Missing Pluggin Error

I recently brought in some old projects that were started on 10.2 and now on 10.5. I get the missing pluggin error. I tried running XLC to see which pluggins were missing, but it only came up with fonts that were missing. I had a backup of the old program I used, I tried copying a couple of pluggins that were not in the new version over, but nothing changed. I am not too familar with pluggins and how to deal with them.

What is odd is that it is only on the GOPRO footage, all other footage seems to work fine. Is there a GOPRO pluggin or something? Any help appreciated, thanks.

It's the codec for the GpPro which is either missing or obsolete.

Got it. That makes sense. Should I just use compressor to convert the media into something different? And what codec should I use?

It looks like the original gopro media that the clips are using are .mov as well as the other clips that dont show "missing plugin".

Anyone?

.mov only means it is in a QuickTime wrapper, and could be any number of codecs and settings. Yes, I'd re-encode the problem clips to H.264 to make editing easier.

ok and I do that using compressor then and im good?

When I go to the clip in FCP and go to reveal in finder, I drag that file to compressor and it says it cant add it. Is that the correct file to convert?

You have to do that BEFORE you import into FCP.

Dang. I have ALOT of videos that have this issue that are mostly edited. Is there anyway around this? Am I able to download an older version of FCP just for these videos?

I just had this problem when porting my project from an intel to an M1 mac. When FCP booted it up the first time it told me I had some incompatible plug-ins, then most shots had that "missing plugin" red card in place of an image, even in the browser. None of these shots had plugins applied to them in the timeline. Nevertheless when I updated the plugins FCP told me were no longer compatible and the shots came back. I think it was fxfactory, but hard to say for sure

Oh nice, so there is hope? What exactly did you do?? FXfactory sounds very familiar, but it has been a long time since ive done these videos. Im wondering if I have the same issue?

FX Factory is a plug-in store with a standalone app that installs and unlocks plugins in FCP. I downloaded the latest version of the app from its site and it updated the plugins in FCP I had bought from them years ago. Then everything worked fine. But I don’t know if it was the culprit, just that FCP worked afterwards. Launch FCP and it will tell you what if any 3rd party plugins of yours aren’t compatible at startup.Update or delete those and cross your fingers