FCP Exporting help.

Hi; I filmed a wedding recently on my canon 7D footage looks great until I export it. The night time footage gets extremely grainy and even the day time footage gets this grainy fuzz to it. Anyone know how to prevent that from happening?

Hi Meg the Dog!
My name is Patrick and I really could use some help with my export setting using Final Cut Pro 7. I pretty much have the QuickTime high quality export settings down for uploading to Vimeo, Exposure Room, YouTube...etc. Most of my shows are no more than 20 minutes but now I am trying export alengthy project at 53 minutes.
This upload I am trying now is for client viewing and changing purposes ONLY so I really don't care about the quality as much as speed. I am using H.264 because I think that is right codec for uploading to the web. The sequence settings were picked automatically at 1920x1080, and of course that would take years to export, not counting how much time it would take to upload to my XR site so I lowered that. I set the compression setting lower than medium and the Kpbs (?) settings at automatic.
I have a huge deadline and I'm getting nervous because this sucker is taking hours to export and the clients are going to make inevitable changes and want to see those changes quickly online again.
I've been cutting for many years professionally but feel like an idiot when it comes to the technical side of my workflow sometimes and now is one of those times.
I could really use could use some wisdom today!
Thanks so much everyone,
`Patrick

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FCP exporting help needed

Hi. I have also posted this question in the Final Cut forum, but thought I would try here as well. I am trying to export a video from FCP 5.1.3. It's roughly 4 mins in length, 720x480, and my client needs it as an uncompressed QT. The source footage is all animations that he supplied me with on a drive. After many long hours and many attempts, I am unable to export an uncompressed QT, so I think I'm doing something wrong. Here is a summary of my orignal posts on the FCP forum:
Hi. I am trying to export a video from FCP 5.1.3. It's roughly 4 minutes (720x480, 29.97fps), and I need an uncompressed quicktime. I have tried several times to export, but it usually quits about 75% of the way through.
I have tried many ways. I am exporting to a Lacie 160GB external drive via USB2, and there are about 30GB available. So, here's what I've attempted thus far:
- Export as a QT Movie: Settings - uncompressed 8bit NTSC, including Vid & Audio, make self contained. I have also tried setting the compressor to None. After about 25 minutes (about 75%), FCP just terminated.
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Settings - default Quicktime
Inspector - Settings - Compressor = None
Depth = Best, Millions of Colors +
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Depth = Best, Millions of Colors +
I have also tried using Uncompressed 8 bit, and 10 bit, but with all three I get "File Error: Unknown File".
During one of my many attempts in the wee hours of the morning (I can't remember which one exactly) the export got to about 75% again, when it terminated and the dialogue box said that the file was too big. Would this mean that the file is too big for my destination drive, or does FCP have a file export size limit? Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is something I have to have done today, and my client requested uncompressed. The source files are all animations that I have imported into FCP, and they need to be absolute best quality going back to him.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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It sounds to me like you're trying to make the file too big. You do not need to export a 10bit Uncompressed file for 720x480 MinDV footage. Check with your client and ask how big he needs the video. If your native 720x480 is fine, then just export QuickTime Movie using Current Settings and check the Make This Movie Self Contained box.
That will be an uncompressed QT version of your film in the DV format.
Hope that helps. It should only take it a couple of minutes.
~Luke

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The reason for using iLife '08 is solely for sharing the movie to dotMac.
(if you know alternatives bypassing iMovie '08 ... be my guest).
Background:
I create my footage with a Sony HDR-HC7.
I capture the footage on my Macs (G5 and MBP) via FCP.
I edit my sequence in FCP using the HDV sequence presets
I output using FCP export to Quicktime. MOV file has HDV properties.
Funny: the captured MOV file with HDV properties can be read by iMovie '08 , the edited sequence with exactly the same HDV properties can not be read by iMovie '08 .
I tried a Compressor conversion to:
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Q: what is the list of "some"
Please help.
Coen

