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Urgent, quick Question
Hi,
I need to make an .mp4 version of my 70-minute documentary.
Is it faster to export it as an mp4 from the time-line, or to export the whole film as a QT/FCP movie, and then compress to mp4 in QT or in compressor?
Your urgent answer is much appreciated.
Wayne
FCP 4.5 – G52.0 – 31/2 Gigs RAM -
3 Replies
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I think the faster way is just exporting it using compressor but from the FCP timeline.
Hope it helps
Felix
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It depends. If you export from FCP to Compressor you tie up your FCP system for the entire time it’s exporting. Meaning, you can’t do any work while this slow process occurs. The other option is to export a refrence file and encode in Compressor in the backgroung while you get back to editing. Depending on the complexity of the timeline this should take very long. It really depends on your situation. I almost never export from FCP to Compressor. There have been sync issues in the past with this workflow also. Those may have been fixed with 5.02.
Michael Alberts
Ambidextrous Productions, Inc. -
Thanks for the answers, guys.
All the best,
Wayne
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