Richard Keating
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You’ll need to convert your files to Quicktime. You’ll need Flip4Mac to do the job: https://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm
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Hi Chris
I was having the same problem two years back and was looking for a solution. Media Batch
was great for collaboration between tech savvy peers, but for end clients who were mostly technologically challenged, the interface was was somewhat daunting. I needed something that was extremely simple on the client end. I decided to build my own tool. The result is ScreenLight (https://www.screenlight.tv), an online service that provides video editors and producers with a fast and secure way to screen videos for clients, collect their feedback, and get projects approved.The project is currently in beta testing stage, so visit the site and sign up for a free beta account. We plan to launch commercially early 2010, so use it free while you can.
Cheers
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I see. I figured FCP still needed to run on QT7, so it must have kept a version somewhere. I was looking for it, but to no avail. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Just checked mine and it looks like it overwrites the existing QT7 Pro version that come with FCP and replaces it with the new QTX (10) version. There have been some major overhauls with the new version. You can read about them here: https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/6
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You can use the time remapping tool. It can be complicated, but offers much more control that just changing the duration. Check out this tutorial about time remapping: https://www.projuice.org/Time_Remapping.html
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That’s what I suspected, as it looks like there is an issue with the alpha channel. Are you doing any compositing in FCP that would require an alpha channel? If not, have him render out a few seconds as a test without an alpha channel. Bring that into FCP and see if it makes a difference.
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What codec are you using to make your QTs?
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You can drop the Gain audio filter on the audio track. (Find it in Audio Filters in the Effects menu).
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There was a time a couple years back when I was having the same problem. Trying to get clients to download the Quicktime player (especially in the corporate video world) is sometimes problematic: for some reason IT departments at large companies set up their systems to prohibit Quicktime installations. Flash was a better option, since the Adobe Flash player has reported 98% presinallation install base. The cynic in me says this number is somewhat skewed by Adobe’s marketing department, but I suspect the numbers are still quit high. And the latest versions of the player plays h.264 encoded Quicktime files. That’s right, you can export your Quicktime files right out of FCP and play them in a Flash player. You get the best of both worlds.
But there’s a downside: Flash players have to be imbeded on html pages and unless you have html knowledge this actually complicates things rather than helps solve your problem. So why am I telling you this?
Because back when I first had the problem that you are having, I couldn’t find an existing solution, so I decided to build one myself. The result is called ScreenLight (https://www.screenlight.tv), and it’s a web-based application that uses a Flash player to play back Quicktime videos in a screening room, where clients can log into an add their feedback.I am currently looking for beta testers to help put this thing through the wringer and help build a useful tool for the editing community. If you want to give it a whirl and see if it solves your problem, go to the ScreenLight site and contact me. It has not been launched commercially, so it is free to use for beta testers.
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The file extensions are there, they are just “hidden” by default by OS X. In the Finder window, if you right click on any one of the files and select “get info”, you’ll see that the “hide extension” check-box has been selected. Deselect it and your extension will appear.
You can change this default behavior in Leopard by selecting Finder>Preferences, click “Advanced” and select “Show all file extensions”