[Alec Eagon]

Okay great. So, on that thread I posted at the top, someone else mentioned that they were having a similar problem with their Compressor on their 12-core (like me) but not with Compressor on their laptop. I just exported the same file to .m4v with Compressor on my laptop (4-core) and it was successful.

What sort of issue could this be between a 12-core processor and Compressor? …or might this just be coincidence?

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Yes, there is NO green bar when I open the FCP Ref file or when I open the Self Contained FCP Pro Res(.mov).

I appreciate the obvious questions. I make a lot of obvious mistakes.

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

I am very sorry if I came across as ungrateful for the workarounds. I really do appreciate them.

I probably don’t have as much experience as you, but I have uploaded my fair share of videos to Vimeo as well employing countless methods and test using Squeeze 8, Adobe Encoder, Mpeg Streamclip, Compressor, VLC, Handbrake, QT7 and others.

For the last year I have been working with mostly Apple ProRes (HQ) film scans. The last project I worked on I spent two weeks working overtime with said programs to produce a satisfactory result on Vimeo…my conclusion?…(and again, this is just speculation since I am not a programmer or engineer), because of the nature of image capture via randomized grain and the latitude of film, achieving a workflow [Film > ProRes (HQ) > Vimeo] that produces a satisfactory result is incredibly difficult and requires a ton, and I mean a ton, of experimentation.

I am experimenting, following up on a lead with this whole .m4v Compressor Export thing, thus I am simply trying to get to a point where I can get this program to work the way it should, to actually do what it says it can do on my hardware setup.

Again though, I really appreciate the workarounds as they will undoubtedly provide me with other leads to follow in the future if this one doesn’t work out.

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Does handbrake have the same “Frame Control” capabilities as Compressor?

I am only exporting .m4v (“h.264 for Apple Devices”) on a recommendation that it can really help avoid gamma/color shift issues, since many an attempt with Squeeze has still rendered unsatisfactory results.

Thanks
Alec

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Yes, my sequence is fully rendered.

Yes, I am viewing it in QT7 (looks the same in Mpeg Streamclip and VLC).

I am converting to .m4v for upload to Vimeo (which was recommended to me recently when I became utterly dissatisfied with even Sorenson Squeeze’s ability to transcode h.264 for the web). Also, the original ProRes HQ files are film scans so due to the insane native latitude, even the slightest shift in color or quality is noticeable.

Every digital video I’ve ever worked with ends up looking better on the web the less compressed it is before the final for-the-web crunch (yes even on Apple devices).

Thank you for the ideas. Unfortunately I am not trying to find a workaround here. I am rather trying to figure out how to make this program work the way it should. So far I have done nothing wrong that should, at least “in theory”, seem to cause this issue.

So if anyone has any ideas related to troubleshooting software or hardware I would really appreciate those.

Thanks!
-Alec

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

So I just tried exporting a .mov out of FCP and then converting that to .m4v in Compressor (with Frame Controls ON) and no luck….I am still getting the green bar.

Any ideas? Or methods of trouble shooting?

I noticed that digital rebellion had what looks like a suite of programs for FCP maintenance. Anyone used those?

Thanks!

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Oh that is good to know.

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Won’t that result in loss of quality compared to the “Frame-by-Frame” approach of Compressor?

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

No, source footage is Apple Pro Res (HQ). Sorry forgot to list that.

Alec E.

[Alec Eagon]

Hey Todd,

Thanks a lot for getting back to me.

1. Looked into the Bolex Pro just briefly. That is so cool. I’ve never come across that thing. Is it a Super 16? Quiet?

2. AatonCode is really appealing to me…do you think it would save me a ton of headache with a doc? I’ve shot crystal sync for music videos, and it takes a while but I’ve always been able to get things to line up pretty darn well (the longest shot though that I’ve done that for is only about 1 min though).

3. What about stability? I have a “Rolls-Royce” condition Bolex Rx5 S16 (Crystal Sync) and the exposures I get are still a little “wobbly” right and left. Is the A-Minima a little more stable?

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Pretty convinced I am going to go the A-Minima route…

-Alec