Why doesn't Logic Pro properly export my QuickTime Movies?

I started submitting bug reports and posting to the Logic discussion forum about this six months ago. The Art of Sound suggested I post here, so here's my issue:
I never had this problem in Logic 9 and have no idea why it should be a problem now with 10.0.4 through 10.0.7. I create a ProRes QuickTime with Final Cut Pro X. I check the movie, and it's fine. I open it in LPX, import the audio (I've also tried "extracting" it). I do something simple (and not time-altering) like normalize the audio and add a limiter, then Movie/Export Audio to Movie . Not only is the audio in the new QuickTime consistently a frame or two out-of-sync with the picture, but the new movie also has some duplicate frames, making the new QuickTime longer than the original and progressivlely more out-of-sync. The duplicate frames seem to consistently start occuring about 43 seconds into each QuickTime I've tried in LPX. There is still no problem doing this same process in Logic 9, and I never had that issue doing this kind of thing with Soundtrack (sure wish they'd bring that back!). I'm using all the latest software updates on a 2012 3.4 GHz iMac w/ 16GB RAM (the most you could get at the time without a prescription).
Any ideas, anybody?

Jim, I just also tried the Export all tracks as audio files command with Normalize on, and it turns out that the separate audio files are treated as one big file as far as normalization is concerned: if the loudest file peaks at, say, -1.8 dB, all files will get 1.8 dB of gain added. They are not individually normalized, which is what the OP is after. While this "mix normalize" is handy to maintain the amplitudinal balance between the tracks (I first thought this was a bug, I now see this is probably by design), in the specific case of the OP this is not what he needs. Also the manual does not explain that this is what happens. Would have saved the OP some time if it had...
So, rbdavis, you can submit a feature request: a Normalize files individually checkbox in the Export all tracks... dialog.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/logicpro.html

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Hi!
I'm running into problems when exporting a quicktime movie from Logic Pro X with a cue. The weird thing is, on my computer, the exported video plays back properly (outside of logic) with the music, and everything is fine and well – but when I send that file to the director, there is no music in it!! On her computer it only has the films SFX track. I saw other threads about trouble actually getting the audio to export, but I think I'm doing that fine.
Here's what I've been doing:
Bounce all music together with the film's audio track, so that ALL the audio is on one track.
Click export audio to movie, select the track.
Am I missing something? This is super weird.
I'm using Logic Pro X, on Yosemite 10.10.1
Thanks in advance!
Mike

First of all, did you listen back to the QUickTIme file after the bounce? Are you saying that you hear you score and when the director plays "the same" quicklime file" she hears only the SFX? That would be strange, unless she opened the quicktime file and messed around in the properties window.
About the Movie export. You don't have to bounce your music fist. Whatever your state is at the moment in your Project that is what you "Export to video". There is only one (often overlooked) step. After you click ok in the Save Dialog, there is one extra "Choose tracks to export" window coming up (see screenshot). It shows you the audio track(s) that are embedded in the original quicktime file. LPX 10.1 now has a new checkbook to make it clear:
Check: You include the original audio track with your mix
Unchecked: You don't include the embedded audio track and only your Logic mix will end up to be the new audio track of the new quicktime file.
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Edgar Rothermich
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
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Grr. LPX doesn't properly export my QuickTime movies.

Here's the bug report I just submitted:
I never had this problem in LP9 and have no idea why it should be a problem now with 10.0.4. I create a ProRes QuickTime with Final Cut. I check the movie, and it's fine. I open it in LPX, import the audio (I've also tried "extracting" it). I normalize the audio and add a limiter, then export a new movie at the same sample and bit rate (48k/24) . Not only is the audio in the new QuickTime consistently a few frames behind the picture, but the new movie also has some duplicate frames. Good lord - I'm doing professional high-end work and this is supposed to be a Pro app. Accurately copying the picture from a QuickTime file should be a no-brainer for Apple. Please don't turn into Microsoft and start releasing stuff you should know doesn't work properly…or is it too late?
Late addition: I just rechecked my LP9 and there's no QT issue there, so I guess I'll be using that until Apple fixes this. Or does anybody have a solution that doesn't involve a lot of extra steps?

Scott,
As I mentioned earlier.. From what I understand... The issue isn't with Logic.. It's with QT and it's that Dev team that is responsible for any fixes..
Have you posted in their forum?
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/quicktime
Cheers
Nigel

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