Export Quicktime

[John Pale]

If you select Export Quicktime , you don’t need to do anything at all to have the resulting file be the same format.

If you select Quicktime Conversion, then you have to specify the codec.

[Scott Skaja]

What version are you running?

Scott Skaja
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[Rafael Amador]

Do what John says. Avoid export through QT conversion. Every time you export, your movie is recompressed, even if you export with the setting of your clips.
Rafael

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[Scott Skaja]

I get that. But I am prepping files for AE, pulling selects, if you will. Instead of using the entire 30 minute clip in AE and hunting and pecking there, I am exporting QT that are not self-contained, making it easier/faster to navigate in AE. So I am not recompressing.

So, back to my original question…

Is there a check box that says “Export Using Native Codec”?

(and for FCP developers who may be tuning in) if there isn’t, why not?

Scott Skaja
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[Bouke Vahl]

i don’t get it.
If you export by ref, there is no way your clips are recompressed, as it’s just a pointer to the orginal files.

What kind of problems do you have then?

Bouke

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[Rafael Amador]

Yes Scott,
We do not understand yet how you are exporting.
If you are in FC, you have two ways to export:
a) QT (Export from your FC sequence).
b) QT conversion.

If you are using the QT option, you can export:
1) Reference movie. When you uncheck “Make movie Self-contained”. This is not a real movie, but a document that points to the original clips, or the FC rendered files.
2) Self-contained movie This is a full movie. The codex will be the same of the FC sequence, unless you change “Current setting”.

If you are exporting with QT conversion you can not export reference movies. Only self-contained. And anyway the movie will be re-compressed. Even if you are exporting with the same setting of your original footage.

If you just want to export references movies to AE, can be even easier with the QT player than with FC.
Do like that:
– Open your footage with QT player.
– Select the shot you want (this you hav to do it with two small things(?) that you find in the QT player time-line. Under the play-head) .
– Comm-C to copy the shot.
– Comm-N to open a new QT window.
– Comm-V to paste the shot in the new window.
– Now DO NOT EXPORT, but SAVE AS.
– Select: Save as a reference movie.
Now you’ve got it. Your .mov is a small doc that points to your original 8b Unc footage. Just bring it to AE.
Hope this helps.
rafael

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