Anyone still battling Compressor?

[Arnie Schlissel]

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93234

Arnie
https://www.arniepix.com

[Jp Driscoll]

I honestly have not had many problems with compressor. The one time I can recall having issues was easily fixed. I was exporting a sequence from FCP into compressor. Then I saved the batch file so I could let it run overnight. When I opened the batch and tried to run it, it gave me some error. I don’t remember for sure, but I think it was the same one you got. To fix it, I just opened up FCP before submitting the batch. Apparently it needed FCP to compress the sequence. I don’t know if this helps, but it is worth a try.

JP Driscoll

WDAY TV
Fargo, ND

“Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.” ~Homer Simpson

[David Fortin]

This is my workflow. I’t may be unnecessary or redundant, but it works for me and I haven’t had any problems with my videos, they look great on DVD.

In FCP I mark my In and Out points on the timeline for my entire show. Then I EXPORT an AIFF file. I then EXPORT a QuickTime movie as a BlackMagic 8-Bit Uncompressed (just like my Sequence). I then convert the AIFF movie in Apack. Then I convert the 8-Bit video to MPEG-2 in QuickTime at the 6.5 MPS setting.

Don’t know if this helps or not.

David

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[Mo Gardner]

Thanks for all your input.

Arnie, I went through the process that you suggested last night. It didn’t work either. (which is why I came crying to The Cow)

I guess, ultimately, if I’m not sacrificing quality I will continue using QuickTime and some of suggestions you folks have given. Still gotta figure out that tearing however…

[Chris Poisson]

Mo,

After you select your settings in Compressor, double click the mpeg setting, that will open it in the inspector. Go to the quality tab and change it from the default 2 pass VBR to one of the single pass settings. See if this helps.

Have a wonderful day.

[John The video man]

Hello Mo!

I feel your pain. In fact, I have felt it for the last year or so.

But, then I came across a work around.
1) Disconnect your ethernet and maybe your firewwire cables from your workstation.
2) Reboot.
3) Try your Compressor again.

It’s my understanding that Compressor gets confused with the network connections.

Now for my good news.

A few weeks ago, I discovered that my Compressor no longer needs the work around. Hummm? The only thing that I can think that has changed is that during a routine Apple software update via the web, Apple snuck in and fixed this problem for my Panther OS.

For me Compressor is now rock solid for me. In fact, I now export a QuickTime file first, drag this QuickTime file into Compressor, get it going and shove it to the background and go on working with something else. I keep editing on FCP.

Top of the day to you.
John The Video Man