Quicktime Export Issue

On my MacPro have a sequence shot in 720p60 with an HVX200 and when I try to "Export using Quicktime Conversion" and converting to H.264 at 50% (ie. 640x360) the resulting quicktime file is 960x720? I can startup my MacPro in target firewire mode and use my G4 powerbook to perform the same operation using the same files and it works properly. Is this an issue with the Intel version of Final Cut. Anyone have any idea what is going on here?

just created a 720p60 sequence, exported it using qt conversion to h.264 at 640x360 and the resulting movie is ........ perfect. (or at least, an h.264 movie at 640x360)
I tested this with FCP5.1.2 running on an intel MBP

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Hi,
I've been a mac user since 2001 and for that entire time I have had the following issue.
Any supported movie that I've wanted to export (now 'share' in QTX) to another format or convert to iPhone/iPod/Apple TV in iTunes has ALWAYS produced a movie that has a white screen but full sound. This is over a period as long as I can remember and various iterations of OS X, Quicktime and iTunes.
Can someone please tell me if this system-wide functionality is actually meant to work or is just there to take up menu space? Please, it's driving me insane!
P.S. I just clean installed both my systems to 10.6.1 and the issue is still there.
Rowan

Do a "test" on your QuickTime Pro exports (or use QuickTime X just for fun) on any HD video found at the http://apple.com/trailers Site.
Most YouTube files are .flv formats. Do you have http://perian.org installed to assist the export?
I won't even comment on "ripped" DVD's.

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Hi there,
I've been web searching, but not found any successful answer to the problem of light Quicktime exports... i.e. when I export my sequence and then look at the resulting QT file everything has gone milky.... all too light...
Apparently this is an internal problem with the conversion to QT
My flow is this:
Macbook Pro OS X 10.6.8 which is running FCP6
Exporting footage sequence from the timeline directly to a QT file.
I use QT conversion.
.h264 codec
Data rate is restricted to 5000 so that it's ready for Vimeo - this auto sets it to high quality
1280x720 HD 16:9 frame
Is there a solution to this?
I have seen various suggestions of things, but nothing seems concrete or very sure.....
Will using sequence settings to render in RGB / YUV or YUV high quality make any difference to things? How do I know which of these to use?
Many thanks for your help,
Dan

Hi David,
Thanks for the swift response!
Wow, there's definitely a good improvement in colour matching with the 'enable fcs color compatability' option ticked so many thanks for that...
But, there still seems to be a major discrpency between what I am watching from my rendered timeline and the export version.....
Any other ideas?
I just did a few tests including another suggestion I saw of using an adjustment of the Coloursync and switched it from photos to gfx, but that made no discernable differnce to the export..
I do find the issue is more notoiceable if I have done any colour adjustment using the inbuilt FCP effects options such as the 3 way correcter...
Thanks for your help,
Dan

Quicktime Export causing Out of Sync Audio?

I'm trying to export a self contained Quicktime movie from my timeline, and every time I try, the audio ends up being out of sync. What am I doing wrong?
The audio is set to just the defaults, 16 bit, 48khz.
Sequence settings: HDV1080p30
When I bring the final exported movie back into FCP, it plays out of sync.
Exporting through the Share feature to bluRay resulted in perfect sync audio, so I'm at a loss as to why this isn't working.
Please help!

Allright, since nobody out there seems to have the answer - I'm going to share what I discovered so that the next person will actually get an answer without having to spend hours and hours finding it in other forums. Here goes:
Problem: Audio plays in sync on the timeline, an export from the timeline through Share to bluRay results in correctly synced audio; but a Quicktime Export with current settings results in a final movie where audio is out of sync with the video.
Solutions: I found two solutions to this problem:
1- When exporting to Quicktime Movie, check "recompress all frames". This solution had mixed reviews, with lots of people saying you should never do this, as it will reduce the quality of your final output; while others said the reduction in quality was not noticeable to the naked eye. I guess you can try it and be the judge.
2- In your sequence settings, change the compression setting to Apple Pro Res. This is the setting I decided to go with, as I'm currently awaiting the 10 hour render.
I did do a quick and dirty test on the ProRes option, where it appeared to work. Since the audio is correctly synced in the beginning of the video and then slowly falls out of sync (obviously the 30p to 29.97 problem), I had to run a test using my entire sequence. If you run a test on a 2 minute sequence, it will appear to be correct, because it is a slow falling out of sync issue - the problems occur later in your project (just fyi). Here is what I did (in case you want to try it on your project):
I created a new sequence and then changed the compression setting from HDV1080-30p to Apple Pro Res 422. I dragged my sequences into this sequence (so they were nested). I unlinked the audio and then selected about a 20 second area from about 3/4 of the way through the project. I sliced this section and then removed all the video before and after (so it would speed up render time and only render black, but I would still be able to see if the audio synced up later - I hope that makes sense - this made my export time only 12 minutes). After it exported, I reimported the movie, found the little 20 second area, and it was correctly synced. So, now I am exporting the whole thing. I sincerely hope this works. I don't have lots of 10 hour blocks just lyin' around!
Since my audio issue was most likely due to the fact that I captured and edited in 1080 30p, I believe it must be a bug in FCP that exports the Quicktime movie in 29.97 regardless of whatever your sequence settings are (believe me, I tried to change it to 1080-30p and it didn't work). That is why I think the Apple Pro Res option works, but it involves a total re-render of your project. This is also why I believe it plays fine in the timeline, because my timeline was set to 30p. Again, I also believe that is why my export to BluRay through Share resulted in correctly synced audio - the bluRay export I believe uses the Pro Res codec (which, by the way, took 19 hours).
Wish Apple would fix this bug.
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Quicktime Export Does Not Play Music

