Sound out fo sync when exporting with final cut.

[David Roth weiss]

[Andrew Johnston] “I’m exporting using best quality and compressing with H.264. “

Exporting how? Using Quicktime Conversion?

The following will always work properly:

1. First, do the following: Sequence>>Render Only>>Mixdown

2. Export a Quicktime Movie using current settings.

3. Import that QT into Compressor and export your h.264.

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[Andrew Johnston]

Isn’t that compressing it twice though?

here are the settings i’m currently using:

Using Quicktime Conversion…

Compressor: h.264
Quality: best
Keyframe every 24
encoding: best quality
Dimensions: current

Sound

Linear PCM
channel: stereo
Rate: 48khz
Render quality: normal
Sample size 16 bits

let me know if i forgot anything.

[David Roth weiss]

[Andrew Johnston] “Isn’t that compressing it twice though?
“

No, that’s a common fallacy — exporting using current settings does not add a recompression pass (unless of course you check the box that forces it to recompress all frames).

Get out of the habit of using QT Conversion, it’s inferior to Compressor.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Nicole Haddock]

No, not when you export at the sequence settings as a self contained. FCP ingests/works with QT files natively, so there’s no compression going on. (Well, unless you have a weird codec as your Compressor setting in your sequence setup, but that’s another story.)

If you do the self contained (which, fair warning, may very well be HUGE), the chances of it falling out of sync are less, but YMMV.

What exactly are you using the h.264 for? If it’s for viewing on the web, browsers are going to choke at those settings, and Compressor offers more options for compression at least.

[Andrew Johnston]

Okay thanks David I’ll try what you suggested, i’ll post back if it doesn’t work out

And Nicole, this isn’t for the web this is going to be my master. I pan on exporting 2 masters, one meant for a dvd and one meant just as a computer file to present to my cient.

[Nicole Haddock]

Well hoorah it’s not going to the web, but… I would never export an h.264 as my master file. I always do a self contained quicktime and so does everyone I work with. You always want the highest quality contained file you can get as your master, and h.264, while nice, does not cut the cheese. If you think you might end up doing alot of h.264 compressions for preview purposes, you might want to consider an Elgato Turbo, which is a USB dongle and speeds up h.264 compression (I can get a 4:1 ratio sometimes). Just use that self-contained file to make all subsequent work- the h.264, the dvd files, and most importantly, whatever else the client will ask for in 6 months. Clients are like tornadoes- they strike without warning, at any time, and can wreak havok on your work. The self-contained can help manage the damage 😉

[David Roth weiss]

[Nicole Haddock] “h.264, while nice, does not cut the cheese.”

You are a riot!

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Nicole Haddock]

A 3 martini dinner makes many people a riot 😀

[David Roth weiss]

You should try a 3 martini breakfast sometime…

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™

A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.

[Nicole Haddock]

>You should try a 3 martini breakfast sometime…
Somehow I don’t think my boss would approve… **looks around for Rich**