Compressor cutting .m2v short at DVinfo.net

Matt Thede · January 31st, 2013, 02:14 PM

Have a question -

I am exporting clips for a DVD - first step is exporting a .mov (ProRes 422) out of Final Cut 7 - file is about 16-20gb/11 minutes (can't remember specifics). That goes fine... However when I drag my video and sound settings on the clip in compressor, it exports fine, but it cuts the .m2v about 30 seconds short for every clip I try to export....

Is this something in FCP when I export the .mov even though that file is fine? Or do you think it is a compressor setting??

Any help would be appreciated...thanks!

MT

Shaun Roemich · January 31st, 2013, 05:06 PM

Check your in and out points in the FCP sequence.

Matt Thede · January 31st, 2013, 09:01 PM

There are no in and/or out points on the original FCP sequence. I just checked on all of them... I don't think the .mov would have anything?? It looked great all the way to the end...

Any other thoughts...

Les Wilson · January 31st, 2013, 09:05 PM

I experienced this not with m2v files but bread and butter mp4. I realized it had been weeks since I had restarted my computer. Doing so did the trick and Compressor generated the proper length file with the very same input files it was goofing up before. YMMV

Matt Thede · January 31st, 2013, 10:00 PM

Computer has been off and on quite a bit and I just retried...

Maybe I'll start from scratch, but there is no setting in compressor that is cutting it off??

William Hohauser · February 1st, 2013, 07:06 AM

No, there isn't a setting although you can select in and out points in Compressor. Are you using the presets or are you creating a custom setting? Also try another file format in Compressor and see if that cuts off as well.

Matt Thede · February 2nd, 2013, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Are you using the presets or are you creating a custom setting?

Yes, we copied an audio and video preset - the audio creates an .ac3 file, while the video is making a .m2v file - for a dual layer DVD. My buddy gave me the exact same settings so we could split the difference and save some time - his are fine, but mine are cut almost exactly 32 seconds short every time I compress it....on every video (while the .mov file I'm importing to be compressed looks 100% fine).

I'll look at the in/out points in compressor...

Thanks..

MT

Matt Thede · February 2nd, 2013, 02:11 PM

I looked at the in/out in compressor and it says it is 14 minutes long but still cuts it out at 13:30 for some reason...

The preset we use is the DVD: Best Quality 90 minutes ->MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 2-pass

We changed a few things in the settings but that shouldn't have anything to do with the cutting off??

Can't find the answer anywhere on the web for some reason....

Thanks for the help everyone...much appreciated.

MT

Matt Thede · February 2nd, 2013, 03:11 PM

Just ran it in the original settings and it made it a 20 minute video with black behind the video for about 6 minutes...but at least it didn't cut it off??

Any thoughts?

William Hohauser · February 2nd, 2013, 08:28 PM

Possibly something is wrong with the master file. Are you using a self-contained QuickTime file or a reference file?

Matt Thede · February 2nd, 2013, 09:28 PM

***Problem solved...

Man, I feel stupid. Was talking to our main-editor (whom I was trying to help), and he mentioned viewing them in mpeg streamclip...or in DVD studio pro. So, without thinking that QuickTime probably didn't read the .m2v right, I just double clicked on the file and QT opened the file. Needless to say, when I dragged it into DVD Studio or even VLC, it played until the end just like it was supposed to.

I know it's after the fact and I'm definitely not going to waste anymore time trying to figure this out, but I wonder why QT had trouble playing a .m2v?

Anyway, I hope my problem getting solved helped someone else in the process....

Sorry for wasting time for those that were trying to help...

Cheers...

MT

January 31st, 2013, 02:14 PM	#1
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Compressor cutting .m2v short Have a question - I am exporting clips for a DVD - first step is exporting a .mov (ProRes 422) out of Final Cut 7 - file is about 16-20gb/11 minutes (can't remember specifics). That goes fine... However when I drag my video and sound settings on the clip in compressor, it exports fine, but it cuts the .m2v about 30 seconds short for every clip I try to export.... Is this something in FCP when I export the .mov even though that file is fine? Or do you think it is a compressor setting?? Any help would be appreciated...thanks! MT

January 31st, 2013, 05:06 PM	#2
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short Check your in and out points in the FCP sequence. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

January 31st, 2013, 09:01 PM	#3
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short There are no in and/or out points on the original FCP sequence. I just checked on all of them... I don't think the .mov would have anything?? It looked great all the way to the end... Any other thoughts...

January 31st, 2013, 09:05 PM	#4
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short I experienced this not with m2v files but bread and butter mp4. I realized it had been weeks since I had restarted my computer. Doing so did the trick and Compressor generated the proper length file with the very same input files it was goofing up before. YMMV

January 31st, 2013, 10:00 PM	#5
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short Computer has been off and on quite a bit and I just retried... Maybe I'll start from scratch, but there is no setting in compressor that is cutting it off??

February 1st, 2013, 07:06 AM	#6
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short No, there isn't a setting although you can select in and out points in Compressor. Are you using the presets or are you creating a custom setting? Also try another file format in Compressor and see if that cuts off as well. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

February 2nd, 2013, 02:11 PM	#8
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short I looked at the in/out in compressor and it says it is 14 minutes long but still cuts it out at 13:30 for some reason... The preset we use is the DVD: Best Quality 90 minutes ->MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 2-pass We changed a few things in the settings but that shouldn't have anything to do with the cutting off?? Can't find the answer anywhere on the web for some reason.... Thanks for the help everyone...much appreciated. MT

February 2nd, 2013, 03:11 PM	#9
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short Just ran it in the original settings and it made it a 20 minute video with black behind the video for about 6 minutes...but at least it didn't cut it off?? Any thoughts?

February 2nd, 2013, 08:28 PM	#10
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short Possibly something is wrong with the master file. Are you using a self-contained QuickTime file or a reference file? __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

February 2nd, 2013, 09:28 PM	#11
Matt Thede New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 23	Re: Compressor cutting .m2v short ***Problem solved... Man, I feel stupid. Was talking to our main-editor (whom I was trying to help), and he mentioned viewing them in mpeg streamclip...or in DVD studio pro. So, without thinking that QuickTime probably didn't read the .m2v right, I just double clicked on the file and QT opened the file. Needless to say, when I dragged it into DVD Studio or even VLC, it played until the end just like it was supposed to. I know it's after the fact and I'm definitely not going to waste anymore time trying to figure this out, but I wonder why QT had trouble playing a .m2v? Anyway, I hope my problem getting solved helped someone else in the process.... Sorry for wasting time for those that were trying to help... Cheers... MT