Print to Tape/Export to Quicktime

I'm having problems printing my project to tape. It jumps to the middle of my project (as if that's the beginning) when exporting to Quicktime or trying to print to tape

Do you have in or out points marked in your Sequence somewhere?
With the Timeline as the active window, press Option and X to clear them.

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Publishing to DVD from FCP instead of printing to Tape

How would I be able to put my finished timeline to a DVD from FCP rather than print to tape? as I am new to FCP?

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Import > Video (locate your QT file)
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Print to tape problems-Get the audio but no video

I'm going from a QT file I brought into FCS and rendered, et al to tape. I'm able to get the audio track output but no video!
The QT original of my film was 720x486 NTSC 4:3 H.264 and is a .mov file format. Bringing this into FCS, FCS asks whether I want to automatically convert the thing to fit the specs offered in tape output - which, when I actually look in the dropdown for output settings, don't have a 720x486 but does have the usual 720 x 480. FCS chooses the 720 x 480. Ok, so fine. It converts the clip to 720 x 480 and playing back the rendered clip t 720 x 480 looks fine and saves to a QT file fine but when trying to get onto DV tape, the video won't print. I do know it's possible to get a print to tape of my film since a week or so ago, someone made a digibeta output of my film for me using FCS and it came out just fine (I didn't pay attention to what they were doing exactly and perhaps they did some magic that someone else here might be able to fill me in on...).
Anyway, I'm stuck - canNOT get the video track to output to tape. Any clues appreciated. I've been through the output setting module a million times, tried creating a new QT file original to work from, and have confirmed that the recorder works fine because other QT files we created worked fine - though they were 720x480. But shouldn't the conversion FCS does from 720x486 to 720x480 suffice????
Help!

H.264 isn't supported as an editing format in FCP... convert the files to a supported format. If it seems to be OK in playback in the Canvas, I'd suggest you export it as a QuickTime Conversion movie and choose DV as the format... reimport that and print to a DV deck/camera.
H.264 is a delivery format, not an editing format... resizing it probably hurt the picture too BTW... If it's really critical, then you should do the above to the source clips and re-edit, but choose ProRes as the codec, and keep it 720X486... no resize that way. Re edit in a ProRes sequence matching the frame rate and size. FCP will set it up for you when you drag to it just as it did before, but it will not resize in that case.
Jerry

Loosing audio when printing to tape.

I used FCE to edit my DV-material. It wasn't ever a problem.
I bought a HD-camera (Sony HDR-HC3) and edited a 40 minutes film from about 4 hours footage with FCE HD-3.0.
Editing is no problem. Making a DVD is O.K. But printing to tape is horrible. I loose parts of the music-tracks. Sometimes dropped frames etc. (And it takes a lot of time: about 4 hours to render!).
Many times I tried to print to tape. The problems exist every time in different places (except one place where the music always disappears).
I don't know how to loose this problem. I always mixdown audio, remove prefs etc. but till now no positiv result.
What to do?
G5-2x1.8 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi(Bonjour)!
If there is a song bought on iTune Music Store, you can't use this track.
Did you render an audio mixdown before export ?
Try a test version with just one minute of movie. (set in and out point in timeline and do the print to tape operation).
Try a print to tape from a cold start mac.
Drag your playhead around your sequence before printing (it's seem that this process load the cahe memory, at least in my own experience)
If the problem is still there, you can also do an audio track mix quicktime conversion export (aiff 16 bit) from your sequence, import it into a new sequence, open your previous edited one in editor (option clik), do uncheck audio A1 and A2 target, and drag the video content on V1 in the new sequence. Drag your exported audio on A1 A2.
Do a check for the synch of your movie.
Do not forget to do an audio mixdown before print to tape.
Does your hard drive is fragmented or full at more than 80% level?
Michel Boissonneault

