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FCP shuts down during compressor
Using FCP-6 on Mac Pro Quad core.
I have 3 different formats in a Pro Res timeline with other layers of audio, motion graphics and titles. It all looks great using the DVI output to an HD monitor, but when I use compressor to encode to MPEG-2 for a SD DVD, I get this message. FCP has quit unexpectly. The ac-3 audio was encoded ok, and the mpeg-2 encoding has been encoding for some time before this happens. But when FCP unexpectly quits, it stops the encoding in compressor. (I not using the computer for anything else during this time).I’m hoping someone has a suggestion as to how I can get this project encoded to SD DVD.
Jerry
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3 Replies
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Don’t use “send to Compressor”. Make a QT reference movie (or self contained movie) and drop that into Compressor. Compressor will run in the background by itself and won’t use FCP.
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Are you using send to compressor or are you exporting a reference movie?
If you are using the export with compressor option, my research suggest simply don’t. It ties up FCP and you have two progs running needlessly.
I always use reference movies. When exporting use the Export to Quicktime, then make sure your settings say current settings in the drop down and that audio and video is selected from the second drop down (you can do video only or audio only as well).
Lastly (this is the important bit) make sure that the box that says make self contained is UNCHECKED save that to your project folder or where ever you have your FCP footage stored (just being tidy here). Then import that ref movie into compressor and apply your settings as you normally would. You can then close final cut after you have exported the ref movie. So hopefully no final cut is open to crash, this might work for you.
Also if you have a load of sequences that need editing you can carry on working in final cut as you normally would whilst your movie exports as the reference movie does not use final cut at all. The reference movie only points to where your footage is, so make sure all your elements are online e.g your external is on.
Personally I have one folder for each project and anything and everything goes in that folder. None of the elements for my movies are on the desktop or in some folder on the comps HDD its all in a project folder on the external. Oh the joy of data management.
Sorry for the waffle hope that all helps.
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Hey Guys,
Thank You, Thank You………did exactly as you suggested and everthing is much better now, I will definately manage my data assets better and will create reference movies from now on.
Jerry
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