Compressor

[Walter Biscardi]

Then export a Reference Quicktime movie of your Sequence.

Bring that into Compressor.

This is actually the only way I work with Compressor as this is a faster way to encode. Compressor runs slower when FCP is also running in the background so I never use “Send to Compressor” within FCP.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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[Joseph Dobek]

Overall Compressor is just not working for me. I am unable to set up a New Batch. When I select New Batch in the File Menu it does not respond. When I try to open Compressor on it’s own it will only goes as far as the start-up box with the icon.

I’m wondering if this is my system and I need to re-install Final Cut Studio 2 or is it because of the OS (10.4.11)

[Walter Biscardi]

[Jay Dobek] “Overall Compressor is just not working for me. I am unable to set up a New Batch. When I select New Batch in the File Menu it does not respond. When I try to open Compressor on it’s own it will only goes as far as the start-up box with the icon.

I’m wondering if this is my system and I need to re-install Final Cut Studio 2 or is it because of the OS (10.4.11)”

We have three systems all running Studio 2, latest updates and Compressor is not an issue here. Really don’t know what to suggest. I simply launch Compressor, drag the quicktime files in, drag the Settings on the clips and hit Submit and walk away.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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[Mike Daniels]

We have had similar problems, and our IT dept usually just empties the Cache for compressor and then it works fine, try that.

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[Jeremy Garchow]

This should help:

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302845

Jeremy

[Joseph Dobek]

Thanks, I found this article as well. I’m re-installing Compressor right now.

[Jeremy Garchow]

Make SURE you install and update Motion as well.

Jeremy

[Joseph Dobek]

I followed Apple’s instructions on re-installing Compressor and I am still experiencing the same problems.

I am unable to open Compressor – all I receive is the first screen with the Icon and program name (it never progresses further). If I try to open it via FCP I am unable to call up the Batch Window. So I can not drag files to the window, since there is no window.

I’m wondering if I should re-install the whole Studio?

Any ideas are welcome.

Thanx – J

[Jeremy Garchow]

Did you run the software update after the install?

[Joseph Dobek]

Immediately after, then restarted the machine.