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Low Res Video on Export?!
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Alright, I just tried exporting a self contained version and I also tried it without. They both are having the same problem. I also tried bringing in a title from photoshop as a psd. Same problem.
Would reinstalling help out at all?
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You never said if you are looking at your FCP sequence on a video monitoir. Are you?
You were asked but you never said how you are looking at the exported version. How does the exported self-contained current settings video look when viewed in the QuickTime player set to high quality playback?
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Im watching it on my iMac through Quicktime and yes, I made sure the settings were selected for highest quality. I know I should be using an external monitor, but my screen usually gives me a pretty close image to what it is supposed to look like. And as crappy as the video looks, Im pretty sure watching it through a monitor isnt going to make it any better.
I dont know if you saw that I said this started happening after I updated. Hopefully when I reinstall, everything will go back to normal.
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I’m still with the isolate the problem first theme …
I think the most relevant thing that you mentioned so far is that this issue appeared only after you updated FCP. While I doubt the update itself is causing the issue (since I’m on that same version and don’t have this issue), it would not be unheard of for some default settings to get reset during an update and cause new issues that really only result from set-it-and-forget-it type system, user or sequence settings getting reset. If that is the issue, the questions I posed earlier might help isolate …
Exactly when in the workflow does the issue appear? You already said the raw digitized DV25 file is fine so does it look fine when played from the timeline? If so, the issue probably has something to do with the exporting process.
Are you certain all of your source material and sequence settings match? Just one example of very many is if your sequence is 720×486 with 720×480 DV25, FCP might distort the clips to match to the sequence. That isn’t the best example since that difference would usually be unnoticeable to most people, but things like that could potentially cause quality loss … to check for that one, look at a clips Motion tab and see if anything in the Distort dropdown looks unusual.
And, I’d always try trashing preferences before a complete re-install … FCP Rescue is a good tool for that purpose and there are a couple more out there now too, although you can do the same manually if you know where to look.
Sorry, but I think I’m out of ideas.
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Just so we’re clear about what you’re saying: when you view your material in FCP with the Canvas set to 100% it looks acceptable, but when you export to current settings and view at high quality in the QT player the material is pixelated. Is that correct?
If this is the case I don’t think it’s a problem with FCP, I think it’s a problem with QuickTime and the OS. I’d consider reinstalling the whole thing from the ground up.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Im on the same page as you Dave, and I greatly appreciate your help!
My settings are correct, the resolutions both match as well as the rest of the settings. The problem is definitely occurring in the export process. It seems as though there are no differences between any of the export codecs. I am going to trash my pref’s, but this is my third or so time doing it.
Just so there isnt any confusion, would the default FCP pref’s be what I want?
There is nothing more annoying to me than knowing where I am being bottlenecked and not knowing what to do to fix it.
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Thats correct Tom, everything is peachy up until I view my exported sequence. I can tell right away without even having to burn a DVD that it is not full quality.
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Ok Chris.
1. If FCP is working fine, meaning no major problems with starting, and actually running, then I doubt its a problem with FCP
2. You said the video looks fine on the monitor, but crappy through your DVD. That my friend is a Compression problem…
Either your compression settings are wrong or you are compressing twice.
I have seen people do this often especially with new users to FCP suite.
It sound like youve captured in the right codec.
Then you should got to “Export Using Compressor”. Now Im using FC 5.4 not upgraded to 6.0 but I believe its the same.
Once in compressor, and you select, where you are exporting and so forth, choose the best dvd setting, based on the time of your project.
That is it…
Things you need to check.you said you captured quicktime files.
Did you capture using Final Cut or just quicktime?
Cause I know some people have had trouble capturing using just QT compressed and then recompressing everything when exporting.
Do a test.
Capture a 20 second clip, from a tape, with FC and then export it using compressor to best DVD settings. Burn a DVD and see how that looks…
I really think its your exporting where youre problem is unless like I said you captured compressed and then are recompressing on export….
George
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George,
I have tried those steps, much to no avail.
Still the same low resolution video.
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Could you post a screen shots of what you see in the Canvas when it’s set to 100% and what you see in the QuickTime player set to high quality.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”
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