Brian David Melnyk
November 14th, 2007, 03:15 AM
Hi. either Compressor in the FCP studio 2 is not working or i am doing something wrong...
here's what i attempt:
1) in FCP, i choose 'export using compressor' with either my sequence selected in the browser, or open in the timeline.
2) the sequence shows up in compressor and i choose 'desktop' as a destination and 'PAL DV' as a setting (converting NTSC sequence).
3) i click 'submit' and rename the job in the drop down menu (mostly with swear words now...)
4) the history window opens and says 'waiting' for the job status and 'unknown remaining' in the time bar. same in the batch monitor.
5) i wait and wait and nothing happens. even cancelling the job says 'cancelling', but nothing happens, it remains forever 'cancelling'. all the while, if i hover the mouse pointer over the FCP window, i get the rainbow wheel of death. indefinitely.
i had the same problem for weeks and magically, a few sequences were converted in a matter of minutes (all the sequences i'm trying to convert are short: 1 to 4 minutes), using the workflow above. but now, with a deadline looming...nothing.
i have installed all the studio 2 updates.
any ideas? i'd really appreciate some help.
here's what i attempt:
1) in FCP, i choose 'export using compressor' with either my sequence selected in the browser, or open in the timeline.
2) the sequence shows up in compressor and i choose 'desktop' as a destination and 'PAL DV' as a setting (converting NTSC sequence).
3) i click 'submit' and rename the job in the drop down menu (mostly with swear words now...)
4) the history window opens and says 'waiting' for the job status and 'unknown remaining' in the time bar. same in the batch monitor.
5) i wait and wait and nothing happens. even cancelling the job says 'cancelling', but nothing happens, it remains forever 'cancelling'. all the while, if i hover the mouse pointer over the FCP window, i get the rainbow wheel of death. indefinitely.
i had the same problem for weeks and magically, a few sequences were converted in a matter of minutes (all the sequences i'm trying to convert are short: 1 to 4 minutes), using the workflow above. but now, with a deadline looming...nothing.
i have installed all the studio 2 updates.
any ideas? i'd really appreciate some help.