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Battling PC Playback on H264 Encode
Hello all,
I’m trying to output an encode that will play nice with my client’s PC. Here are my parameters:
Source material is XDCam HD 422 1920x1080i
Timeline is the same.
Exported as an H264 1920×1080 file. Quicktime Self-contained.It plays perfectly on my Macbook Pro, even playing directly off a burned disc (data disc).
When I boot up windows (or my client views it on their PC) we get the same error message:
“Error -2048 Couldn’t open the file because it is not a file that QuickTime understands”
Funny how it is a file CREATED by FCP, a quicktime based program, but it still can’t understand it. I’m sure it’s all Bill Gates’ fault.
I really want to keep it as a H264 file if possible. I thought H264 was Apple’s new “universal” codec. . . . go figure.
Thanks for the help guys.
Tim
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4 Replies
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[Tim Gibbons] “Source material is XDCam HD 422 1920x1080i
Timeline is the same.
Exported as an H264 1920×1080 file. Quicktime Self-contained. “I think that you might have a mismatch somewhere. I would export a reference movie out of FCP and then create an h264 from Compressor.
You’re using Quicktime Conversion now?
Jeremy
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Which version of QT does the PC have?
Arnie
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Thanks Jeremey,
I’ll try that. Arnie, Both PCs are using QuickTime 7.6
Tim
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Arnie, both PCs are using QuickTime 7.6
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