[Margarida Lucas]

Thanks so much for all your help.
I actually had already tried to do that. Compressor doesn’t really add at all, one can set the bit rate but the maximum is 29, most of these files are around 45..I tried a few options and none was better than using quicktime conversion on final cut 7.
Mpegstreamclip was the only software I found that maintained the exact same size…however, it doesn’t correct white balance nor one can rotate the image slightly.
But I guess streamclip is a “smarter” software than final cut when it comes to output.

[Margarida Lucas]

Are you saying if I import these files into FinalCutX it will automatically replace the original native file (for instance with the correct white balance) without the need to re-export once it’s been Color corrected? As in, it physically alters the native files automatically? cause if not the re-export is still the same problem I’m getting with final cut 7…

My surprise is that final cut can’t re-export something respecting its full quality settings.
Also, you-d be confused if I told you that if you re-export an intact h264 from the browser without applying any resize/color correction you get the exact same settings as the original. it’s only once you’ve used a filter or enlarged the image by 2 or 3 percent that final cut gets stuck with poor settings…

[Margarida Lucas]

yes the footage has to be perfect and some of the white balance is off…

[Margarida Lucas]

I am aware FinalCut doesn’t “like” native h264,
I don’t need to edit them though, I’m just rotating slightly some shots that are a little off or correcting white balance. I’ve exported the way you-ve told me and again, the total bit rate is let’s say 1,xxx instead of 45,xxx , a file that is 30mb is reduced to 1.8mb… it’s just not good.

I’ve also tried to convert them to prores and re-export them back to h.264 but then the bit rate of the h.264 becomes way higher and it messes up even more

For instance mpegstreamclip is able to export h.,264 and preserve the exact bit rate that the original file has, however I can’t to the fixtures I need on mpegstreamclip so it’s pointless…

I just thought there must be a way for FinalCut to respect the original size of the h.264!

I was always under the impression that File-export-quicktime would preserve the original settings, but that’s not true at all.

[Margarida Lucas]

Thanks that does work! THe problem is i’ve already done a pre-edit on the timeline so i would have to start it over again…

[Margarida Lucas]

I have the same problem except for with just one click on the L key it is automatically 5 times faster! Did you find a solution?
I’ve used final cut for 10 years and since the last version i’ve been getting this in some computers..WHY!?!!?!?!?