I am having problems with the Quicktime export function of iPhoto not exporting the background music with the pictures. The old quick time files with the music in them seem to be playing fine in quicktime, so it isn't a quicktime issue. The music plays fine with the slide show, so I wonder why this problem.
Help is appreciated. I am using 5.0.4 version of iPhoto.

If anyone reads these posts and is experiencing these problems I think I have a solution! I spoke to Apple today and they are aware of the problema and are working on a solution. In the mean time they have a work-around and it works!! The problem centers on importing music that is not in MP3 format in some instances. So the easy explanation, or fix, is to reformat any troublesome music selections as MP3. The trick is how to do this if you are using iTunes. This is how I went about it:
First I had to set iTunes to become MP3 friendly. I learned to do this from a post in the iTunes discussions (thanks to Peter Miller!)
1. open iTunes.
2. select iTunes preferences.
3. go to "Advanced".
4. select "Importing".
5. In the drop-down menu for "Import Using" select "MP3 Encoder"
6. Select files in iTunes Library which are not MP3
7. In the "Advanced" menu select "Convert selection to MP3"
Steps #6 and #7 were not adequate to convert my clips to MP3, however, so I had to take a couple of additional steps.
1. Create a folder on the desktop - I labeled mine "Slideshow Music"
2. Drage your music from iTunes to your new folder. You'll have to trash the original copies eventually, but I'd wait until you're sure the conversion to MP3 works to do so.
3. Use a utility to convert the files to MP3. I used one called iLoveMP3 that I found on the internet. It worked perfectly. I also found a commercial program called Sound Grinder but didn't try it.
4. Once you convert your music to MP3, discard the copies in your "Slideshow Music" folder that are not MP3.
5. Discard the copies of your music in iTunes before re-importing your MP3 copies of the same music.
6. FINALLY! Drag your new MP3 copies of your music in to iTunes. They are now copied as MP3 and will work in your slideshow!
I know it is a lot of work, but if you keep the iTunes settings as they are now, and all NEW music is imported as MP3, I think future music usage in slideshows should be a little easier.

Quicktime Export - Double Speed

I have had more problems with Quicktime Export ever since upgrading to Snow Leopard. My usual way of doing things is to edit my movie, then export to +Quicktime Movie+ using the same format (ie not +Quicktime Conversion+...). However, every time I export that way, my movie is running at 200%, while the audio is running at regular speed. Anyone else having this issue? Anyone know how to fix it?
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Quicktime export contains random grey frames

Lately, doing a straight Quicktime export (not Quicktime conversion) is resulting in movies with random grey frames in them, lasting about 12 frames or so each. This is HD footage, shot on the Panasonic DVX-100. This only seems to happen when exporting certain sequences, but I haven't been able to establish a pattern as to why it's happening on certain exports but not on others. It's all footage shot, ingested, and edited on sequences with the same exact settings.
It's only been happening since upgrading to QT 7.5, but the other computer in the office also upgraded, and it hasn't encountered this problem, and can export the same sequences I'm having problems with just fine.
Has anyone else experienced this, or offer a solution?

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This is a Final Cut issue. If it were only a drive/scsi issue the errors would also be there in the animation codec as well. The bad frames ONLY occur when doing a quicktime export [DVCPRO HD 720](referenced, render all frames, and self contained). I'm not dismissing the fact that there very well may be a drive causing problems (G-SPEED XL12).
The bad frames do not occur any other time. I render plenty of things in the exact same codec over the network to the raid from AE and Motion and never ever have a problem.
One thing I am doing differently now is long form projects. The projects having issues are a one hour show and a two hour+ show. I don't have this problem with commercials or other small packages. It also doesn't matter if it's a random 10 sec section exported or the whole program.
This is what I'm working with:
HVX200 and other mixed footage
FCP and QT last updated in early july (no internet connection)
G-SPEED XL12
Fibre channel to one station that also acts as a file server
gigabit to one station from the file server
trunked gigabit to another station from the server (seperate NIC)
All three stations exhibit the same problem including the station connected via Fibre Channel
Other people are having the same problem as I've found by searching. The earliest report of this specific issue I've found so far was stated around Jan of this year. But there are more reports from this summer.

