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Compressor Batches/Time
Hey
I am trying to put together 90min to 120 min videos of a nightclub that I work in.
The footage is shot on a Sony Z 1 P at 108050i.
There are some graphics and a lot of cross fade edits.
At the moment they are taking up to three days to render for H.264 for DVD Studio Pro on my Mac Pro. It is to be blown up on a big screen so I love the best quality.
I have an old (2 years) Mac book pro and have tried to set it up to make use of it’s processing power but every time I try it fails.
I’m doing it by the book as far as I can see.
Any suggestions.
The time lag is killing me and stopping me from getting on with other work
Many thanks.
Hustleart
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2 Replies
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I am assuming your footage is prepared as a single timeline, meaning one exported file will be the result, not multiple clips; you mention Batch.
Regardless, if your final product is going to be a DVD then the h264 step is completely irrelevant. It’s no surprise that it’s taking forever.Fully render your timeline and export it at “Current Settings” or as a reference file and that exported Quicktime is what you will bring into Compressor. Use the preset for high quality DVD 16×9 and choose 90 or 120 minutes, I prefer ac3 audio to aiff, and you can adjust other parameters if you wish, or not.
You could also export directly from your timeline to Compressor and all the renders will be performed for the compression you choose, but that will probably take longer.
I have made many DVDs from 90-minute timelines of DVCPROHD 1080 material. The longest time it took for Compressor to make an m2v was at worst 10 hours, and that was with a G5.
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Many many thanks, trying that now.
Much obliged.
julian
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