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  • Movies are shorter in Motion

    Posted by Simon Malcolm on September 11, 2009 at 2:00 am

    Hi there, I’ve exported a .mov from Flash to overlay on top of a video clip in Motion with a view to match moving to the slight shifts in the video clip.

    However, the 5:37 .mov is 1:58 when it gets into Motion…it’s shorter…is there something I’m doing wrong?

    Thanks,

    Simon.

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    Zak Peric replied 16 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Zak Peric

    September 11, 2009 at 7:09 am

    What was the codec you have used while exporting from flash. Try using full quality Animation codec in the set up. then import the movie agian.

    Or maybe you need to see that both codecs of both movies are exactly the same. You can find out what was a original movie codec in Quicktime.
    Then apply the same codec to Flash exported movie. To know which codec you are using open the movie in quicktime and press command+I you will then see the information and the codec used within the movie. I hope this helps.

  • Peter Wiggins

    September 11, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Click open the inspector from the clip to have a look at the frame rate – make sure it is the same as your export. You might be playing a 10fps clip at 30fps

    Peter

  • Stephen Smith

    September 11, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    [Peter] Click open the inspector from the clip to have a look at the frame rate – make sure it is the same as your export. You might be playing a 10fps clip at 30fps.

    That is probably it. Snapz Pro forced my videos to 15fps but said it was 30. In Quick Time it will tell you what frame rate it is playing and what frame rate it is. Funny how those could be different. Once I got the video to the projects frame rate everything work as it should.

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  • Simon Malcolm

    September 14, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Hi Zak,

    Thank you…your codec suggestion was right on the money. It is all about codec issues.

    Thanks for taking the time…I really appreciate it.

    Have a great day,

    Simon.

    Simon Malcolm Productions – Helping clients communicate

  • Simon Malcolm

    September 14, 2009 at 1:34 am

    Hi Peter,

    Thanks for your suggestion. It ended up being a codec issue.

    I appreciate you taking the time.

    Have a great day,

    Simon.

    Simon Malcolm Productions – Helping clients communicate

  • Zak Peric

    September 14, 2009 at 6:31 am

    I am pleased you managed to resolve this issue.

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