Q: What QT/ Compressor export settings do I need to use in FCP in order to be able to import the MOV file in iLife '08?
Don't have FCP v5/6 but with older FCP/FCE usually use AIC for crossover in MOV file container.
iLife help mentiones that it accepts DV, mp4 and some MOV formats.
Q: what is the list of "some"
I have personally used DV, AIC, MJPEG, MPEG4, H.264 and i believe Photo-JPEG with which another individual indicated he was having problems. As to audio for these files, usually use DV, Linear PCM ("Big Endian" Integer), AAC, or even uncompressed. Avoid Apple Animation and Apple Video compression formats which will import/edit but will not correctly export. However, be advised that there are some caveats. E.g., a "Large or Full" slideshow export from iPhoto places the MPEG4/AAC data in an MOV file container which iMovie '08 will not import. However, if you use the MPEG Streamclip "Save As..." File menu option to save the same data in an MP4 file container. Therefore, would say that some problems here may be associated with iMovie '08 "pre-scanning" of files and possible minor bugs in proper error trapping on compression formats vs file containers.

FCP export of rendered seq: some 'offline media' warnings in exported file

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We had an issue last weekend with a file that was exported from FCP:
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- when we checked the sequence again at that sport, all the media was still there and all was fully rendered
- we did another export and all was fine ...
Anyone that had has this issue ?

Not particularly, but have you tried trashing all renders, then re-rendering?
It's possible the sequence was seeing a render file (but not connecting to it on export), when in actuality the clip/media is in fact off-line.
Give it a shot if you haven't and let us know.
Might also fill us in on details about your system and media you're working with.
K

FCP export to "QuickTime Movie" distorts aspect ratio of all text, displays video correctly.

Hi you all,
My name is Alexander, I'm from Belgium.
I'm working on Final Cut Pro 6.0.6, on a MacBook Pro with a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, running version 10.7.2 of Mac OS X (Lion).
I'm editing a 'making of' of a Flemish feature film. I shot this 35 minute documentary short with my own Canon HDV-camcorder (XH-A1). The Final Cut Pro-project is stored on an external hard drive (1 TB LaCie Minimus).
I've been doing exports to "QuickTime Movie" for years now, without any problems, but since a week or two, FCP started messing up the titles over the video - and the titles only. Their aspect ratio is messed up once exported, but they look just fine in the FCP Timeline (in Viewer, I can verify that the aspect ratio of the titles is always "0"). I'm trying to export this to "HDV - 720p25".
Here's a comparison between the two:
As you can see: the MOV has the titles' aspect ratio all weird, the upper one partly covering the lower one. All titles and text in the docu come out like this, but the video (and audio) is exported correctly.
Any ideas on how to solve this very annoying problem?
Many thanks!!
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Hi Studio X,
Thank you for your quick reply.
The producers of the film want to upload this making of-documentary on YouTube. Therefore, I need to give them a high-quality-mov with the least possible Megabites. My film has a 35 minute running time.
So I figured: Let's start with the 'smallest' high-quality FCP-export to begin with (HDV-720p25), and throw that one in Compressor, in order to end up with a 'small' but good looking H.264-MOV for YouTube.
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That's precisely what I do: drop the .mov file into the sharing folder I created inside the Dropbox folder which is in the FAVORITES column on the left in the hard drive window. It copied the file, but it doesn't show to the person Ii want to share it with. And it doesn't show a Blue or Green icon to say if it synched up with the computer. Do you have any idea of what's going on? Many thanks.

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If I select Best Quality 4:3 90 Minutes
how do I tweak it further
and/or is this akin to
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option that seems to have been discontinued?
thanks

Hey Evan,
from my calulations, you would need to encode your 90 min. movie at an average rate of 6.3 Mbps to fit on a dvd-5 (and thats assuming you are using .ac3 for audio @ 192 [stereo]).
but to answer your question, i would much rather use compressor than the export option in FCP, although technically it does use the compressor engine because of the control you have in compressor over FCP export.
think of it like using iMovies for editing vs. FCP.
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Hi everyone. I'm on a work G5, so the specs below do not apply to the system I am on right now.
FCP is updated to 5.1.4 on here.
I've been making regular FCP exports everyday and as "Current Settings" and unselected "Make Movie Self-Contained". One day it just gives me bad exports to where the beginning and end are normal, but the middle is bad. It looks like it's stuck on a few frames and flashes. Is this the codec? Either way, any advice?
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Hard to tell what's going on without seeing the footage. Progressive footage will have a slightly jerkier (is that a word?) look than interlaced footage particularly in horizontal movement. That may be what's happening.
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If you have a short shot you can send me in the original format where the problem is noticeable I'll take a quck look. My email is in my profile.

