General Error while exporting

Kalunga Lima · November 1st, 2010, 12:42 PM

I was trying to export a 69 minute documentary but kept getting "general error". After many frustrating attempts I came upon a rather simple solution to discover which of my clips was corrupted. I monitored at what % the export process stalled and then calculated how many minutes this was equivalent. In my case 12% of a 69 minute time line was equivalent to about 6min16 seconds. I then did a test export of just a few clips in that section of my film, and immediately found the corrupted file.

Hope this can help someone

Geoffrey Cox · November 5th, 2010, 03:51 PM

Thanks Kalunga - logical and useful!

November 1st, 2010, 12:42 PM	#1
Kalunga Lima Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Luanda - ANGOLA & Lisbon - PORTUGAL Posts: 160	General Error while exporting - Solution I was trying to export a 69 minute documentary but kept getting "general error". After many frustrating attempts I came upon a rather simple solution to discover which of my clips was corrupted. I monitored at what % the export process stalled and then calculated how many minutes this was equivalent. In my case 12% of a 69 minute time line was equivalent to about 6min16 seconds. I then did a test export of just a few clips in that section of my film, and immediately found the corrupted file. Hope this can help someone __________________ Kalunga Lima PMW-350, PDW-F350, PDW-EX1, MacBookPro, MacPro 8-Core, Final Cut Studio 2, Canon 5D MkII

November 5th, 2010, 03:51 PM	#2
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Thanks Kalunga - logical and useful!