Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite, Error Message: "The operation cannot be completed because an item with the name ".DS_Store" already exist"

I got this error message trying to do a basic thing: copy a folder from one drive to another.

Not sure how/why this bizarre error is showing up, in any case the workaround seem to be to simply copy again, at which point you're asked the usual: "A folder named ' ' already exists in this location, do you want to replace it with the one you are copying?", click "replace" and off you go.

Premiere Pro CC powerful feature: Import selected Sequences or Bins from another project

Premiere Pro CC Import selected Sequence or Bins is a powerful tool, I wish FCPX had something like this - instead of merging entire Library or Events.

Use Import, and let the user point at the Library, and access all Events, Bins, Collections... And import only the ones selected.

That would beat the cumbersome merging of Libraries, described in a previous post: http://tinyurl.com/lvsqmlp

Yosemite WiFi dropping connection

So I updated to Yosemite and FCPX 10.2, so far so good.
Except that WiFi is constantly dropping the connection. It's driving me nuts.

I've tried this re-ordering of the services within System Prefs/Network/Gear thingy.
"System Preferences > Network > Gear Icon > Set Service Order (Make Sure Wi-Fi is at the top of the list) "

I'll update with results. Hopefully positive.
http://www.reddit.com/r/applehelp/comments/2josni/terrible_wifi_connection_issues_on_yosemite/

---Update:

Yep, for me it seems to be working, no more loosing WiFi connection :-)

Interestingly enough, this feature was in Mavericks as well, but Mavericks wasn't dropping the WiFi connection.

Annotation Edit fcpxml import crashed with no warning FCPX (10.1.4)

I as doing subtitles for one of our projects, and I was using Annotation Edit - great software by the way for subs work.

When done, I exported PNGs and a fcpxml from AE to import into FCPX.

In FCPX I selected Import/XML and it crashed...

After some troubleshooting, I figured I had one sub with a duration of zero.

So, instead of crashing without telling you anything when you import a XML file with such error, it would be great if FCPX were to pop a message with some explanation.

"Entry error, line XX - cannot import fcpxml", would be sooo nice for troubleshooting and saving time.

FCPX (10.1.4 and 10.2) bug with stills in a Storyline, with Ken Burns applied

I have a problem where I have a few pictures with the Ken Burns effect applied to them, and I put these few photos in a Storyline.

Then at some point I have to retouch one photo in Photoshop, maybe to crop it, apply some effect, whatever, and then I save the photo.

When I go back to FCPX, the picture externally retouched in Photoshop updates fine in the Timeline, but it's reduced in size in the frame, and FCPX similarly screws all the other pictures contained in the same Storyline, they are all smaller in the frame than they were before.

The workaround is to Lift the stills from the Storyline, at which point they come back to their normal size, and then put them back into a new Storyline.

It's really annoying, and it still is present in FCPX 10.2. Can you fix this bug please, Apple?

It's a problem that I also have with Motion Templates in a Storyline. If I tweak the Template in Motion, then come back to FCPX, it's sized down in the Storyline... Same workaround.

Pond5 Public Domain Project

Pond5 Public Domain Project, is an ongoing collection of clips digitized from Archives around the country (the world?)

They are free to download from the site - you need a Pond5 account.

Usage is still a grey area tough... Editorial OK, but commercial? Not really. And what's Public Domain in the US is not necessarily in other territories.

FCPX (10.1.4) Batch Generating Proxy Media after Import.

And now to generate Proxy Media after Import, select Clips in the Browser, then right-click select: "Transcode Media", and check the box: "Create Proxy Media."

Before this, I make sure to specify a destination folder for the Media, in Library Settings.  Usually I do this when I create a new Library, so I don't have to think about it later.

FCPX creates a "Final Cut Proxy Media" folder inside my Library Settings Folder, with a Subfolder with the date of the original Media creation.  All the transcoded clips go in there.

More info here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12702?locale=en_US