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Exporting Long Project
I’m trying to export a 2.5hr project. I’m on a MacBook Pro. The project is about 4gigs. I know this b/c I was able to do the export successfully already. Although now, I’m running into an error message.
The error message reads “start up disc space if full” What is confusing is that the HD is not full. There is 12+ gigs free. What might be causing this problem?
I tried exporting to an external hard drive that has 100gig of space and I still got the same error.
Thanks!
JOE
Joe Somodi, Editor
Gryffen Productions
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11 Replies
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Completely render your timeline and export a QT Ref movie. Never put media on your system hard drive.
Make sure your external Firewire HD (not USB) is formatted Mac OS Extended.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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Just so I’m clear (and I wasn’t) I am trying to export to QT movie as the final to be burned onto a DVD. I get the points you make, thank you. Just so I’m clear, is a QT Ref Movie something different. This project goes to DVD after this step. ( I’m a short form editor and NEVER deal with large projects like this)
Joe Somodi, Editor
Gryffen Productions
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yeah a reference is not self contained and will take less room.
send that to compressor to make your dvd with.
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Thanks, never done this before…where can I find the steps to do this?
BTW, I”m not making the final DVD, the post house is, so I was just following their directions to make a QT file that they would burn onto a DVD…is this still the right path? Need to get this done ASAP.
Joe Somodi, Editor
Gryffen Productions
NYC -
You don’t really mean that the project file is 4G, do you?
All the best,
Tom
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Well, I was told by the posthouse to export a QT (high quality) file so they could burn onto a DVD. So yes, it’s a QT Movie that is 4 gigs!…ah, i’m out of my league here, (i know) so I just need some workflow guidance to get me back on track…what are the best steps to exporting a 2.5hr project (with the best quality) to be burned onto a DVD. I’ve never had to use the compressor before either since I burn most of my projects straight to DVD or post them on the web.
Joe Somodi, Editor
Gryffen Productions
NYC -
You have a 2.5 hour project…that you somehow exported to be 4GB?
You are losing us.
OK…the place doing the DVD burn just wants a self contained QT file. And that file will DEFINITELY be larger than 4GB! If it was a DV or HDV project, it will be 35GB.
FILE>EXPORT>Quicktime Movie. Self Contained…DO NOT RECOMPRESS. That is what you give to the DVD authoring place.
Shane
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Thanks..i guess I might have done the export wrong! Sorry for the confusion. Peace out. JOE
Joe Somodi, Editor
Gryffen Productions
NYC -
[Joe Somodi] “Well, I was told by the posthouse to export a QT (high quality) file so they could burn onto a DVD.”
I think you need to discuss this with post house. If they’re looking for an encoded MPEG2 they should tell you that. But if they’re looking to encode the video for you, then they may want an uncompressed QT.
Arnie
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I may be wrong, but I think you’re exporting/redering the same disk image over and over onto the main system drive (desktop) without trashing previous renders and emptying the trash, so, if you attempt a huge render that way a few times, yeah, you’re eventually going to run low on system drive work space. This could explain why it worked for you once, but not twice. You need to keep all that non-system stuff on a separate drive or drive array, is how I understand it.
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