Firewire failure when printing to tape with DSR-11

I have a problem printing to tape with bigger projects. I can't put out to tape more then around 20mins, then the either sound or sound and picture drop.
I have everything rendered and exported to a new, not-selfstanding final cut pro file (Quicktime export) and reimported and put in a new sequence. As I found out, this causes the least problems with complex sequences, sounds etc.
The problem might be related to a occasional image drop out while working on the timeline and watching on the external monitor (through firwire). After a while the connection fails and I have to switch from "all frames" to "none" and back in order to continue watching through the deck.
I checked all settings I know, could it be a hardware problem or a problem with the protocoll of the sony DSR-11 deck (I use DVCAM).
Thanks for your time !
klaus

Hello Klaus,
I also own and operate a Sony DSR-11 which has worked out just fine for me. However, I recently bought a new firewire cable to replace my 4-year old cable and discovered that you get what you pay for when it comes to cables. After a while the new cable would slip out of the back of the DSR-11 and I would lose my connection during editing and playback. As part of the troubleshooting process I replaced the firewire cable with a "better" one and no longer experience this problem. My only critisism of the DSR-11 is the smaller firewire connection instead of the larger one found on external firewire devices. Good luck.
Steve

Audio sync during print to tape

I have been trying to print a sequence to tape. The audio drifts gradually during the 37 min clip. It plays fine in FC but not once on tape. Audio settings are all 48k, time code is all drop frame. I exported the file to a self-contained Quicktime and reimported that to a sequence and then printed but it still drifted by then end. The footage is DVcam 60i, nothing too taxing. Im printing to DVcam. Im using a Dual Intel MacPro with Final Cut 6 and OSX 5.3. Im out of ideas, does this problem sound familiar to anyone?

I did finally get it to work. Here is what I did. Instead of making the sequence a self-contained Final Cut movie, which I thought would have worked (but didn't) I exported to Quicktime Conversion, choose the same compression (DV), then put the Quicktime file into a new project and Printed to Video. The audio stayed in sync for the whole 37 minutes. It is not a solution but a work around. I would still like to hear if anyone has a theory about this, or even a similar experience.

Exporting anamorphic quicktime

Hi,
I am editing in FCP 4.5. The video was shot wide-screen 16:9. I captured correctly (I assume). My sequence settings are NTCS-CCIR 601/DV, 720x480. Anamorphic box is checked. Everything looks good - correct proportions.
But how do I export to QuickTime properly? I tried it with the Anamorphic box checked and un-checked. Both times the resulting QT was squeezed into a box. People were distorted (stretched) and the wide screen was lost. Please advise. I read the HELP section, but perhaps didn't understand it.
thanks,
Eve

I have temp music in the video now. i'm making the DVD so the client has a copy to look at (they asked for it, so why not), while the composer is working. BTW: the QT i make i really a "self-contained FCP movie") if that helps in your advice.
PS - I have the same problem when exporting a freeze frame (still frame) from FCP to use for whatever purposes...the widescreen gets squished. Tips?
I fully admit that even after reading the posts and info about 16:9, i don't understand it really, so i'd settle for just knowing the proper settings to export...i'll probably have the same problem when i print to tape (mini DV) at the END END of the project. So i'd better get on top of it now.
Many thanks for helping me with this issue. i feel a bit dense about this.
best,
Eve

HVX200 Won't Print To Tape

I'm running FCP 5.1.3 on a MacBook Pro 17" with 2GB memory - my camera is HVX200. All went perfectly during shoot & edit. Now I can't print to tape.
I followed the helpful posts on hooking up cameras via firewire and got the camera to go as far as showing a still-image (from the canvas) on the LCD. This image changes whenever I stop the timeline (shows whatever frame I've got the timeline on but it doesn't move - the images are still-images only) The audio comes through - and records - perfectly. Camera won't record any images but records audio. The camera is set to MCR/VCR setting, using tape as media.
I removed the FCP preferences. I have Quicktime 7 installed. (Removed all receipts from QT.) I used disk utility to repair permissions.
My reason for print to tape: I have cinema screenings planned and want to project the film from a miniDV source instead of DVD because I think the quality (and reliability) would be better. [Any notes on this concept of mine would also be appreciated.]
By the way, as a test, I hooked the camera up to my PowerBook G4 with FC Express HD and the camera works perfectly as output device. I can print to tape there no problem. But the old computer can't run FCP 5.1.3 which is what I cut my movie on.
I cut the movie without the use of output device just the hard drives, my computer, and an Apple Cinema HD display. I have output successfully to DVD Studio Pro using Compressor.
MacBook Pro 17" Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB Memory

