Quicktime 7.0.3 and FCP 4.5

Are there major issues with these two? I am on 10.3.9 OS
FCP has been acting a little weird since installing QT 7.0.3. It's harder to make exact cuts in the timeline among other issues.

Yes...there are major issues. Do not use QT 7, 10.3.9 and FCP 4.5. VERY FEW people have gotten it to work right. If you go to Tiger, QT 7 and FCP 4.5, you might have better luck (might) but best to stick with QT 6.5 with FCP 4.5.
A few peole might say "hey, but it works for me," but those people are dwarfed by that ones that it doesn't work for.
http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/newreadpost.cgi?forumid=8&postid=868910&pview=t#head

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Hiya everyone!
I've taken some work home from the macs at work, but can't open it on my PC.
Footage was captured in FCP on a mac at work, HDV quicktime .mov, but won't open in the newest quicktime, windows media player and more importantly in Adobe After Effects CS3 or Premiere Pro CS3 on my PC at home.
When I try opening the files in quicktime, the screen is white, but the audio plays. They don't open in windows media player at all. When I try to import them into Premiere, I get a message reading, "Error Message, Codec missing or unavailable". But they import into After Effects, except they only play as white...
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Movie FPS: 25.00
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Data Size: 69.53 MB
Data Rate: 28.10 mbits/sec
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Duration: 00:00:20.76
Normal size: 1920 x 1080
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I've been all through google, and the adobe and apple sites, and the best I could find is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7753066#7753066
and
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8159317&#8159317
My problem is almost identical to these 2...
No one in the whole world seems to have an answer...
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anyone interested in getting this solved???,... i would also like some help in importing m2t files from VLC player to HDV split where they can be read and edited. Thank you.
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Help with cs3 and fcp -from cs2 and fcp thread..

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I tried setting up the sequence to have H.264 compression but it refused to accept any imports.
I changed it back to NTSC DV Codec and it accepted to imports no prob.
Must all FCP projects use DV codec?
You cant tell them to use a different compression system?
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When I bring the Keynote clips into my FCP document, they look crunchy.
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Is that just temporary in the editing environment.
The video plays back pretty clean...
Can I get all the files to play back cleanly in FC as Im working on them?
Will the compression used in my sequence be ignored upon export to the Final Quicktime?
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Is there anyone out there using a JVC Hard Drive Camera and FCP. Would like to hear what you have to say about file types, conversion, etc. Was hoping for a quicker download, but converting is taking about as much time as download tape. Any suggestions?

I "might" be able to help.
I, too have a JVC hard drive camera. Not the same model as you, and not HD, but still the same idea. One big difference between our cameras is that your camera creates a "TOD" file, and mine creates an "MOD" file. The difference between the two may void my advice, but I doubt it.
I had similar problems converting to a file useable by FCP. I finally called JVC, and they told me to get "Capty MPEG Edit EX". I dropped the fifty bucks and it works great. A little slow, but it works. I still think it's better than capturing tape.
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VAR,
1. When you can spare another 5 min to solve your problem, instead of coming here and complaining about no one helped you (though Tom did offer a very direct response) you might take the time to read your DVDSP manual.
In it, you will discover that DVDSP is totally capable of converting quicktime movies to m2v and aif files. You have full control over all aspects of bitrate etc. Indeed, it is the same engine as in compressor. If you need an AC3 file, use A-Pack on the aif DVDSP will create.
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1. the people who hang out here and help out fellow users are not employees of Apple. If you want to complain about the software, a good place to do it is on the FCP feedback page This forum is to provide technical support.
2. The people who hang out here and help fellow users are not compensated. Their efforts are volunteer and no one is under any obligation to respond to you in any way. If you don't like the advice, I'm sure Apple techincal support would be glad to have a $199 conversation with you.
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You have a technical issue, post the details, For example, what have you tried to solve the problem? The intellectual resources here are quite amazing. I've not seem many posts go unresolved for lack of trying.
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I just finished upgrading 3 computers to OS 10.4.7 and FCP Studio, then installed all the obvious updates.
The first 2 computers, a G5 and G4, had no problems seeing and capturing video via FW.
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