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FCP Quicktime Codec for Windows
I have an HD sequence that I exported using Export to Quicktime (movie is self contained); This gives me a .mov file that is uncompressed and has a smaller file size than any other way I export. I tried to play the file at my friends house on his PC but we couldn’t. I’m assuming this export method uses a specific codec that my friend doesn’t have. If this is the case, do you know if or where he could DL the specific codec. I googled it, but to no avail. If I’m completely off base with the whole codec thing could someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks
Mac OSX 10.5.2 | Mac Pro 2 x 2.66GHZ Dual-Core Intel Xeon | 4GB Ram | Final Cut Studio 2
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What codec are you editing with?
if you want to play files on a PC, you’re better off using the H.264 codec and having your friend download Quicktime 7 for Windows.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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I don’t believe it is uncompressed HD because that would be the biggest file you could make and it wouldn’t play on Macs or PCs without a RAID drive.
Walter is right – H.264 is the best codec. Quicktime 7 for windows is a free download.
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What codec are you editing with?
Ahhh, good call. DVCPRO HD, so I’m assuming that’s what the codec is when I export.
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[Dustin Parsons] “Ahhh, good call. DVCPRO HD, so I’m assuming that’s what the codec is when I export.”
If you export from the timeline, yes. Send your timeline to Compressor, then compress it using H.264 in one of the HD presets.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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You are working with the DVCProHD codec. Apple doesn’t provide this codec for Windows, which is why it didn’t work. In order to use DVCProHD codec in Windows, it must be re-wrapped as an AVI file. This is the only product I know of that can do this:
https://www.cineform.com/products/NeoHD.htmIf this is just to view it on a PC and not do more production work, then do what everyone else says and encode it to h264.
Sean
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If it is truly DVCPro HD you will need the raylight quicktime decoder for windows. It costs money.
https://www.dvfilm.com/raylight/decoder/index.htm
Jeremy
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export it as Blackmagic’s uncompressed codec.
Or use Avid’s DNxHD or DVC Pro HD codec.
Both are free and dual platform.
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How can I encode in Final Cut Pro in m2t or m2p for HDV footage interchange, this variant is more economic in space use. HDV made in QT encoding in Final Cut is not readable in PC. Or I don’t have some codec? Thanks.
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Walter,
How do I do what you said?
After exporting my timeline to compressor, do I go to the settings tab and select Quicktime> Quicktime H.264? If so, what do I do after it converts it?
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