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How to output Final Cut sequence to KiPro?
Hey guys,
I just got my hands on a KiPro, and used it a little this past week. I did run into an issue though, and wanted to know if someone could point me in the right direction.
I edited a video in Final Cut Pro, and I output it as a movie file using the Quicktime Conversion. I chose Apple Pro Res, 720p, 59.94, etc and the audio option I left as default, which I believe is 16 bit, Linear PCM. When I tried to play the clip, the audio was a mess, and was very high and distorted. Does anyone know what are the best settings, or what is the best way to output a final cut movie onto my KiPro hard drive so I can play it through the KiPro? I typically output 720p 59.94 video.
Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Jeff
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22 Replies
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What Is the format of your timeline?
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Oh, and by the way, audio needs to be 24bit. I would not use Qt conversion for this, but rather compressor.
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My sequence is Apple Pro Res 720p, 59.94
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Thanks Jeremy. I’ll give compressor a shot, and make sure the audio is 24 bit.
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[Jeff Kirby] “My sequence is Apple Pro Res 720p, 59.94”
OK, wait a minute.
All you need to do is File > Export > Quicktime Movie (not Quicktime Conversion) and you will be good.
Jeremy
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I always thought this was the best option, but when I do that, and I open the movie file on my desktop, it opens Final Cut in order to play the movie file. I always thought this was odd, as other movie files just used Quicktime. Oh well… I’ll try exporting this way, and see if it works.
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It is still just a QuickTime movie. If you need to open it somewhere else simply right click on the file and choose Open With… then choose an application.
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When I output final cut movies and After Effects movies, the audio is still messed up. I’m not sure what to do. Anyone know what setting the audio has to be in order to work? The audio is just a loud, static, jarbled mess.
Thanks,
Jeff
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[Jeff Kirby] “When I output final cut movies and After Effects movies, the audio is still messed up. “
3 things
1) you need to be on the current version of the software of the unit which I believe should still be at 1.0.1.17 as shown on your unit.
2) AE cannot create a ProRes file that the KiPro can see at this time.
3) your audio original audio HAS to be @ 24bit so that the unit can understand it to playback
gary adcock
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Gary,
Thanks for your help. Just to update, yesterday I tried to output my sequence as a Quicktime Movie. Once again the audio didn’t work. Instead I used QuickTime conversion and made the audio 24-bit, and that fixed my issues.
Is there a way to change my settings in FCP so my audio will be 24-bit in my sequence and when I render, that way I don’t have to do a Quicktime Conversion to output?
Also, Gary, I often make After Effects files that do not have audio. I have had complete success making a 720p 59.94 composition in AE, building a graphic, and then rendering said composition as Apple ProRes 422, then dragging the resulting movie file onto my KiPro drive, and the KiPro has had no issue outputting the file. I did notice there is no 24-bit audio option on AE, thus comps with audio cannot be rendered and immediately used on the KiPro.
Hope that helps (and makes sense).
Jeff Kirby
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