Your cam settings HAVE to match your sequence
settings.
If you have the cam set to anything native, as in
24pn or 30pn, nothing will stream over firewire.
You haven't indicated either settings: cam or FCP
Need to know that.
Thanks for your reply... I'm getting closer to figuring it out. (I'm experimenting with camera settings now...)
I recorded the movie in 720 24pn. Does this mean I can't stream over DV - can't use the hvx200 as print-to-tape device?
My objective is to get image quality that will hold up when it's blown up to movie cinema screen size - the DVDs seem to show their compression when the image is big. Any suggestions on getting movie-house quality?
Thanks!

Export to quicktime=photoshop logos have rough edges

I work @ a TV station and we are switching to a tapeless format for getting finished promos from my department to the department who plays the promos spots on the air.
I use FCP 4.5. here is the issue
Our station logo goes in the bottom right corner of the screen on all of the spots I make. When I dub these to tape it looks perfect and smooth. When I export to quicktime (720 x 486, self contained movie compressor=none) the edges of the station logos become jagged, and blocky/pixilated. Does anyone have any idea what I might do to fix this problem? I have tried multiple ways of exporting but can't seem to get it to work. The logos are all Photoshop files.The machine the spot has to play on @ the other end of the FTP is a windows system using video2dv software.

when i export, i use quicktime conversion, compression=none, size=NTSC 720x486
and sometimes i try compression type uncompressed 10bit.
The files that look bad are photoshop files with clear backgrounds super imposed onto video backplates.
I am not well versed in all of the technical lingo involving codecs.
I capture via AJA composite 10bit. It always looks flawless going to tape, i am using NTSC monitors to view everything, it even looks good when I open the exported quicktime file before I upload to the FTP server.

Font color changes when exporting to quicktime

Hi,
I'm creating some animated text via LiveType; importing into FCE; and then exporting either as mpeg-4 (for youtube) or directly as a quicktime movie (to see supposedly the best video).
The font colors look the same between LiveType and FCE; however, when I export to quicktime (as a quicktime movie) or to mpeg-4 (h.264 encoder), the font colors look washed out. Both the .mov and .mp4 look about the same. So, I went back to LiveType and cranked up the intensity of these colors (looking pretty saturated in LiveType and FCE). When I repeat the export, the colors are still washed out compared to what I see in FCE and LiveType; but they are now probably acceptable in quicktime and web viewing.
Is anything thing I can do to make the font colors more consistent between FCE and an exported quicktime or mpeg-4 file? Can anyone suggest another converter that might be better at preserving font color? I've tried plain mpeg-4; h.264; etc.
tia.

Thanks for the reply. It was created using Apple Pages. I tried exporting to PDF in two different ways, both with the same result.
1. Within Apple Pages, one can click File > Export > PDF
2. The other option is to click Print > PDF > Save as PDF
I also tried this second method with Microsoft Word, and again the color was altered. Any suggestions that you can provide to resolve this issue will be very helpful.

Timecode in "Print To Tape" not matching

Hi,
Due to some specs I have my timeline's timecode set to start at 00:58:20:00 and did this via the user preferences. However when I go to "print to tape" the timecode (on the tape itself) reverts to 00:00:00:00. How can I "print to tape" AND have the timecode of the DVCAM match my timeline's code?
Thanks!

