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FCP to Compresssor Woes
FCP 5
Compressor 2.0.1
OS 10.4.2
Dual 2.7I can open Compressor independently and use it without a hitch, but when I’m in Final Cut and I select Export Via Compressor, Compressor opens and just sits there with the spinning beach ball… I have to Force Quit both FCP and Compressor to get things going again.
Wierd.
So far, I have followed this: https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93234 and reinstalled Compressor and QMaster, and updated the software, but the problem persists…
If any one has any remedies or suggestions, I’m open. I have not reinstalled Final Cut, but I’m thinking that’s next on the list unless I find an alternative….
THANKS!
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4 Replies
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Compressor still sems broken to me. Just export your FCP Sequence as a QuickTime movie….I know a whole waisted step, when it used to work in version 1.0. Close FCP and then open up compressor and process your QT file. Be sure to check your encoding setting, as some of the compressor presets are defaulting to upper field when I need lower.
I just started another file in compressor and when it was done, the MPEG2 portion of my batch was missing. Strange little bugs in this release. oh well, back to another 30 minute encode.
Andy
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This is wierd, I’m using the same version of compressor & fcp on a G5 and, so far, not having problems exporting directly from fcp using compressor. When I hit this command compressor opens up with the file already in and ready for setting and source designation.
However, if I try to go back to fcp with the file highlighted in compressor then fcp crashes and has to be force quitted etc.Something wierd here.
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I seem to be okay with FCP5 and C2. Reference movies go crazy for me though. Durations get very strange and sync slips when I bring them to DVDSP.
I heard the team that was supposed to handle this stuff is coding for the iPod.
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Just to ad to the wierdness, I made some reference movies from three FCP sequences today. All the same settings. When I drop them into a Compressor batch, each time I select the same Fast encode setting, the field setting was different for each one. First one was progressive, the next lower field, the last upper field…..strange all right.
[Gabriel Regalbuto] “I heard the team that was supposed to handle this stuff is coding for the iPod.”
Oh great, now we will never get compressor fixed right 🙂 All that compression for a 2X2 screen. What about the rest of us that encode for larger monitors!
Andy
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