Compressor is missing

I created a quicktime movie in Quicktime Pro 7. I have tried playing the movie at work on 6.5 but I get the error message 'compressor is missing'. What am I doing wrong?

If your movie was created with H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC codec) extensions .mp4 or .m4v if it's for the iPod,
Quicktime 6.5 won't play it, no H.264 support back then (2005).
Quicktime 7 must be installed.

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HELP - Compressor is missing

Hello there,
Hope someone can help here.
I have just noticed that Compressor is not installed with my FCP Studio 5.0 Upgrade addition from 4.
I have never noticed this missing before because I have not been editing lately.
Now if I use the disc to do a reinstall Compressor is labelled as SKIP in the install section and is greyed out.
Any suggestions would really be helpful here.
Thanks.

Use the info on this Apple Support page for re-installing.
You need to trash a bunch of files in order to do this.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93234
This page is about what to do when:
Compressor - Cannot submit job from Batch Window
But the instructions for re-installing Compressor would also apply in your case.

Presets from Compressor 3 Missing after Install.

Anyone noticed and resolved the issue of missing presets after upgrading to Cmopressor 4. I haven't looked at all of them, but I don't have the DVD presets I had before. This goes right in line with Apple's DVD drive removal from new machines, but I still need some. I just want all the presets I had in version 3 to version 4.

You can move your Custom Presets from Compressor 3.5 to 4 easily.
The Apple presets aren't so easy, I've been working on this awhile.
My suggestion is to go into Compressor 3.5, save those presets as Custom presets, and follow the instructions for moving Customs to Compressor 4.
http://www.fcproxuniversity.com/downloads/tutorials/Compressor3.5_To_4_CustomPre sets.pdf

Have you ever had Compressor go missing??

Tried reinstalling FCP and tried the fixes listed re: background process. I cannot get Compressor to open while in FCP. Has this happened to anyone else?

after I followed the steps detailed in the Apple link, Compressor stopped working altogether.
That's interesting because if you followed Apple's instructions to the letter and ended with that result it could mean that you have an improper mix of software components on your system. Therefore, somehow you've ended up with a set of software that is not internally consistent. What I mean (by example) is that if component A requires version 1.1 of component B your system may actually have version 1.0 of component B. It's not only the major versions of FCP and Compressor that need to be matched, it's also lots of smaller files and components that make up the entire FCP/Compressor package.
I suppose that this problem could happen if an installation or update failed, or if someone manually installed or removed a component that was not the correct match to your existing system. Or, it could even be caused by some third piece of software that was installed over your existing setup.
I can't suggest any way to resolve such a problem (other than with a complete or clean reinstallation of all of your software) and frankly there is no certainty that what I've described is even the cause of your problem (I'm only making a guess at what could be wrong).
I'd suggest that you look in your console and system logs to see if there are any error messages or warnings that might hint at what could be going wrong. You can view these logs by going to the Apple menu and selecting "About This Mac" and then "More Info..." This will bring up the System Profiler and then under the left-hand column ("Contents") go down to "Software" and select "Logs."
You will likely find a lot of messages in both of these logs, even some warnings that have nothing to do with your particular problem. Just scan through the information looking for anything that seems related to Compressor, FCP, Qmaster, QuickTime, or any warning about a missing or incompatible component that could be related to the above.

Compressor settings missing!

Hi,
I have some compressor pre-sets missing including 'instrument compressors'. Has anybody else found this or found a solution?
Thanks

I don't know the cause but it ids definitely worth trashing the FCP X preferences with
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

Custom Compressor Settings Missing

Under Share>Export Using Compressor Settings none of my custom settings are there. They appear fine in Compressor itself. Any idea how I can fix this? I've tried exporting, then deleting them and reimporting - nothing. Thanks.

I don't know the cause but it ids definitely worth trashing the FCP X preferences with
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

Compressor 4 missing output file

I have compressor 4 set to place the transcoded movie file on my desktop. The file transcoding was "successful" but it's not on the desktop. I did a find search and it only came up with the original movie file. Where did it go?

