[Terry Moore]

Thank you for your help.

[Terry Moore]

Starting with an .mov file exported from FCP.
Placed into Compressor v3.0.1
Dragged and dropped MPEG-1 setting from MPEG-1 preset folder
In the Inspector I changed from DVD to Web and reduced Bit Rate to 0.50 (the lowest it will go)
That is all the settings that I can change (except for Cropping which I don’t want to change).

Back at the Inspector Summary it tells me that the Estimated file size is 4.44MB
Here are the other settings displayed in case it helps:

File Extension: mpg
Audio Encoder:
Format: MPEG
Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Channels 2
Bits Per Samle: 16

Video Encoder:
Format: MPEG1
Width and Height: Automatic
Selected: 320 x 240 (I was unable to change this setting)
Pixel aspect ratio: Square
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Selected 29.97
Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off

[Terry Moore]

Thank you for all your posts. However, I still don’t think my question has been answered.

How do I do it????

I understand how it works mathematically. But when it comes to actually making the file in Compressor, how do I do it? What settings do I need? I have reduced everything to the smallest setting I can find but still end up with a 4.6MB file.

[Terry Moore]

It needs to be an MPEG-1 file. I’m not sure what you mean by my current settings. I have made about 20 files with different setting and can’t get it below about 4.5MB. I have even varied the file type and size when exporting from FCP so I start out with a smaller file in Compressor.
I am new to Compressor but have changed about every setting I could think of to reduce the file size with no luck.

Thanks for replying to my request. Hopefully this added info will help you help me.

[Terry Moore]

After experiencing this problem we found a quick workaround. We’ve only done this one time but it did work.

Before trying to export a .wmv from your FCP timeline, go to Sequence Settings and change the audio from 48k to 44.1k.

Then you should be able to export a .wmv file without error.

No need to export an Mpeg4 and change a bunch of other things. Just change the audio setting of your current sequence and export.

Good luck.

[Terry Moore]

Thanks for the info. I’ll give that a try should I run into this problem again.

[Terry Moore]

Thanks for the tip. I tried moving it up and down 1, 2, and 3 pixels but that didn’t help.

We run into this problem quite a bit, usually with graphics or video that have been resized or moved on the screen using Motion in FCP.

I’ve never experienced interlace problems like this with the other nonlinear systems I’ve used for the past 12 years. But with FCP it’s a constant problem.

[Terry Moore]

Thanks for the info!

[Terry Moore]

You’re confusing two different ideas: whether it is legal, and whether you will be prosecuted.

While it’s unlikely that you will be prosecuted, that does not mean it is legal.

Yeah, and don’t speed. While you might not get caught and prosecuted, it is still illegal…and dangerous.

[Terry Moore]

reopen, edit, and resave the original…

Are you referring to the Photoshop document here?
If so, what do you mean “edit”? The document doesn’t need to be editing. It’s already been edited.
“resave”? Over the old one? Do I need to change any of the settings?
Finally, how can a Photoshop document determine the frame rate in FCP? I’m new to FCP but not new to Photoshop or nonlinear editing. I’ve never seen this before.
Thanks again for your help.