[Linda Barnes]

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Purging generated project render files and disabling Optical Flow on speed-ramped clips.

Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:

1. In Final Cut Pro, select your Project in the browser, go to File > Delete Generated Project Files, and select Delete Render Files (All).
2. Select any re-timed/speed-ramped clips, open the Video Inspector, and change Video Quality from Optical Flow to Frame Blending.
3. Export destination should be an internal APFS location first before transferring to external storage.

Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.

MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Amsterdam, NL

Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems Lead

[Linda Barnes]

Apple Recommended / Verified Community Solution

This canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.

Forgetting Bluetooth device, cleaning magnetic inductive strip, and recalibrating Squeeze threshold.

Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:

1. In Settings > Bluetooth, tap (i) next to Apple Pencil and select Forget This Device.
2. Wipe magnetic charging edge of iPad and flat edge of Apple Pencil with microfiber cloth.
3. Force restart iPad (Vol Up, Vol Down, hold Top button). Re-attach Pencil to recalibrate.

Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.

MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Amsterdam, NL

Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems Lead

[Linda Barnes]

Apple Recommended / Verified Community Solution

This canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.

Locking refresh rate to a fixed frequency, disabling Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and regenerating WindowServer display plists.

Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:

1. In System Settings > Displays, set Refresh Rate to fixed 120Hz or 100Hz instead of Variable (VRR).
2. Reset display preferences:

   sudo rm -f /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.displays.plist
   rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.displays.*.plist
   killall -9 WindowServer

3. In monitor physical OSD menu, set DisplayPort mode to ‘DP 1.4 Standard’ without aggressive DSC overdrive.

Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.

MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Amsterdam, NL

Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems Lead

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