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  Mac x264Encoder.component crashes

  Posted by Olive Green on April 28, 2009 at 12:03 pm

  I recently downloaded the x264Encoder.component version 1.0.1 from mac’s website.

  I am trying to use it to export as a H264 Quicktime Movie from FCP (PAL) using Quicktime Converision.

  In the Video Compression Settings window:

  – I adjust the frame rate to 24fps
  – I adjust Key Frames to automatic
  – I set data rate to automatic
  – I set encoding to single pass (medium)

  Then I click on the options button which opens the Libavcodec settings window. As soon as I change anything in this window (or even if I click OK to the default settings in this window) fcp will crash – not straight away, but as soon as I ok the video compression settings.

  If I don’t use these options (libavcodec settings) I can export without any problems using x264.

  The problem is that I need to be able to set the Container Level Colour Adjustment to 5-1-6 Composite Pal/Digital 625 as I believe this will help my video to be viewed correctly over the inernet.

  Does anyone know what my problem is? Can anyone take a rough guess? Any help at all would be appreciated as this is becoming very frustrating.

  By the way, I am using FCP 5.0.4 and Quicktime 7.6 (not QT pro – Does this make a difference?)

  Daniel Low replied 17 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Daniel Low

  April 28, 2009 at 1:38 pm

  [Olive Green] “I recently downloaded the x264Encoder.component version 1.0.1 from mac’s website.”

  From where?

  [Olive Green] “I adjust the frame rate to 24fps”

  Why adjust down from 25fps?

  [Olive Green] “- I set data rate to automatic”

  You DO NOT want to do that.

  [Olive Green] “The problem is that I need to be able to set the Container Level Colour Adjustment to 5-1-6 Composite Pal/Digital 625 as I believe this will help my video to be viewed correctly over the inernet.”

  Who told you that?

  You might want to have a look at some other applications to do the Job:

  Handbrake – https://handbrake.fr/?article=download

  and

  Xdot – https://xdot.command-q.org/

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