Hi Maurice, you could try looking in the Compressor.app V4.1.x stomp log using the Console.app in here or their ***stomp** logs here in your home directory at:
~/Library/Logs/Compressor/servicecontroller\:com.apple.stomp.transcoder.stomp.lo g or the others with STOMP in them.
Look for a string with TARGET in in.. You should see where Qmaster/Compressor inteneded to write the output.
pid="625" msg="done preProcess for job target: file:///volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters/job184a_21-Apple%20ProRes%20422.mov"/>
pid="625" msg="starting _processRequest for job target: file:///volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters/job184a_21-Apple%20ProRes%20422.mov"/>
pid="625" msg="QuickTime Transcode, rendering in YUV 8 bit 422"/> /volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters
Look here you will turn up what you need. You can audit these logs for completed work as well for your production workflow.
if you still can't locate it use the mdfind command in the terminal to locate the object
OT: Hopefully we can use the new FLASH language in OSX 10.10 to develop some new apps for this rather than applescript etc...!
Post your results for others to see.
Warwick
Hong Kong

Export as quicktime no video compressor

Hi,
I use Keynote almost everyday and I'm so far very impressed with the new features in Keynote '09. One major issue I have is that when exporting from within Keynote via Share, Export as a quicktime movie the video compressor is missing at the bottom of the pop-up which shows export type, size etc... Any quicktime movie I export is then not playing seemingly as a result of this.
In Keynote '08 this was shown as H264.
This is a major show stopper for me I'm hoping one of you experts out there can help?
Love the new Keynote Remote application for iPhone - if you have not tried it it's worth it's 59p (UK) price.
Regards
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wow, you're right, it doesn't show what the default compressor is. I never use this (I always use custom and choose the codec I want) but I wonder why they removed that little bit of info.

22-Frame Quicktime Conversion sych error

Does anybody know about this anomaly?
On certain clips in a heavily-edited sequence, the QT-converted output file contains clips with the audio out of synch. On the examples I've tested, the error is video 22 frames ahead of audio.
The workaround is to locate the OOS clips in the output file, then move the audio in FCP ahead by 22 frames. Works!
But why does this happen in the first place? Who else had has this experience?

I have experienced the same thing, there is a lag in offsets using QuickTime Conversion.
Most recently, I noticed it when exporting a still image through QuickTime Conversion. The canvas will actually change approximately 22 frames when you open the Export - QuickTime Conversion window so you can preview this error while you are going through the motions. (I noticed it was about 25 frames, but I did not do a rigorous test.)
In another example, the video actually scratched backward during the QuickTime clip causing it to go out of sync with the audio.
In general, I have not used Quicktime Converion successfully since upgrading to HDV. Relying instead on Compressor, but missing out on some of the ease, convenience, and other options available through Quicktime Conversion.
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Compressor 4.1 ! Missing File

Hi all. So I have a project finished in FCPX - I have no errors or missing file messages. When I send it to Compressor, the opening logo and ending logo show up but the entire video between them is not. I am getting the ! Missing File red screen.
I have tried uninstalling Compressor 4.1 using AppCleaner and re-installing. Same result.
Any ideas??

I think I've figured it out. When I imported, I kept the original clip on an external hard drive and had FCPX import and create a proxy but not copy the original media.
When I go to export, Compressor is looking for the original media which I didn't have connected. Connected it and everything looks great.
That was my mistake but it would help if FCPX warned me like 10.0 versions did that linked files are missing. At least I don't see any warnings.

Missing Disk Space After Cancelled Compressor Queue

I am running 3.5.3, with FCP7. Yesterday, cancelled a queue, and deleted the files it created (I messed up the format). However, I have just noticed that I am missing about 40GB on my external drive, and 15GB on my Macintosh HD drive. I suspect that Compressor created somekind of hidden/temp file, because the computer was not used for anything else since this happened. The difference between 'Summary Info' of the entire drive, and 'Get Info' on the drive itself is how I know some kind of hidden file is taking up this space. I cannot find any answer to this problem online.
Does anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks!

