FCP to WMV

i want to export a a movie from FCP to windows media player but when i do it does not export the whole thing only 28 sec of it. the whole thing is about a minute long. any ideas why it won't export the entire movie?
i already checked for spaces in the movie.

The demo version of flip4mac only allows for about a 30 second encoding. You'll need to go back to the flip4mac website and purchase one one of the regular versions.
-DH

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FCP truncates .wmv export?

Does FCP Pro stop exporting a .wmv file from a sequence because of some setting that I can control? I've tried on several projects and it stops half way through.

Welcome to the forum!
Can you post a little more about your system and what steps you're taking? OS, QT, FCP flip4mac versions as well as Mac info might help in diagnosing the problem.
Also, does the export stop at the exact same place every time? If so, it may be a corrupted media or render file. And one last thing; if you have the trail version of flip4mac, your WMV exports will be limited to 30 seconds or so.
-DH

Exporting from FCP to WMV gives "unrendered" format.

Why when exporting from FCP7 to WMV format, even after rendering the whole sequence, the final file shows "unrendered" when there is text by it self?
I have Flip4Mac pro installed so I am able to render the whole sequence, and even though the playback on the timeline doesn't show any unrendered media, the final .wmv file shows the unrendered screen whenever there is text on a black background between segments of the video.
Any idea? Thank you in advance for any future answer!

Thank you for the reply David. I ended up exporting the movie to Quicktime. Then I used a second software to convert it to WMV. I did this before I saw your reply though.
Amazingly, the first time I did the export it came out great. After I had to make a change and remove a super imposed image a flickering started to happen during the playback of the video media on the timeline and exported file. I am not reconnecting the media again and rendering everything and apparently so far the flickering is going away.
After is done I'll give a try the Compressor and see what's the result.
Thank you again.

From fcp to wmv?...

ultimately i need my finished video in windows media format. does anyone know how to convert it over from a quicktime movie or any other format coming out of the mac?

Filp4Mac is the leading software for this...
Jerry
http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_upgrades.htm

Importing a WMV file

Am working on a project and need to imprort into FCP a WMV file that is about 30 sec. How can I get this into FCP without losing compression/quality?

I would use the Popwire WMV-9 Component it gives you a free import of WMV-9 media to FCP, you have to pay to get it to export more than 20 sec.
And it is a Universal Application (PPC/Intel)
http://www.popwire.com/productinfo.php?cPath=1&productsid=7
Info from Popwires homepage:
"....our evaluation version of WMV Component 2 lets you import and view Windows Media content without any limitations. Exporting content is however unlimited for licensed users only."

Exporting Cross Platforms/Windows Media Encoder

(I know this is an apple forum, but I have transferred videos across platforms from a Mac to a PC. My employer wants me to create wmv files to play on windows media player and all the other forums told me to cross platforms if I couldn't pay for a program to export through Final Cut Pro.)
Long story short, I exported out of FCP into M2v files. The files are now on the PC, where they play fine. However, when I try to convert into wmv, I lose the first 3-4 seconds of video and it throws the audio off by that much. Am I doing something in Windows Media Encoder to lose that or was the initial transfer from FCP the problem?
Any help would be great.

No answer from me about what to do on your PC, but you might go directly from FCP to WMV using Flip4Mac in trial mode. It will give you 1/2 the duration of a clip, up to 30 seconds, so you can test whether it works for your purpose. Could be worth chunking out the $49. for the license.

Audio Levels when exporting are too low

so i tried searching the forums to find an answer, but couldn't really find one. Everytime i export a project from FCP (as WMV, Flash, Quicktime, whatever) the audio levels are extremely, extremely low...to the point that I have to bump them up to +12 and duplicate the audio layers several times. I have to imagine there's an easier way to doing this.. any ideas?
thanks
Paul

I didn't know you could export to WMV in Final Cut. Must be a new feature since the Apple/Microsoft merge....
As far as the audio, how are you monitoring it in FCP? You might have your speakers (or headphones) turned up really loud, so you think the levels are fine until you export. Also, look at the audio meter. You should judge the overall volume by that, not by your speakers. It's kind of like a waveform scope for audio.
Check on those two things and report back.
jesse.
ps. just kidding on the merge. that'll start some rumors.

