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Ronald Wilk · February 6th, 2007, 09:03 AM

Hi:
I have been dissatisfied with FCP 5.1.2's ability to export quicktime files as mp4. I have noticed a significant drop in image quality that I have not seen with similar conversion of AVi files to mp4. An internet search suggested that Sorensen Squeeze might fit the bill but there have been a bunch of reviews indicating problems both with the program and the developer's alleged shoddy support. Therefore, I wonder if anyone has found a Mac OSX compatible program that is capable of accomplishing the conversion with a better result than FCP?

Thank you in advance,
Ron

Jonathan Bufkin · February 6th, 2007, 10:54 AM

Ronald,

All I ever use is iSquint. It does a great job and it's free. Here is the link:

http://www.isquint.org/

Ronald Wilk · February 6th, 2007, 12:26 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Ron

Noah Hayes · February 6th, 2007, 08:40 PM

I'm a little confused as to what you're converting so I have two responses...

1) If you want to export out of FCP as a mp4 quicktime file...just use Compressor (comes with Final Cut Studio) works like a charm...

2) If you are trying to transcode an existing Quicktime file that is not currently mp4 into an mp4 file...use Quicktime Pro's export settings...(also comes with Final Cut Studio)

Hope one of these two is what you're looking for...

February 6th, 2007, 09:03 AM	#1
Ronald Wilk Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 116	Quality Quicktime to Mp4 conversion Hi: I have been dissatisfied with FCP 5.1.2's ability to export quicktime files as mp4. I have noticed a significant drop in image quality that I have not seen with similar conversion of AVi files to mp4. An internet search suggested that Sorensen Squeeze might fit the bill but there have been a bunch of reviews indicating problems both with the program and the developer's alleged shoddy support. Therefore, I wonder if anyone has found a Mac OSX compatible program that is capable of accomplishing the conversion with a better result than FCP? Thank you in advance, Ron

February 6th, 2007, 12:26 PM	#3
Ronald Wilk Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 116	iSquint Thanks, I'll give it a try. Ron

February 6th, 2007, 10:54 AM	#2
Jonathan Bufkin Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 253	Ronald, All I ever use is iSquint. It does a great job and it's free. Here is the link: http://www.isquint.org/

February 6th, 2007, 08:40 PM	#4
Noah Hayes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Virginia Posts: 226	I'm a little confused as to what you're converting so I have two responses... 1) If you want to export out of FCP as a mp4 quicktime file...just use Compressor (comes with Final Cut Studio) works like a charm... 2) If you are trying to transcode an existing Quicktime file that is not currently mp4 into an mp4 file...use Quicktime Pro's export settings...(also comes with Final Cut Studio) Hope one of these two is what you're looking for...