[Richard Hendrick]

I know this is old, but just in case others are having this problem (I do – and cannot upgrade OS because my Mac is too old), I find that keeping the card in after the crash and restarting the computer works.

[Richard Hendrick]

I’m back. I had to wait for some last second changes from client. When I exported sequence to QT Movie, it displays on my computer in QT Player with a slightly distorted (squeezed so people appear taller and thinner) picture. The settings for QT export were

Setting: Current Settings
Include: Audio and Video
Markers: Chapter Markers

Recompress All Frames – Unchecked
Make Movie Self-Contained – Checked

The QT Movie Inspector shows
Format: Apple ProRes 422, 720 x 480, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz

Current Size: 720 x 480 (Actual)

When I played this sequence in FCP, it looked fine.

I am really running into serious deadline problems and would greatly appreciate any help.

[Richard Hendrick]

Hey Alan, as I said, it looks fine and I have re-done the graphics and titles. I do want to confirm one thing. When I brought the HD source clip into the sequence I created with your settings, FCP asked if I wanted to change the sequnce settings to match the clip settings. I assume the correct answer is “NO”, since I just made the settings I wanted the clip to conform to. Right?

[Richard Hendrick]

Alan (et al), thanks so much; it appears to work. I do believe I will have to re-do the graphics and titles. Neither option you suggested produces a usable result, but that is small potatoes. As it turns out and thanks to you and the Cow, I’ve gotten a rather cheap lesson.

I will be putting an STL file of subtitles on this in DVD Studio Pro before going to final DVD. Any precautions?

[Richard Hendrick]

Thanks Alan. This looks like it puts me on the right track, though trying it once, the picture looks like it might be a bit distorted in the vertical, i.e., the faces appear a bit long. A few questions: Should the sequence setting be NTSC DV (3:2) or NTSC (4:3)? Second, what pixel aspect ratio?

3. What should the picture in the Canvass look like – e.g., in relation to any blue or gray borders and to overlays?

4. What does copying the first clip do without pasting it anywhere?

5. I have some titles and a stills in the sequence that naturally get distorted; will I be rebuilding them or could I deselect them before pasting attributes?

I will definitely not edit in anything but native in the future.

Thanks very much.