From MiniDV to FCPro? What deck or player?

I've a potential client who wants to output to Windows Media Player from raw tape MiniDV format. I'd user Cleaner to compress the stuff for the web.
I've a couple of questions.
1. What would be a sufficient way [no loss of quality] to input the miniDV tapes to HD for processing [What Decks/players and connections- I have digital ports on my G5 tower]?
2. How much HD space do you need per DV minute? Tapes are about 1 hr. each.
3. What is the best export format from FCPRO to use for compression for web use?
Thanks,
Jeff

1. You can encode to WMV several ways, but Cleaner isn't one of them if you don't have the Flip4Mac component installed. The simplest method is IF you have a Windows system, connect your DV device via Firewire to your Mac and its analog outputs to your Windows machine. Use Microsoft's free Windows Media Encoder to encode footage from FCP to WMV in RT. Simple, clean, and waaaay faster then any Mac only method.
2. DV, DVCam, DVCPro and the other DV25 formats take up about 13.3gb per hour of footage.
3. Depends on your clients needs and requirements and what your definition of "best" is. All-in-all H.264 is the "best" quality but among the least compatible (for now). MPEG-1 has the "best" compatibility, but among the worst quality. Flash (.flv) or WMV is probably the "best" overall in terms of quality vs. compatibility.
-DH

How do I export FCP movie to a WMV format (Windows Media Player friendly)?

I am puzzled. How can I export FCP movie to a WMV format or Windows Media Player friendly?
Thanks in advance.

You need a third party app to do this... AVI is the only format that you can export from FCP that's windows media friendly... WMF's can be exported with flip4mac... http://www.flip4mac.com Probably the best of the apps...
Jerry

Working with WMV files in FCP 5 Timeline

I know Flip4Mac Studio Edition allows for importing and exporting into and out of FCP 5 in WMV format. What I'm not sure of, is can you do intensive editing on the WMV files in FCP 5 without any glitches. Will FCP run smoothly?
I am asking because I work at online company that will be receiving wmv files on its servers. This is a high volume workflow with an intense turnover rate. We are receiving hour long clips and re-editing them down to 2 minutes. There is no time to go through lengthy WMV to MOV conversions. We need to receive, edit, and output all in WMV.
Can FLip4Mac with FCP 5 edit an intense environment like this? Where everything is done in WMV? Or Is Flip4Mac primarily for converting WMV into MOV so that editing in FCP is done with MOV files, and then at the end exporting as WMV again.
Is FLip4Mac the only solution. Are there others? After recommending and praising Macs, I may be on thin ice if FLip4Mac isn't a sufficient workaround!!
Thanks Curtis

Saving a WMV as MOV in QuicktimePro is simply putting a MOV wrapper on the WMV so FCP will better handle it. It's a Save As not an export so there's no additional compression.
Ultimately you will have to render though, most likely because it's not one of the video formats natively handled by FCP (DV, DVCPro50, etc). It's not just the physical settings, the "video" codec itself must be supported. BTW if you were to edit in HDV you'd have to render too for output (to create new GOP structure in that case though).
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the advice, a few things though....
"Flip4Mac Player Pro allows you to edit WMV in FCP."
The problem is that I need to render when I import
WMV files into FCP, even though I have matched all of
the parameters in the sequence settings (ie. pixel
aspect ratio, frame rate, frame size, etc.)
I don't know for sure, but my understanding is I have
to render because there is no WM9 option under the
"compressor" parameter in the Sequence Settings.
Because of this it is impossible to import WMV files
without rendering even with FLip4Mac, because I have
it installed and can still export as a WMV file.
Have you discovered a way to import WMV files into
FCP without needing rendering? This is critical for
me because the environment I'm in doesn't allow for
long render times, as it will slow down the workflow
of the whole newsroom.
"I can also open WMV in QuicktimePro (with Flip4Mac)
and save the file as MOV. I find it works smoother
that way."
But doesn't it degrade the quality when you convert
to .MOV? And for me, going from WMV to MOV back to
WMV will result in degradations at each step won't
it?
Curtis

How can i use a wmv file in FCP ... urgent !!