Yup Jerry, that is how I do it:
TC to DSR-11
Since FCP 4 we have been unable to stripe a new TC such as 00:58:00:00 or 01:58:00:00 to a DVCAM tape with the DSR-11. NO MORE!! I think I found a solution.
Get SimpleVideoOut from the Apple (its free):
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/SimpleVideoOut/SimpleVideoOut.html
Then create a QT Movie in FCP or Xpress Pro from a sequence which has the starting TC you want on the tape. I just tried it with 00:58:00:00. In the timeline, I just put Bars & Tone for 90 seconds and a black slug for 45 (to take me over 01:00:00:00). You could create a sequence with whatever combination you wanted with the TC set to start at whatever timecode you need for your choice. But the Timeline TC MUST be set to your desired starting code. The exported QT file will have this TC in it.
Then load this DV QT movie into SimpleVideoOut (having selecting Firewire / Apple Firewire PAL or NTSC when you open the app).
Now load a fresh DVCAM tape and set your DSR-11 to:
REC MODE = DVCAM
DV IN TC = EXTERNAL
(Have the TC display turned on for this first test so you can verify it has worked.)
Then just hold the REC and PLAY buttons together on the DSR-11 and press play in the SimpleVideoOut app and the new TC will be recorded to your DVCAM tape. Hey presto you are now able to stripe a tape with what ever timecode you want using a DSR-11.
Remember to turn 'DV IN TC' back to INTERNAL on the DSR-11 when you come to record your edit to tape.
The problem with the DSR-11 is that it is not the best deck and starting recording at the exact TC, but playing with the pre-rolls should eventually get it spot on. I have had some success with FCP's 'Edit to Tape' and very good results with Avid Xpress Pro after a few tweaks.
Also, if you just had a black QT file, you can change the starting TC to suite the tape; i.e. 00:58:00:00 or 02:58:00:00 etc without going back into FCP or Xpress Pro and rendering out another QT. To do this, just use Sebsky Tools to alter the starting TC of the file.
http://www.dharmafilm.com/sebskytools/
Shane

Export using QuickTime...

Hello,
I recently started my second video project for my family which is converting Video8 and Hi8 tapes to digital video and had a few questions regarding "Export using QuickTime".
I utilize a Digital8 camcorder to play my analog Video8 and Hi8 tapes with a DV FireWire cable so the camera does the analog to DV conversion when importing into iMovie 09. Next, I utilize the MPEG Streamclip to do the DV clip conversion using 720 x 480 (DV-NTSC) frame size settings and apply contrast & color alternations. Lastly, I import the new .mov clips into iMovie, create a new project, do some trimming and now ready to export.
Question: I don't plan to share to iTunes, iDVD, Media Browser, YouTube or MobileMe Gallery however I would like to export and put the video on a media center device. That leaves me with "Export with Quicktime" however there are quite a few export options, for example:
Movie to AVI
Movie to DV Stream
Movie to QuickTime Movie
Which export option is best to use in terms of no loss of video and audio?
Also, there is additional settings, Options button, to configure video settings (compression, frame rate, data rate, quality, dimensions) and sound settings (format, channels and sample rate & size). Are these settings or defaults good to go out-of-the-box or do I need to tweak?
Any experiences or recommendations on export options and video and sound settings would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave

