quicktime conversion tool

[Ray Chung]

Might have something to do with HDV and its long GOP structure, or something. Have you experienced this with other formats?

[Philip Hibberd]

Thanks for the reply.
No I haven’t experienced this with other formats, but I mainly work in that format. My first thought was GOP aswell but I can’t see why only the export quicktime conversion tool would do this and not compressor.
It’s done it a few times on 30 sec clips and some longer clips. One occasion it added a few frames just before a transition (fade to black using opacity handles)

Any suggestions before I boycott this tool and just use good ole compressor.

[Ray Chung]

My only overall recommendation would be to work in ProRes (transcode/load HDV as) from now on, but are you also mastering out to HDV?

[Michael Gissing]

[Ray Chung] ”
My only overall recommendation would be to work in ProRes”

No such codecs in FCP vers 5.

If you export quicktime movie (self contained) rather than quicktime convert, you can change the codec. Is there a reason for Animation codec?

[Ray Chung]

“No such codecs in FCP vers 5. ”

Ah…didn’t catch the 5 part first time through…..well…..pre-recommendation…update FCP…..THEN…. 😉

[Rafael Amador]

If you are working with HDV you have enough reasons to update.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Marcello Mazzilli]

I always go out from FC in Pro-Res.. then I can use whatever I like to compress in whatever format.. .Like the free MPEG STREAMCLIP

siRoma di Marcello Mazzilli
Corporate video productions in Italy
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[Philip Hibberd]

I hear you. Upgrade time. I was exporting animation cus I needed an uncompressed format to transfer to AFX on a PC. I could have exported image sequence I guess.
The PC doesn’t have quicktime pro so no sony HDV 50i codec. I have found an older QT version to play sony HDV 50i on the pc but AFX hates that version of QT (random white frames in any export)