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Advice Appreciated: Media Encoder – “Error Compiling Movie”
Hi all –
I’m still relatively new to Premiere & am trying to send some proxies out for transcription. I’m simply trying to crunch down my 1920 x1080 XAVC footage into a H.264 file w/ the transcription service’s specs (320 x 180), etc. Every time I try to export, I’m getting an error message “Problem Compiling Movie – Unknown Error.”
Any help or advice is much appreciated!
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2 Replies
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Hey Erika,
I would begin by trashing your render files, and re rendering the sequence. When you are exporting, make sure that the “use previews” box is unchecked. This will force Premiere to transcode the footage from AVCHD to .264. It should do this by default, but sometimes it needs a little encouragement.
best,
Buddy Brett
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Some specs would help. Are you using CC or CC 2014? Or older? OS? Exporting directly from Premiere or through Media Encoder? et cetera et cetera.
There are a few general tricks to get rid of the dreaded “error compiling movie” window. One is to duplicate the sequence in the project window, and export the duplicate. Another is to create a new blank sequence with your desired specs, copy everything from your old sequence and paste it into the new. Another is to duplicate the project in finder/windows explorer and work from the duplicate. CC and CC 2014 also seem to have issues for some people (including myself) when the project file is on an external drive, so if it is, copy it to your desktop and open+export from there.
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