Problems in Exporting in FCEx HD using Quicktime Conversion

I am currently editing video footage for web delivery using Final Cut Express HD and am having problems with the export using Quicktime conversion. When exporting to a Quicktime movie, there are no problems with the export. When exporting to MPEG-4 using Quicktime conversions, the audio is fine but the video image is very choppy and quality is significantly reduced. Is there a filter I need to apply to enhance the video for MPEG-4? Are there specific settings that work best with MPEG-4 in H.264?
Thanks for the help

MPEG-4 export only works in specific frame sizes. The greater the image size the higher the data rate you'll have to use to produce a good quality image. The quality of the compression is going to be to a substantial degree dependent on the quality of the original recording and the original compression.
YouTube uses Flash video for delivery BTW, not MPEG-4.

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I am trying to export a 41-minute long video so that I can post it online. It is in 16:9 HDV Widescreen format, and the computer I am using is an iMac G5 2.1Ghz PowerPC with 2.5GB of RAM. I've been having the following issues so far:
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2. When exporting using Quicktime Conversion to being an actual Quicktime file (.mov), it starts but then it stops at 7% and the "Estimated Time" increases from "about 2 minutes", to "about 5 hours"...and then THAT increases a few minutes later to "about 7 hours". I've already increased my memory to 2.5GB (which unfortunately is the most amount that my computer can fit).
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Hi,
I have the same problem and I can't believe Apple did not think about that. Each time I'm doing a 16:9 movie, it doesn't work with QuickTime conversion.
Read this site, it might help you. I'm gonna try the solution they're talking about.
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1) this is the final cut express forum not the pro.
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Erik:
quite often during render I get the error messages "The specific file is in use by another application"
Check this Apple doc:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302790
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I think the Folks @ YouTube can help you with this:
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?&answer=1297408
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In QuickTime Pro, select File > Export > Export: Movie to QuickTime Movie > Options
Alter your video encoding
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Compression Type: H.264
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Data Rate: Automatic
Key Frames: Automatic
Frame Reordering: Unchecked
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Format: AAC
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Some particularly processor intensive formats could conceivably have a short delay before something starts to happen.
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Self contained with current settings is the workflow that I always use. The resulting "master" file is brought into Compressor to make the deliverables. This also frees up FCP and lets me continue editing while compression runs in the background.

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I googled 'flip4mac final cut plugin' and it said:
Final Cut Pro: Flip4Mac MXF components may cause unexpected quit
Issue or symptom
With more than one Flip4Mac component installed, Final Cut Pro may unexpectedly quit when you open it in Mac OS X 10.4.10.
Products affected
Final Cut Pro
Mac OS X 10.4.10
Flip4Mac MXF components
Solution
Delete or temporarily remove the following items:
Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/Flip4Mac Editcam Plugin.bundle
Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/Flip4Mac XDCAM Plugin.bundle
Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/Flip4Mac Profile Plugin.bundle
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Library/Preference Panes/Flip4Mac XDCAM.prefPane
Library/Preference Panes/Flip4Mac Profile.prefPane
Library/Frameworks/Flip4MacPro.framework
Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac Editcam.component
Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac XDCAM.component
Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac Flip4Mac Profile.component
Is this relevant to my problem?
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Hi,
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I got no audio on the DVD when I exported from FCE using the Quicktime Movie setting. I finally determined it was because my audio was at 44.1k Hz. I upsampled to 48k and there was sound on the final DVD. This is not normally a problem when input comes from a camera, but if you are doing a DVD of a Keynote presentation and adding separate sound to it from a CD, this becomes a problem.
Certainly no more than a little annoying that there's nothing said during the FCE export that this audio won't be exported. It's just not there.

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Total Number Of Cores:          8
L2 Cache (per processor):          12 MB
Memory:          12 GB
Bus Speed:          1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system):          1.25f4
Serial Number (system):          G88111W5XYL
Hardware UUID:          99E22DCE-A768-5AD0-9134-7316FF147D0D

What are the properties of your source clips for your project? Click on the source clip in the FCP browser, and once selected type Command + 9 to see the properties of the clip. Either report those properties, or take a screen shot of the Item Properties and post it here.
What are your sequence settings?
Click anywhere on the timeline, and type Command + 0 {zero}, then either report them or take a screen shot of your sequence settings and post it here.
Have you tried restarting your system?
Have you tried trashing your Final Cut Pro preferences?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491
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When you converted the original files via MPEG Streamclip, what did you convert them to?
Have you tried trashing your preferences in FCP? Trashing FCP prefs is usually the first step when FCP is performing strangely.
Download Preference Manager from Digital Rebellion (free) at:
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
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