FCP to DVD Studio Pro exporting help needed - desperatey......

Hi.
Please help me if you can.
I am exporting a Quicktime movie from FCP for DVD Studio Pro 4. I chose the MPEG 4 option in the compression, make it best quality and bounce it. But when I look at the self-contained mov file, every time a person walks across the screen I am getting little lines on the light parts of the screen or a beating or sizzling effect in the dark parts. Basically it looks like everything is "alive" somewhat - objects like curtains seem to sizzle.
Can someone guide me in the proper choices to make when exporting from FCP to import into DVD Studio Pro? There is not an MPEG-2 or M2V option, and the MPEG compression breaks it down to MPEG-2 or M2v upon import into DVD Studio Pro anyway.
I guess I don't know how to get the best quality bounce from FCP, in order to have a file that is less that 4G in size. Can someone please advise?
There are no directions on exporting FOR DVD Studio Pro in the Final Cut books, nor was there a FCP prep covered in the DVD SP books.

Quick workflow from FCP -> DVDSP:
In FCP, File Export QuickTime Movie
Select DVD Studio Pro Markers in the Markers drop-down (leave other settings as is)
Save QT Movie to your preferred location
In DVDSP, import your newly-created QT Movie
(You may want to confirm your encoding settings - both in terms of bit rate and whether
you're encoding on build or have background coding enabled - prior to this step though)
Best Quality workflow:
In FCP, trash the render files for your sequence
From the Menu, File Export Using Compressor
Now, in Compressor, select the appropriate preset(s): DVD: Best Quality 90 Minutes - 4:3
Optional: Delete the AIFF setting completely
Select the appropriate destination(s)
Optional: For the Dolby preset, alter Dialog Normalization (under the Audio tab of the Inspector) to -31. In the Preprocessing tab, alter the Compression Preset to None
Click Submit
Once the encode is done, import the .m2v and .ac3 (and/or .aiff) files into DVDSP
It's only fair to tell you that since this produces (pretty much) the best possible quality from Compressor, it may take as much as 5x-10x as long as the 'quick workflow' detailed earlier. (Especially if you've set DVDSP to do a one-pass encode)

FCP export settings ratio gone wild please help.

Any edit i decide to export turns out like this:
shaped in a black box.
i understand that the 16:9 ratio has the letterbox, but why the left and right side lines?
For picture example, see here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15653584#15653584
I cant change it, it's getting annoying, something has happened and I dont know how to change it back.
I have tried changing the settings during the expor save config,
i have tried easy setup settings,
settings for FCP - but the exported video always comes out in a box now.
i have tried them all, and set them to really weird things,
i have messed it up and I dont know what to do......
is there a way to change FCP settings back to default?
Erase a FCP cache?
I dont know, please help.

AdamStansfield wrote:
I didnt set anything up, i just edit using the same sequence settings and everything.
Final Cut Pro rule number one: The Sequence settings must match the characteristics of your source footage.
You can't just drop any old video into a particular setup and expect it to work.
AdamStansfield wrote:
i dont know what i am doing. sorry if i am coming across as an idiot.
Not an idiot. A twerp, maybe.
AdamStansfield wrote:
i need to know how to change the 'pixel dimentions' and make everything back to normal.
This is what we are trying to explain. It's complicated stuff, this video business.
Once, I bought a camera. The salesman offered me a copy of some Windows editing software for free. I don't remember what it was called, but it said "Be your own director!" on the box in ComicSans font. I lost my temper and now sit in prison as a result, which is why I can't do FaceTime with you. Also, I am only allowed one phone call per month and my mother misses me.
Yes. I am an FCP wizard.

FCP export to iPhone aspect ratio changes 16:9 to 4:3 Help!!!

I have been having this problem a lot lately I need the 16:9 aspect ration for iPhone but exporting through quicktime like I have for the last year now gives me 4:3 i don't know when this happened, obviously from a software update but I haven't done an iPhone export for a bit.
Old way of exporting to iPhone
File>export>Quicktime conversion>iPhone = iPhone.h264 file in 16:9
New way to get the same thing
File>export>Quicktime Convesion>Quicktime Movie
Then Open the Quicktime movie outside of FCS in the stand alone Quicktime Program and re-export
File>Export>Movie to iPhone
extra work where there used to be none any help with this???? Very Annoying!

