QT conversion in FCE4

Hi,
Being very simplistic here. Taking a QT file and wanting to work with it in FCE3.5HD. Sending it thru conversion as a DV stream, I get picture but no sound. I am assuming there is not a way to do this and instead need mpeg streamclip or something of that nature???
Many thanks,
PC

Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately, the media this camera shoots has a format completely uneditable by FCE in its current state. The best thing to do would be to convert it first. I'd recommend using the free [MPEG Streamclip|http://www.squared5.com> to do the conversion.
Open the clips up in Streamclip, then go to +File > Export to Quicktime (Cmd-E)+ and choose the following settings:
*Compression: Apple DV/DVCPRO - NTSC*
*Quality: 100%*
*Frame Size: 720x480*
*Frame Rate: 29.97*
*Sound: Uncompressed Stereo 48kHz*
As you can tell, this is altering the frame size and frame rate because it is by no means anything relating to a standard format, so don't expect quality to be that of the original. You can then use this file in a DV - NTSC sequence within FCE without the need for rendering. This is assuming you want to be editing in NTSC, if you want PAL just say so and I can adjust the settings. I have no idea what the quality will look like, but it's worth a try.
Hope this helps,
Sasha
P.S. This will only help if there was originally audio when you play the clip in QT Player before conversion. If it has no audio before conversion, it's not going to have it afterwards.
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Resolution
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I wanted to a make a DVD. I reckon using iDVD is the most convenient since it is free with my iMac purchase ...
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David Harbsmeier wrote:
The QuickTime Movie option will produce an exact copy of your Sequence. You can choose to make the movie self-contained or a reference movie if you're short on space.
The QuickTime Conversion method is for when you need to compress the video for other forms of delivery (web, iPhone, etc).
-DH
Thanks David for the info ...

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