[Rosa Linda román]

Thanks for this thread. I was just about to start logging 3, 30 minute shows worth of footage and I thought “There’s gotta be a better way to log all this footage!”

Sure enough, there is.

Thanks!
Rosa Linda
https://www.NewMexicast.com

[Rosa Linda román]

Putting the folder in the sidebar worked for me too! Thank you for the very helpful tip!

[Rosa Linda román]

Okay, as has been the case since the start of this crazy project (going from tape to tapeless, and from FCP5 to FCPX to FCPX 10.1… and everything in between) I have found a ridiculous work-around. I say “ridiculous” because I have no earthly idea why this worked and normal things (like relinking files through FCPX 10.1) did not work. But, in case someone else encounters this problem (i.e. .mov files showing up in event browser with video but in timeline with no video) here’s what worked for me (note… you will want to skip #3 & #4!):

1. I brought the .mov file into MPEG Streamclip and exported it as a Quicktime Movie with the following settings: Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), Linear PCM

2. I imported that file into FCPX 10.1.1 and ensured that the footage played normally in the viewer. It did.

3. I then did a “Replace” edit… trying to bring that functioning footage into the timeline.

4. Debated pulling my hair out when I discovered that the clip was once again without video in the timeline.

5. I set the playhead at the end of the project in the timeline and did an “Insert” (W) edit instead.

6. I did a happy dance when suddenly the video played normally in the timeline.

You can see both the non-functioning clip from the “replace” edit (on the upper, left side of the timeline) and the fully-functioning-video clip at the end of the timeline in this screen shot:

It is crazy, because they are both from the SAME clip in the browser but one has video in the timeline and one does not!!! What am I missing here?

Well, I hope this helps someone avert hair-pulling at some point in the future!

[Rosa Linda román]

Thanks for the response, Gretta.

Yes, FCP5. Crazy, I know. But I unexpectedly find myself using old footage in a new TV show and making it work by patchwork and piecemeal. With other episodes I have gone from FCP5 to FCP7, using a friend’s machine with FCP7, and then used 7toX to get it into FCPX, but after doing that multiple times I tried it going straight from FCP5 to FCPX and realized about the same number of items were “broken” either way. This saves me multiple trips across town and has worked well enough until now.

The problem is that I have done what you suggested over and over again… I have relinked the files, even the ones that don’t show as missing, and the timeline still shows this:

…and the event browser still shows this:

…even though the video itself clearly plays outside of FCPX.

But that isn’t even the issue I am trying to solve with this thread. Generally I just replace that missing video section in the timeline with video from an .mov file of the same section (from the previously finished edit). But now, here in FCPX 10.1.1, it is showing the .mov file in the event browser complete with video, but when I add it to the timeline it has no video.

I have tried to relink it but to no avail.

So frustrated!

[Rosa Linda román]

Just FYI, for anyone following this thread…

I finally got verbal confirmation from the VideoGuys.com that they will not be able to fulfill my order for the FCP 7 upgrade. The lady was really nice and sounded very frustrated with Apple for the way they left them hanging on getting the product. But, the bottom line is that they can’t send me the upgrade now, and don’t expect to get it in the future.

So, at this point I am back to square one. Were any of the other upgrade avenues that anyone has mentioned been successful? I am supposed to start a FCP 7 class on Monday, but unless I can find a way to upgrade quickly I guess I’m out of luck.

[Rosa Linda román]

Hi Chris, Did you ever get the upgrade or any further information about your order from the VideoGuys.com? I just ordered the upgrade too and am curious if I will actually get it or not. I figured it was worth a shot since they are the only place I have found the upgrade option (for the under $300 price… not the $999).

Crossing my fingers…

Sincerely,
Rosa Linda

[Rosa Linda román]

I know this thread is old, but David Green is asking the EXACT question I am looking for an answer to:

do you know how I can achieve an MPEG-4 pt. 10 file that has an mp4 file extension? Or, as you said above, an MP4 file that uses the H.264 codec?

I, too, am finding the .mov file to be so much better in quality than the MPEG-4 and can’t figure out which settings to use in Compressor to get the highest quality MPEG-4 possible. As it is I can’t stand to look at the degraded quality of the .mp4 file when compared to the .mov file.

The responses above offer the suggestion of using something other than Compressor (Vegas, I believe), but I am looking for a suggestion for sticking with Compressor itself.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

[Rosa Linda román]

OMG! I can’t thank you enough!

I, too, have been having this problem forever, but I just kept ignoring it because try as I might I could not figure out how to fix it. The result was frequently out-of-sync video/audio that required lots of time to slip it into place by hand.

As usual, Creative Cow saves the day! Thank you!

Rosa Linda Román
https://www.NewMexicast.com