I had a friend that used to work as an Apple Genius take a look. Apparently, Compressor triggered Time Machine to activate a Mobile Backup of my external drive, which created a backup of the compressor files I deleted and then did not delete itself.
It was in a hidden folder ".MobileBackups" on the drive, and did not show it's real file size. (Apprently, if you do not have permissions to view/open a folder it may not reveal its actual file size via 'Get Info'). He was able to find it through Terminal and delete it. However, my understanding is that if you made the hidden folders visible and dragged it to the trash it would have the same affect. He also said most Apple Geniuses would not have been able to find this, and would have reformatted the drive.
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Compressor plug-in missing drop down for side chaining

I want to use side chain compression but the Logic Pro X 10.1 compressor seems to be missing the drop down menu to specify what track I want to side chain to. I looked at screen shots of the compressor online and mine looks exactly the same except for missing that and a couple other elements in the header bar of the compressor.
Any thoughts about how to fix this? Should I just delete and reinstall Logic?
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Make sure you have the correct Advanced Tools enabled.
Sidenote: lots of people seem to think that reinstalling Logic will solve issues, but it will not, except maybe in very rare and unusual cases (when a harddisk crashed or hung during install, for instance)

I cannot see the Vidoe displayed on the screen, only hear the sound. I am missing a component? Compressor, etc. I just downloaded the latest version of Quicktime for Microsoft, please help.

I am not able to view my video taken with a memory card only the sound? I am missing a component? Compressor, etc. I just downloaded the latest version of Quicktime for Microsoft, please help
I can see it on Windows Media? Need help on this.

It says SEDG 720X480 2:1 Mono. Video came from Sd memory card taken with a Samsung Video Camera.
Strangely enough, as a FourCC, SEDG is defined as "MPEG-4 hardware and software codec used in Samsung digital video products." Not a Windows or Samsung camcorder user but THIS WEB PAGE may be of some assistance.
Also I will need to view a CD recorded by the same camera (DVD-RW) file extensions are VIDEO_RM.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB, SAMSUNG.IFO So far these files don't open even with Windows Media.
I don't know what to do to be able to open up these files save them on my Hard drive and then be able to upload them to YouTube. Any Ideas?
IFO files tell how the video content is segmented and where the video data is located. BUP files contain back-up IFO information. VOB files contain actual multipled audio/video data. A DVD formatted to play in a commercial DVD player normally contains a series of files named "VTS##_#.VOB" where ## refers to the "title" series and "_#" (where # is not a zero) refers to the order in which the video title file data is played.
Again, I am neither a Windows user nor an athority on Samsung VIDEO_RM folder structures. However, if your disc contains both a VIDEO_RM and VIDEO_TS folder, then I would normally assume the VIDEO_RM folder is present for legacy purposes and/or to provide information about the refording device while the VIDEO_TS folder actually contains the video object (VOB) file data. In any case, as I am not familiar with what software is available for muxed MPEG-2/AC3 editing/conversion on a Windows platform, I would try viewing the VOB files in an application like MPEG Streamclip (free). If you can play the Audio and video content (be sure to read the MPEG Streamclip requirements regarding codec installation), then you can edit (merge and/or trim) the raw data and convert it to a format compatible for YouTube uploading. (I.e., MPEG Streamclip is commonly used on the Mac for this type of work flow and the app is also available for Windows use.)

Compressor Custom Presets Missing ...

I have upgraded to Compressor 4. And now all of my custom presets are missing. Is there any way to get them back?

Thanks for posting your solution. I've dug around and found where the presets reside (user: library: application support: compressor), and sent them to clients, etc. Never occured to me to just drag them from the settings window.

Compressor Missing Markers

This week my markers came up missing when I exported via Quicktime Movie, then dragged the file into compressor.
The markers show up if I open the movie in quicktime, but they will not show up on the Preview bar.
Export was set to DVD Studio Pro Markers and I tried the All Markers setting. The markers always show up in QuickTime Player.
Of course I did the latest and greatest update for pro apps this week.
Any ideas how to get the chapter markers to appear in Compressor?
Using FCP 6 with Compressor 3.0.5 and QuickTime Player 7.6.6.
Thanks in advance.

Do you have Compressor set to show chapter markers? Next to the timeline (Preview window) click on the maker icon and see if this is set to show chapter marks.
If you don't have a ton of marker to make you can just make them in Compressor. Click on the marker icon to make the chapter marker.
To make chapter makes to be imported into Compressor, Compressor manual page 302.
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