Open the file in QuickTime Player. Press command and J keys together.
In the pane that opens, click on the "Presentation" button then on the "Conform Aperture to:" checkbox.
It should automatically select "Clean" and your movie will change to widescreen format (you can always choose this manually if it doesn't happen automatically).
Save your movie -or "Save As.." if you prefer to make a copy, as opposed to overwriting the original.

*** FCP exports a stuttering clip for the web - help.

I'm exporting a clip and it stutters at 2 specific points about 2/3 of the way through. This happens in the same spot no matter how often I encode it. I checked the original file in the timeline and there is no stutter hiccup at all.
I've trashed FCP and QT preferences and re-started but the problem still persists. Can anyone suggest how I may solve this? For reference, the clip in question is here: http://www.cloudninecreative.com/trailers/adtrailer.html
Thanks in advance!

First off...WOW DUDE! That is an AMAZING wedding video! I am really impressed. Holy cow...I wish mine looked that good. Well, mine was filmed by Uncle Larry, but let's not go there. I have seen my friends wedding video and...I have worked on wedding videos...and...they don't compare. Nice.
Second off...what camera did you use to get such GREAT slow motion? HVX? GREAT slow motion, good colors. I am really impressed. Great camera work on that.
We film in HDV with a Sony HVR-Z1U. Nearly every frame is colour-corrected and some have filters applied. Shot with a hand-held steadicam.
Third off...and this is a doozy...where did you get that music? Sounds like a movie soundtrack. We are all big on paying for your music, cause it will sting you. Just curious.
The music is from a film trailer, but just meant for the couple. I know the music thing is a big issue, you just can't get the same impact with royalty-free music IMO.
Now...the stutter...is that when they are leaving the church? You see the low angle of the steeple, then a tilt down that cuts and repeats itself, THEN you cut to the street? that's odd...and you say it is not on the master...
Trash renders...re-render and try again?
Thanks Shane! I didn't think of trashing the render files - good idea!
(GOOD wedding video dude...you are setting the bar pretty high with that one.)
Shane

FCP iPhone export help

So, I've created a project 720x480 and want to export for use for iPhone.
All my test have only streched the video. I've done the conversion before from 720x480 to 640X480, using QTC with the setting "preserve aspect ratio" but for some reason, today, when I go to do this bounce it still streaches the video.
Is it possible that I messed up something in the system accidently? And/or is there a better way to export 720 for iPhone?

Choose the iPhone preset.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/compressor/industry-standard-encoding.html

FCP Export Using... vs. stand-alone Compressor

Hi
I have a 90 minute HD sequence in FCS2, which I'm now building test DVDs from. Not having used Compressor, I'm wondering which of the following workflows people recommend:
- In Final Cut, Export Using Compressor, set up preset, and submit; or
- In Final Cut, Export Quicktime, then in Compressor, import .mov and process
In theory, are they doing the same thing? The "Using Compressor" export brings up a "Compressor Processing" window with frame numbers ascending pretty slowly, the progress bar is just a big barber-shop pole (it doesn't fill left to right), and there's no "expected finish time", so I don't know if it's really saving me any time. At least the Quicktime export gave me a nice progress bar and only took an hour or so.
MacPro 2x2.66GHz, 4GB RAM, by the way.
Sequence is ProRes HD (High) 1920 x 1080i.
Any points of view welcome ... thanks!
Matt

Silal is correct - Export Using Compressor, especially with unrendered timelines, produces the best quality that Compressor has to offer when going .m2v because it forces Compressor to render directly into the MPEG-2 stream. Of course, this usually takes 3-5x as long as an encode of a reference movie.
Before we had Color, many of us did color correction in FCP and that's really when it helped to use this process (export using Compressor, unrendered). Now that we have Color (and Color renders footage for us), this workflow is less appealing.
Since you've got a Mac Pro, when exporting directly to Compressor, you can't use virtual clustering, so not only are you using a slower process, but you can't even make use of all your processors.
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