Bizzare export issue

Here is a very weird export issue. Windows XP.
Project is set at h264 1920x1080 mono audio 29.97 fps
I have 30 shots that make up the sequence. Each shot is exactly 90 frames. I exported each sequence at h264 1920x1080 with one channel of audio. The first shot exports just fine and is 5 MB. The second shot exports at 10 MB. The third is 15 MB, the tenth shot is 50MB. But the picture is still 90 frames for each shot. BUT, when I export without audio each exported file is just 5 MB. If I look at the properties of each clip the duration of the video and audio is just 90 frames. If I open one of these clips in QuickTime Pro and re-export it as source then the files size goes back to 5 MB; same video, same audio yet with the correct file size.
Anyone seen this before?
Is there a setting that could be incorrect?
-cablet

Weird, man. Not sure what might cause that.

Exporting issue

Long time lurker first time poster. You guys have solved almost every problem I've ever had with FCP. I've been searching for an exact answer and honestly I'm sick so I don't feel like reading through a ton of close answers to find exactly what I need. Here's what's going on.
The company I work for has been filming in 16:9 for a while now but has been still editing and exporting in 4:3. We decided recently to change everything to 16:9. We are filming on a XL2 in 24p 16:9. Editing on various machines but using FCP 5.1.4. Having issues exporting. None of us have had training we just learned by doing and I want to check what I've done and see if I'm missing something.
My process:
Import with DV NTSC 48hz Anamorphic
Sequence setting is 720x480 NTSC DV (3:2), Anamorphic is checked.
I edit as normal and have always exported as a Quicktime move in the past, would like to keep doing this. So now when I am exporting, tried current settings and it came out 4:3, tried the DV NTSC Anamorphic and it came out 4:3. But when I export using compressor I get 16:9 no problem. If it was just me doing the work I wouldn't care but I have people I work for that can't figure out compressor and I want to try and keep what they are use to for my sanity.
Anyone have any ideas as to why everything exports to 4:3 directly from FCP when I tell it not to?

Perhaps this will help. Here's a brief description of the two output formats:
DV NTSC
720x480 pixels
10:11 (0.9090) pixel aspect ratio
resulting picture size 4:3
DV NTSC anamorphic
720x480
40:33 (1.2121) pixel aspect ratio
resulting picture size 16:9
As you can see, both types of video have the +same resolution+. The only difference between the two formats is the pixel aspect ratio. Pixels on your computer monitor are square (1:1 pixel aspect ratio). A square 720x480 video actually has a 3:2 picture size (720/480 = 1.5). In a square world, a 4:3 picture would actually have a 640x480 size, and a 16:9 picture would have a 853x480 size.
When you play a movie on your computer, QuickTime can see that the file is 4:3 or 16:9 or whatever and compensate for that on your square-pixeled monitor. For 4:3 it will horizontally squish the video. For 16:9, it will horizontally stretch the video. To demonstrate this, click the oval at the top of your canvas window in Final Cut Pro where you select your view size %, and at the bottom of that pull-down menu, check and uncheck "correct for aspect ratio". It will squish and unsquish the video horizontally.
Your files are probably compressing and outputing properly as 720x480 from your quicktime export, but are just not being 'stretched' properly in QuickTime playback. You can open the movie in QT, as Nick suggested, change the display settings, and save the movie again. From there, the movie should display properly
All of this depends on what your delivery format is. If you're going back to DV tape, I would leave it DV NTSC anamorphic, and ignore what you see in quicktime. If you're going to post on youtube, or deliver the file by computer, I'd recommend recompressing as a square pixel movie.
Read about pixel aspect ratios here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelaspectratio
Also, read QuickTime Player Help topic on "Saving a Movie with Specific Playback Settings". If you change the default playback settings and then save the file, it should play back properly.

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Geoffrey
Welcome to Discussions.
I think the problem you are running into is that the QT slideshow movie is not a true movie. It contains photo files, timing info and an audio track. It is not built on individual video "frames".
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http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@@.3bbdbd29

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Currently I need to deliver 6 Channels of 5.1 audio mixed needs to be paralled with film and add Closed Caption and export as QT (Pro Res 422(HQ) with 6 Channels of Audio).
When I Try to export from Premiere Pro CC, I was asked combine 1+2, 3+4, 5+6 and when I export get 7 Channels with 3 stereo pairs.
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Attached screenshot for reference.

I know this thread is old but I figured I'd answer anyway if anyone comes across this post with the same question.
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It doesn't bother giving you the option for a 6 channel QT file because it is the same as 5.1.
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