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Exporting MP4
Really dumb question here… I have some MP4 files which were created when converting some VHS cassettes using an Elgato device. I’d like to use FCPX to cut off a few seconds/minutes from the start and the end along with odd bits here and there and maybe add a couple of titles. Normal export gives me a massive (by comparison) .MOV file. Is there a recommended setting for the “Share” to be an .MP4 while keeping the exported file at a comparable size (as the original)?
Near Geneva, Switzerland
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OH… I think I may have answered my own question. I exported using “Apple Devices 720” which (after a long time) gave me a .M4V file of about the same size as the original .MP4 file. I changed the file type to MP4 and Quicktime had no problem playing it. Would this be the way to go? Many thanks in advance for any advice here.
Near Geneva, Switzerland
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When I use the h264 version I would get the .MOV suffix so I just change it to .MP4.
I think its the same but most of the time the file gets uploaded and converted on the host platform.
If its a delivery file (to another client Mac/PC), I would double-check if they can open an .MV4 file.
At that point, I usually don’t export low res from FCPX.
I go ProRes > AME > delivery format e.g. h264, avi, wmv, etc… -
Many thanks for that Eric!
Near Geneva, Switzerland
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[Brian Thomas] “I’d like to use FCPX to cut off a few seconds/minutes from the start and the end along with odd bits here and there and maybe add a couple of titles.”
Except for adding titles, you can do this with Quicktime Player, and it does not re-encode. This (1) Is vastly faster and (2) Avoids generational loss from re-encoding.
It can both trim head/tail plus delete any number of sparse intervening ranges, all in a single editing operation.
See the MacMost tutorial “Easily Trimming Video Files with Quicktime Player”: https://youtu.be/W7NrlhZin4M
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WOW – this is just great! Thanks so much Joe – you have made this process so much easier for me. I’m now a ‘subscriber’ of yours.
Near Geneva, Switzerland
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