"DV will import just fine into iMovie 09 however when you render or export, iMovie uses 'single field processing' meaning every other horizontal line of the video is thrown out. In effect, reduces the sharpness of the footage. By using MPEG Streamclip, I am converting it into another format and then importing it back into iMovie."
I'm aware of the problem and I'm very curious about your solution. How exactly do you avoid the field drop issue? I thought you said you went from DV back to DV, which I thought would not have any effect on the field issue. Most other reports of working around the issue involve de-interlacing with, eg. JES Deinterlacer.
"Format: H.264, 640 x 480, Millions
Format: AAC, 2 channels, 44100 Hz
FPS: 29.97"
These are the AppleTV export defaults I guess? You could accomplish the same thing by an export via Quicktime, and then you'll get more control. IMHO, Apple's presets were chosen to produce "pretty good" quality at small file sizes. That's certainly a reasonable approach and they probably made a very well calculated compromise. But my preference is to sacrifice time and disk space to eke out a bit more image quality if I can.
Either way, these settings are very close to what I would use anyway, if your original video is 640 x 480. I thought my SD camcorder gave a bit more resolution before it croaked. Sorry I can't check it right now. Just be sure you're not losing resolution in the process. You could also bump the audio to 48 kHz if the input audio is at that sample rate. In the QT export, the other thing you can adjust is quality level; the default for AppleTV is probably "Good" or "Better" and single pass compression. Choosing "Best" multi-pass compression will take longer and give you a bigger file. You'll have to judge whether it's worth it. And just because you can see things on your monitor doesn't mean you'll see it on your TV - you have to test.
It's frustrating, but there really is no right answer to all this stuff, because the choices you make depend on your source and your display, and everything in between.

Audio out of sync after exporting into Quicktime using current settings.

Quicktime file has audio out of sync when I export to quicktime movie using current settings.
Ok for about the first few minutes then, out of sync after about 10 minutes.
I shot the footage on tape with my Sony HVR-Z7u.
My Sequence setting is the same as the format of the footage as shown below.
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD 1440x1080
Editing Time base: 23.98
Quicktime video settings: Compressor: HDV 1080p24
Audio Settings: Rate 48 KHz
Depth: 16bit
Clip format:
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD 1440x1080
Vid Rate: 23.98
Compressor: HDV 1080p24
Audio Rate 48 KHz
Audio Format: 16bit

I recently moved and both of my editing machines were unplugged for a couple of days until I could get them set up. After turning them back on, the problem had disappeared. Perhaps leaving the system unplugged had allowed some of the internal components to reset? That's the only thing I can think of. At any rate, the issue is gone.

Text not viewable in TL playback but in Print to tape on empty TL place

Many thanks for reading my problem.I have finished my film on FCP4.5 on 1 GB RAM, 10.3.5 and QT pro 6.5.2 on 2 GHz PMac. All is well when I view text clips from the TL on a broadcast monitor thru a DSR-45 SONY recorder. However when I have taken a print to tape of the entire sequence and now when I play the tape then at the place where certainly the text clip has gone or faded to black( used the Fade in fade out transition) then I can still see a light impression of the text i.e immediately when the text clip ends with the transition I have used black(slug) for 10 seconds and the text is visible there with a slight impression. I thought that this is a VTR problem changed it but the same problem persists. The irony is that the problem does not shows when I simply view the clip on the TL playback. Have also changed the monitor.What should I do to take a Final print as now the project is finished but I am stuck at this stage. I also did a an export of the entire sequence in DV PAL then reimported it back in another project the problem was again coming up in the print but not in the TL playback.
Please please suggest where I could be wrong at.Is it problem of the Hard Disk as I am using an Internal HDD for media acquisition.
Bye and warm regards to all the members.

Don't use the fade in/fade out transition for this. Just use the cross dissolve and see of that works.
This is the Final Cut Express forum, by the way.

When sending sequence to DVD or Print To Tape, resulting video is terrible. Audio OK. Canvas playback is fine, but external video bad. First time this has happened.

I've tried making a DVD via DVD SP, also Print To Tape and the results are inferior video. Audio is OK. Everything plays back fine in canvas. But external video results very low quality. First time I've had this happen and I've looked through all the settings I can find -- no clue as to what may be happening here. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I'm working with FCP 7. The resulting video, exported either to DVD SP or via Print To Tape, is poor. This is an HD sequence, converted to DV. I've done this many times before with fine results. What I'm currently seeing is not from the conversion. Are there are any settings/prefs that might be at fault?

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