[Nick Francis]

Here are the pictures of the timeline.

Picture 1:

Picture 2:

[Nick Francis]

Problem solved!

It came down to a mix of all three. I went into the Autosave Vault and opened up the most recent version where I could still access the problematic sequence. Once it was open I changed out the suspect files for ones more compatible, trashed render files and restarted Final Cut.

So far so good. Thanks for the help!

[Nick Francis]

So I went through the process of changing the file properties and trashing the render files. Now when I open the project in Final Cut I am still receiving the error message when I try and open the sequence. So I am basically locked out of making any changes to the sequence.

I did a ‘Save As’ to the project to see if it would allow me to at least open the sequence to make the changes, but still no luck.

Any further thoughts?

[Nick Francis]

So I went through the process of changing the file properties and trashing the render files. Now when I open the project in Final Cut I am still receiving the error message when I try and open the sequence. So I am basically locked out of making any changes to the sequence.

I did a ‘Save As’ to the project to see if it would allow me to at least open the sequence to make the changes, but still no luck.

Any further thoughts?

[Nick Francis]

Thanks for the advice. Somewhere back in the memory banks I knew this was a no-no, but never ran into any problems until now so didn’t abide. Thanks again for the help.
-Nick

[Nick Francis]

Actually yes. The music is an .mp3 file and there is one graphic that is a .psd.

A second sequence that contains both of those files as well plays fine however. Is there a chance this corrupted one sequence and left another ok? Any further recommendations?

[Nick Francis]

I’m unaware of Final Cut calling 4:3 by 3:2, please elaborate. The sequence settings give options for both, so what’s the difference?

I did leave room for cropping but am unfamiliar with how to get the crop function to work for me in Compressor, especially with such specific dimensions as 612×345. I made an effort in QT Conversion, but for some reason it didn’t take. Any simple directions for this in Compressor would be much appreciated (excuse me if this seems remedial, compressions are just not my thing… yet.)

[Nick Francis]

The piece was shot in 4:3, but it’s now reading at 3:2 in Final Cut – I’m assuming my capture presets were off. Irregardless, what I’m trying to do now is output a 16:9 image that is cropped at the top and bottom to meet the specs listed above. None of the programs I’ve listed seem to allow me to do this. When I used the letterbox filter in Compressor it outputted the black bars which I don’t need. I’m not totally familiar with Compressor however, and wouldn’t be surprised if I missed a step.