Hello
I created a PowerPoint presentation (45 minutes with full animations recorded) (on my PC laptop) that I now have to add audio to.
I saved it as a video (of course, it's .wmv format) and was going to add the audio and adjust the bits in Final Cut, but it won't recognize the file.
Tried to use imovie to make a .mov , but same problems.
Is there a conversion software that I could use to convert the wmv to a FCP recognizable file?
Help needed quickly as this is for a promo dvd that i need for next week ... i thought i was going well ontrack until i hit this snag!
thanks muchly
Elizabeth

Thank you
Switch is just for audio, but i searched their home and found Prism, their video converter. It worked well and i've imported the .mov it created into fcp .... gonna take a few hours to render it, but it' seems like a go. Then I can work on syncing the audio clips to it.
after I posted the first, i thought that i could possibly just open the power point in my Mac's powerpoint, which it did. but when i exported that one as a video, the animations were out of sync , or not there, and the quality of the image wasn't good. ... so then i found prism (the free version) and used it.
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Elizabeth

FCP Project to .wmv file?

I have a FCP project that I have to export as a .wmv file. Can this be done?

It's Telestream converter for Windows Media. I have the HD studio version. It works out of FCP or Compressor. I was using Squeeze but they're using the new VC1 encoding instead of wm9. It caused some playback problems on our streaming server.

.wmv into FCP back to .wmv - best workflow with Flip4Mac?

Apologies if this has been asked before, can't find a specific answer to this.
My client has provided a .wmv (windows media video 9) source file that needs to be edited.
The client needs the final format to also be .wmv with the WMV9 codec.
I've downloaded and shelled out for Flip4Mac Studio, no problem playing the file in QT or FCP. Now, apart from being able to play, import and export to wmv, I assumed I would be able to also create a .wmv sequence in FCP, but not getting any wmv9 codec in my sequence settings.
Am I missing something? Or if it's not possible to create a wmv9 sequence, what's the best workflow?
Source file is 720x540 @ 25fps, bit rate 2303 kbps, audio is 44.1kHz
Thanks.
(PS Belated Happy Thanksgiving to all my pals over there in the US)

Thanks Jerry - believe me I wouldn't be working with this version if I didn't have to. It's for presentation within Windows Media Player ultimately so it will probably be OK if I can maintain most of the original quality.< </div>
Coming into Quicktime is an issue simply because they're different universes, but you know that.
You know what I'd do? I'd find some yutz with a PC and pay him/her to edit it on some Microsoft product. Instant in, instant out.
Short of that, converting the .wmv to something simple that will work in FCP is not going to give you any appreciable compression hit if it started out so small. Compressing again for .wmv v9.0 isn't going to improve anything but it shouldn't diminish either.
bogiesan

Can the exported video from FCP X play in WMV?

(1) Can the exported video from FCP X play in WMV?
(2) If not, can I convert with the help of Compressor 4 to make it to play in WMV?

No to both. You need third party software to create WMV. Telestream has tools for this.

Can't QuickLook FCP 7 Reference Movies, AVIs, WMVs

Greetings!
So. Before Mavericks, one could QuickLook at a FCP 7 reference movie. That functionality is now gone, as is the ability to QuickLook at an .AVI (sent to me by my client from time-to-time), and Windows Media (WMV) files (requested by my clients from time-to-time). Self-contained MOV files work OK.
Also: Quicktime used to open FCP 7 reference movies. This is no longer true.
Anyone there at Apple have any idea if you're working on a fix for this?
Thanks!
--Ant.

We typically use reference movies from FCP (so we don't have a ton of big self-contained files laying around), then compress them using other apps (MPEG Streamclip mainly, because it does such a great job). The source files of the FCP project (the source clips, that is) are varied: ProRes 422, XDCAM, H.264, etc. Those files play OK in QuickLook (and QuickTime), but the reference movies that refer to those files now do not play in QuickLook (or QT).
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