"Self-Contained" export not working at DVinfo.net

John Locke · January 1st, 2005, 01:46 PM

Something new with FCP 4.5 HD today. I tried exporting using 10-bit lossless as I always have, and checking the "Make self-contained" option so that it's one file, but for some reaon(s), I'm not getting a self-contained file. There will be the main file, then lots of "av" files.

Any idea what's up with that?

John Locke · January 4th, 2005, 01:31 AM

Nobody has a clue?

Dave Perry · January 4th, 2005, 07:18 AM

John,

Did it just stop working, or have you made any system updates? Personally, I'm staying with 10.3.5. Having never had any troubles with system updates, I started having them with 10.3.6 and .7 so went back to .5.

Have you tried trashing your FCP prefs?

I work with DV and 10 bit as well (on separate machines) and have never had trouble exporting FCP self containe movies.

John Locke · January 4th, 2005, 11:30 AM

Dave,

Thanks for the response! I recently updated to 10.3.7. I hadn't experienced any problems with that until now.

I'm wondering if the fact that I'm exported the clip to an external drive is causing the problem? Unfortunately, I don't have enough space on my desktop drives themselves to export to, so I purchased a 250Gb LaCie.

Yes, this is a new problem...until now I've always been able to export self-contained files. The only difference this time from previous exports is the length of the clip. Until now, I was making clips designed to go into online courses, so they were intentionally kept at 1 to 3 minutes in length. Short films I've made have also been less than 10 minutes. This is the first time I've tried to export something more than 20 minutes long--22.5 to be exact. Could that have something to do with it?

David Chao · January 7th, 2005, 10:11 PM

John,

Get a PC, start using Premiere Pro and you'll never run into problems like this again! Ha ha ha... just kidding. I don't know how to fix your problem. I just wanted to stop by and say hi.

David Chao

John Locke · January 7th, 2005, 11:08 PM

Everybody...excuse me while I change the direction of this thread for a second. I've been trying to contact this guy...

David,

Where, literally, in the world are you? Send me an e-mail. I tried to contact you at a couple of your old addresses but no luck. Are you back in Tokyo?

David Chao · January 8th, 2005, 01:42 AM

Still in "BeerTown" Portland, Oregon. We'll be leaving soon though.

And to stay on topic... sorry, John, I really can't help you with your problem with FCP.

David

Dave Perry · January 8th, 2005, 02:22 AM

John,

Are you actually choosing "10 bit lossless" when exporting? Is that the formmat in which the footage is catured?

When exporting a full resolution FCP self contained movie for use a master final cut in another application such as DVDSP or iDVD, I've found it best to export using the capture settings. Which means, you should not be choosing any settings, other than Make Movie Self Contained, in your export dialog window.

John Locke · January 8th, 2005, 11:29 AM

Dave,

I'll try that and see what happens. Still, it's odd that I've done things the same way all this time and only now am I experiencing problems.

John Locke · January 8th, 2005, 11:47 AM

Still didn't work. A bit different result, though. At first, I was getting lots of "AV" files along with the movie file. This time, I just got "av-1" and "av-2".

Strange.

January 1st, 2005, 01:46 PM	#1
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	"Self-Contained" export not working Something new with FCP 4.5 HD today. I tried exporting using 10-bit lossless as I always have, and checking the "Make self-contained" option so that it's one file, but for some reaon(s), I'm not getting a self-contained file. There will be the main file, then lots of "av" files. Any idea what's up with that? __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

January 4th, 2005, 01:31 AM	#2
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Nobody has a clue? __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

January 4th, 2005, 07:18 AM	#3
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	John, Did it just stop working, or have you made any system updates? Personally, I'm staying with 10.3.5. Having never had any troubles with system updates, I started having them with 10.3.6 and .7 so went back to .5. Have you tried trashing your FCP prefs? I work with DV and 10 bit as well (on separate machines) and have never had trouble exporting FCP self containe movies. __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

January 4th, 2005, 11:30 AM	#4
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Dave, Thanks for the response! I recently updated to 10.3.7. I hadn't experienced any problems with that until now. I'm wondering if the fact that I'm exported the clip to an external drive is causing the problem? Unfortunately, I don't have enough space on my desktop drives themselves to export to, so I purchased a 250Gb LaCie. Yes, this is a new problem...until now I've always been able to export self-contained files. The only difference this time from previous exports is the length of the clip. Until now, I was making clips designed to go into online courses, so they were intentionally kept at 1 to 3 minutes in length. Short films I've made have also been less than 10 minutes. This is the first time I've tried to export something more than 20 minutes long--22.5 to be exact. Could that have something to do with it? __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

January 7th, 2005, 11:08 PM	#6
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Everybody...excuse me while I change the direction of this thread for a second. I've been trying to contact this guy... David, Where, literally, in the world are you? Send me an e-mail. I tried to contact you at a couple of your old addresses but no luck. Are you back in Tokyo? __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

January 7th, 2005, 10:11 PM	#5
David Chao Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 26	John, Get a PC, start using Premiere Pro and you'll never run into problems like this again! Ha ha ha... just kidding. I don't know how to fix your problem. I just wanted to stop by and say hi. David Chao

January 8th, 2005, 01:42 AM	#7
David Chao Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 26	Still in "BeerTown" Portland, Oregon. We'll be leaving soon though. And to stay on topic... sorry, John, I really can't help you with your problem with FCP. David

January 8th, 2005, 02:22 AM	#8
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	John, Are you actually choosing "10 bit lossless" when exporting? Is that the formmat in which the footage is catured? When exporting a full resolution FCP self contained movie for use a master final cut in another application such as DVDSP or iDVD, I've found it best to export using the capture settings. Which means, you should not be choosing any settings, other than Make Movie Self Contained, in your export dialog window. __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

January 8th, 2005, 11:29 AM	#9
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Dave, I'll try that and see what happens. Still, it's odd that I've done things the same way all this time and only now am I experiencing problems. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

January 8th, 2005, 11:47 AM	#10
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Still didn't work. A bit different result, though. At first, I was getting lots of "AV" files along with the movie file. This time, I just got "av-1" and "av-2". Strange.