general error on re-importing

[David Roth weiss]

Andy,

Its very difficult to give you educated advice if you don’t mention specifics such as codec on the timeline or the codec you exported. Remember, this is a business of precision, and to be regarded as a professional requires communicating with precision.

David Roth Weiss
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Los Angeles

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[Andy Shnikes]

i realized a few mins ago i forgot to mention more specs than i did,
ok so ,
my orig time line is set up for 4:3 dv ntsc at 29.97 fps.
i exported my clip at 30 fps h.264 under the mpg4sound settings, i lowered the resolution to half way between medium and high, and my ori 2.2gb file was reduced to 334mbs roughly.
its sitting on my desktop in the mpg4 format, and my current project im trying to import it into is still set up for the orig 29.97fps dv ntsc codec, i could go to easy setup and change my project settings, delete the first sequence, and make a new one, try to import it this way, but i dont see why it wouldnt import in any format, just give me that red render bar on top of the clip. which it usually will, this time its not reading it at all, and “a general error has ocured” pops up upon import.

[David Roth weiss]

Andy,

H.264 is not an editing codec, at least its not now, although that could change later due to some recent technological developments in the industry. But that’s a different story…

Also, I’m not just a stickler for precise info, I’m also a stickler for knowing what the “objective” is. When someone asks how to do something, I also want to know why. That way I can help them develop a proper workflow that actually achieves their objective.

So, what exactly was your objective in exporting h.264 if you wanted to bring it back in to edit?

David

David Roth Weiss
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[Andy Shnikes]

well ya learn something new every day and on this forum my brains working overtime,

ok heres the deal, i am trying to figure out a way to save time, im uploading said clip into youtube, but its to long, and got rejected, so rather than having to rexport my origional edited timeline converting it to work and look decent on youtube in the said format, i thought maybe i could just bring the newly exported youtube ready clip back into fcp4, cut off the credits, and make it under 10 mins, then export it again, and hopefully since it was imported into fcp in the youtube format, i could spend less time exporting it, cause i wouldnt have to convert it,
maybe thats a huge noob mistake, but i AM a new user, it seemed like a solution in my mind, but it didnt work, so i thought ide ask you all the “professionals” who bought the same commercial editing software i did, and log into the same general open forum about it that i do.

i understand i wasnt clear, im trying to clear things up, its like trying to speak french when you only know italian. I come from premiere, and really not even knowing that too well. So forgive me for not comming off as a professional, as I never claimed to be one, nore would i want to be one, i just want to know how to save my time by working the most efficiently on my passionate hobby.

[David Roth weiss]

Don’t sweat it Andy, I’m just trying get ya up to speed as efficiently and expeditiously as possible. Meanwhile, all of that exporting and re-importing stuff may sound like a judicious use of time, but its gotta be killing your video by hiting and rehitting it with added levels of compression. At this point, since your stuff is not time sensitive, its best to relax and let the time roll by…

I think its always best to export a reference file using “curent settings.” Then, export a compressed QT from that file using Compresor or QT conversion. You’ll save time and you’ll be able to export in the background that way, stil able to continue editing away in FCP if you want.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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