Quinn Corkal
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The Compressor and FCP mp4 outputs seem to have trouble playing on certain devices. For example, I tested an mp4 output on my PS3 and it would not play.
I then took it to MPEG Streamclip, used best settings on there, and it works everywhere. Not only that, but it outputs a higher quality mp4.
It’s a simple workflow, too. In FCP, Export Quicktime (not conversion, just regular). You can choose either Self Contained or not, it shouldn’t matter. Bring that exported file into MPEG Streamclip and export and mp4.
Quinn Corkal
Executive Producer
Link Three Media
http://www.linkthreemedia.comVideo/TV Production, Web Design, Media
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Actually Michael, I think a rant is perfectly justified in this case considering yours, and others, solutions are NOT proper. There is no proper fix within FCP, let alone with any other Apple software (that will leave you with the best quality). Absolutely unacceptable for Apple to not support such a basic feature which should take an editor seconds to complete, without dimension complications.
My solution: select your in and out points at the same frame, or a few frames apart in the timeline (to minimize file size). Export quicktime movie. Use MPEG Streamclip to do your screen capture. It outputs as the proper dimensions.
Gee, a free program does it right and a multi-billion dollar corporation can’t get something like this right. I’m a proud supporter of Apple, but this one is unacceptable.
Hope this works for everyone.
Quinn
Quinn Corkal
Executive Producer
Link Three Media
http://www.linkthreemedia.comVideo/TV Production, Web Design, Media
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This is going to sound incredibly strange and potentially absurd, and I was baffled when I figured this out.
Working with 3 different editors, we tried EVERYTHING to get this fixed. Some days it would give us the error, some days it wouldn’t. We reinstalled the OS, updated software, tried different scratch disks, settings, etc, etc…nothing would work. It would work for me one night, then the next morning it wouldn’t work for the other editor.
Here is what I found out:
A) If we unchecked the audio capture, it would work. The audio was causing the problem.
B) The keyboard. Yes. The keyboard was the problem. We figured out that if we held the ESC key down, rather than just hitting it, it would in fact capture properly (audio and video). No joke. We run a lot of tapes through here, so I guess the ESC key has taken a beating.
It sounds crazy, but for us, it worked. I spent endless hours trying to figure out a solution, and it came down to something as simple and stupid as the ESC key.
I normally don’t post on these websites, but I thought I would give this information to someone who was also lost on the matter. Good luck!
Quinn Corkal
Executive Producer
Link Three Media
http://www.linkthreemedia.comVideo/TV Productin, Web Design, Media