Exporting Reference Movie NOT working

[Neil Patience]

Hi Bryan

OK so when you export you get a file of identical size regardless of the self contained check box being selected or not ? Its not that your reference file is really big.

You say you are trying to export

[Bryan Singer] “a self-contained quicktime reference file” which is obviously a contradiction but I am guessing a typo.

It sounds like everything you are doing is spot on, right codec right settings, rendered etc. If your sequence is not rendered the renders are included in the ref movie which ups the file size but it sounds like you have that covered. Are you working on Multicam sequences ? That ups file size unless you collapse the multicam.

Cant think of anything else that messes with ref movies.

Have you tried any of the standard troubleshooting ?

Often this kind of funky behaviour can be sorted out with a prefs trash. Have you given that a go ?

Try https://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

Cant think of anything else at this point that stops you making a reference movie. Hopefully someone else will chime in with some alternatives.

best wishes
Neil
http://www.patience.tv

[Rafael Amador]

Something wrong with FC.
Try trashing the Preferences.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Neil Patience]

Hey Rafael

Your posts are so concise compared to mine – I must learn to be more minimalist 🙂 cheers

best wishes
Neil
http://www.patience.tv

[Bryan Singer]

[ Neil Patience] OK so when you export you get a file of identical size regardless of the self contained check box being selected or not ? Its not that your reference file is really big.

Correct, they’re the exact same size.
You’re also right about the typo…I mean just standard ref files.

I really appreciate your time into looking into it. Trashing the prefs didn’t work, but thank you for passing along that program. It’s awesome, and love some of the other stuff DigitalRebellion makes (cutnotes has saved my butt many a time).

I’ve even tried on different machines & trashing the preferences on the separate one as well.

It’s not a HUGE deal, I’m just looking to make ref files of each video source on the timeline for inputting into a multiclip sequence.

Again Neil & Rafael, THANK YOU for the insight & time 🙂
Bryan.

[Rafael Amador]

[Neil Patience] “Your posts are so concise compared to mine – I must learn to be more minimalist 🙂 cheers”
No. just waking up. I was unable to look for the “Digital Rebellion” link. 🙂

[Bryan Singer] “It’s not a HUGE deal, I’m just looking to make ref files of each video source on the timeline for inputting into a multiclip sequence. “
Why don’t you just use “Self-contained” movies and get rid of the Render files?
Using Ref movies you always risk getting in troubles.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Andrew Kimery]

[Bryan Singer] “All my files are rendered, in proper codecs (pro res), all my settings are correct (current settings, include audio video, make movie self contained NOT checked).”

Do you mean all of your timeline is rendered in ProRes or that all your files are ProRes and the timeline is rendered?

The only time I’ve had FCP export out a ‘full sized’ reference movie is when I’m using an inter frame codec such as HDV, XDCAM, etc.,.

[Ken Jones]

Did anyone ever find a solution to this issue? I have been having the exact same problem for about a month now. Today I have to output about 2 hours of sequences. And yes… I have tried deleting my preferences. Thanks.