Client can’t see movies in QT

[Chris Borjis]

[David Donnenfield] “Do you know what I have to do so the client can view these HD movies in their QT player?”

they have to install Final Cut Pro to get the DVCPRO-HD codec.

or

convert all of them in compressor to a codec they can use.

[Michael Sacci]

HVX gives you DVCProHD files and that codec is installed with FCP so it is not just available in QT if they don’t have FCP installed.

You would need to export it as a different codec for standard QT playback.

[Shane Ross]

Have them download the Panasonic P2CMS application for the Mac. This allows the computer to see the MXF files on the card and convert them to Quicktime. This application might install the codec needed.

Hmmm…gonna test that…

Shane

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[Nate Stephens]

Ok,

Depending on how much footage you have, JUST export them as H264 mpg4 files.

If your client has a recent Quicktime version…. They will look great and play great..

[Michael Sacci]

H.264 is great but it is not quick, it maybe faster to just export as SD DV.

[David Donnenfield]

I have about 40GB of material, probably around a 40 minutes worth. I’ll have to put it up on my ftp site, but there’s a 100MB limit. So, I’ll just have create something that’s gonna fit within the limits. Meanwhile, a friend just provided me with freestanding DVCProHD codec components. I’m going to try installing them within the QT library and see if they work any magic. This is a nasty inconvenience. .mov movies should just friggin’ play in QT.
Thanks for all the suggestions,
David

[Michael Sacci]

This has nothing to do with QT, without codecs nothing would play. For some reason Panasonic does not distribute the codec, if they did then it would just play.

But given the 100 MB limit for 40min of video it really is a mute point (or as Joey would say, a MOO point). You have to use a web delivery codec like H.264.

[David Donnenfield]

After putting several DVCProHD codec components in the QT folder in my drive’s Library folder, voila! The movies play just fine within the standard QT player. For me, this is huge. I don’t have to make little skimpy web files, spending the extra time so my clients can see a shadow of what I shot for them in HD. Why the hell doesn’t Apple or Panni or whoever make the codec fit nicely into QT from the get go? Why the hassle? Do they really think someone is going to buy the Creative Suite just so they view HD .mov files on their desktop? It’s a ridiculous inconvenience which, I’m happy to say, my friend has the work around for. NOw I can get to bed at a reasonable hour.
Thanks, y’all for sharing thoughts and offering help.
David

[Michael Sacci]

Not passing judgment just passing info, basically what you have done is to pirate software. It would be the same as loading FCS2 on someone else’s computer. The codec belongs to Panasonic and the license it to whom ever they want and like I said for whatever reason have not made it publicly available. Most codecs are free from the decode side, some are open source and free to use and encode. H.264 can be used to give HD quality all the way down to web video, what you pay to use it is time to encode.

Once again, I don’t mean to be preachy.

[Zane Barker]

[David Donnenfield] “Why the hell doesn’t Apple or Panni or whoever make the codec fit nicely into QT from the get go? Why the hassle?”

Because that is how they make money. Just like you charge money for what you do software developers must do the same.

[David Donnenfield] “Do they really think someone is going to buy the Creative Suite just so they view HD .mov files on their desktop?”

“Creative Suite” is made by Adobe, and buying that will not allow you to play DVC PRO HD files.

You can view HD .mov files with out purchasing Final Cut Studio, how ever if just needs to be in a more common codec. Something like h264.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!