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FCP6 to FLV (via CS3 plug-in) frozen video!
Hello,
I’m trying to export a long video (30 minutes) directly from the latest version of FCP6 to FLV using the CS3 flash export plug-in and the On2 VP6 codec. The issue I’m having is that on occasion the video will freeze after about 5 seconds while the audio plays on without any problems. I think I’ve narrowed down the problem to a transition from our intro which has a black background, to the actual video, which usually starts in a darker setting. Keyframes, and FPS are set to 15. Any ideas on how to make this work on a consistent basis?
P.S. I’ve also found that with the problematic videos, adjusting the transition length will make the export work, but again its very hit or miss.
Thanks again!
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This is an easy one…
Export your timeline to a Quicktime file, use Compressor to compress your FLV files and this issue will go away.
If you send your sequence straight to Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder, you’ll get this everytime. Its much better to use Compressor than using Adobe’s encoder. Don’t ask for any specific reasons, I don’t know that for sure… but it works just fine using Compressor.
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I would also like to mention that in most cases pure black is a memory hole. if you are fading to the canvas and not to a composition with a [defined] solid color you are likely running into the null color problem. a blank canvas is technically empty but the software replaces “null” with the color of your choosing. depending on the encoder you might get working video, artifacts or frame locks like this. its a good rule of thumb to use solid colors instead of canvases to do transitions just because it saves trouble shooting headaches down the line.
sorry to necro the post, just coming a crossed this issue again and seeing your post reminded me about how I fixed it back in the good ol’ days of MPEG2 ^^;
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