[Pdr]

Hey DSCA

Have you tried exporting as follows:
1. Select sequence in the Browser
2. Go to File > Export > Export to AIFFs

[Pdr]

Hi Dan

Thanks for the clarification. Wow, that sounds very strange.

What settings did you import the footage at? eg. DV PAL, DV NTSC etc.
Do the settings for your sequence match exactly those of the sequence?

Let’s see if we can work this out!

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

As an addendum to my previous post, I have finally been able to clear the decks, and install the Final Cut Studio monolith that has been siting on my desk for a week. I have been reviewing the Compressor 2 documentation, and have come across an exciting new feature: QuickTime Export Component Output.

Whilst I have not as yet had the chance to experiment with this feature, at first glance it would appear that third-party extensions enabled in QuickTime (eg. Windows Media, Real Media) can now be accessed via the Compressor workflow. For me this (thankfully) signals the final death knell for Discreet Cleaner, and allows much more flexibility and ease of workflow for those of us that do a lot of cross platform output.

It also appears that the Dolby Digital Professional format (also known as AC-3) encoding has also been integrated with Compressor 2. Now there is no need to separately encode from Final Cut Pro to AIFF to AC-3 (via A.Pack) to DVD Studio Pro. All, one step encoding via Compressor now, and best of all, this can be built as part of a greater collection of settings, or job.

Imagine: encoding a sequence, in one batch, from Final Cut Pro or Motion to QuickTime, AC-3, MPEG2, HD-DVD, Windows Media, Real Media and H264! All in one step, and all without intermediate transcoding. An incredible promise, so let’s hope it works as expected. Good news all round!

Back to install disc #5!

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

Hi Dan

Are you talking about the scale of the clips as they appear in the Viewer and the Canvas?
If so, this is not the clip’s scaled size, but rather the sizing of the window to best suit your available screen real estate.

You can play around a little with the window borders if you prefer to work at 100%.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

Hi Jeff

Sure it’s okay, but the lower the bit rate, the lower the quality of the encoding.

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

No problem! Happy to help!

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

Yes! I think Graeme is a legend!
He is always so helpful, and is ever so smart

[Pdr]

Hi William

I think this is because it is an MPEG2 file; MPEG2 files cannot contain separate video and audio tracks; instead, if they have audio, these files tracks have to be interleaved, or muxed.

So you have two options:

Firstly. you can export the MPEG2 file as a QuickTime movie
— then add the soundtrack as you have in the past.

Alternatively, you could use a product like:

[Pdr]

Hi Jeff

You will need to make a copy of the existing Compressor preset as follows:
1. Select the MPEG2 Preset you wish to base your new Preset on
2. Click the Encoder tab
3. Click the Quality tab
4. Make changes to Average Bit Rate and Maximum Bit Rate as required
5. Click back on the Presets list
6. A dialog sheet will prompt you to save the setting: Make sure you Save as copy, and give it a meaningful name
7. Your new Preset will appear in the bottom of your Prests list

Hope this helps.

Regards
Peter

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Peter Dominic Ryan – Freelance Editor
raycity* media – pdr@raycity.com

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, 4GB, Mac OS X 10.4
FCP HD 4.5, Motion 1.01, DVD SP 4

[Pdr]

Hi Chris

I will answer your second question first, regarding exporting Windows Media and Real format files.

I think one of the most powerful things about QuickTime is that it is not a media format, but rather a media architecture that allows addition of different formats via way of modules. Developers can literally produce a module to allow QuickTime to export media of any kind of format.

As such, it is possible to export Windows Media and Real format files; all you need to do is install the modules to allow this. And luckily, these modules exist!