QuickTime FCP refernce files

[Alexander Kallas]

You need a self-contained QT file, current settings, do not re-compress all frames. (uncheck)

Cheers
Alexander

[Sean Simms]

That’s exactly what I did…but it hasn’t worked

[David Johnson]

A QT reference file is just a pointer that references other files on the computer it was generated on so there is no way to get a reference file to play on a separate computer that does not have the files it points to … you need a self-contained file to play on other computers.

In other words, in your statement “a qt file that is referenced to fcp and will often not open on other computers”, the words “often not” should be “never”.

[Sean Simms]

They are all self-contained files….my mistake in wordage…..I just dont know how to describe it…but those self-contained files always have the qt symbol combined with the fcp symbol in their icon…..so I thought that meant they were a reference file…..

Thanks,

Eros Salvatore (another victim of creative cow’s “real name” policy”)

[David Johnson]

If they’re self-contained files and won’t play at all on another computer, that means they’re either in a codec that computer doesn’t have or that computer doesn’t have QT installed … if the former, you’ll need to transcode the files.