after closing down both photos and final cut pro - and also restarting a number of times - but having left it for 2 days - no photos appeared in the photos and audio side-bar pane.

Many thanks

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 27, 2020 2:05 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Mar 27, 2020 2:30 AM in response to Gman289

Sorry, I should have noticed this from the beginning.

Go to System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy

and make sure that FCP X has "Full Disk Access".

Also, while in there, click "Photos" and make sure that Final Cut Pro is checked.

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Gman289 Author

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Mar 27, 2020 2:12 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi Luis,

I'm afraid no change - only GarageBand, Music and Sound Effects seen in the photos and audio side-bar screen, still no Photos App. I can't even import them manually as the import function doesn't allow me to select the photo's library as a location from which to import media.

It just seems that final cut pro doesn't know where to look for the photos app library - any clues as to how I might check that final cut pro knows where to look? As i say the system Photo Library is correct in the photo's app preferences.

Many thanks,

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Answer 3

Mar 27, 2020 2:18 AM in response to Gman289

Are you sure that the photos are stored locally and not in the cloud?

Well, perhaps we can give it a little nudge.

Try switching the System Photo Library to something else and then back.

Start Photos holding down the Option key, and create a new library in your internal drive.

Add a photo or two, and set that as system photo library.

See if it shows in FCP X.

Then switch back to your normal library, and see it works.

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Gman289 Author

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Mar 27, 2020 2:28 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks for your efforts - however no change - which is weird. I set up a new library and added just 3 photos and checked the system photo library to the new temporary location - on the internal drive. Closed everything down and started photos and saw it contained just the 3 photos, started final cut pro....but still no photos.

It does appear very strange. I'm sure it's a simple setting somewhere, but do not know what/where it is.

I'm pretty sure I'm not using iCloud as I only have the standard 5GB storage space and the photos library is about 100 times bigger than that - which why I'm certain the photos app is linked to the correct external hard drive library location.

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Answer 5

Mar 27, 2020 2:07 AM in response to Gman289

If "Use as System Photo Library" is greyed-out, then it is already set.

You should see the photos in FCP X, but try this: quit FCP X, start Photos, and start FCP X again. Any progress?

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Yer_Man

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Mar 27, 2020 2:29 AM in response to Gman289

So the library is on an external drive?

What format is the drive? How are you connected to it?

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Gman289 Author

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Mar 27, 2020 2:35 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Luis - you sir are a legend! There was no check against final cut pro - but iMovie was checked!

Thank you so much - normal service has been restored!

Thank again.

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Gman289 Author

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Mar 27, 2020 2:38 AM in response to Yer_Man

Hi Terrence - Luis spotted the issue and solved it with the advice below - system preferences didn't have final cut pro checked in the privacy settings for photos.

Thanks anyway.

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