FCP Export Problem

Byron Huskey · February 13th, 2007, 03:02 AM

Hey all, small, but deadly problem:

I have a 3 minute short I'm attempting to export from FCP. The original is in 24P (from a canon xh-a1) and I'm using Quicktime Conversion to export it. The problem is that the beginning of the clip (after the short title) is skipping a few times, much like an old record player that repeats a few notes over.

It only does it for the first 20 seconds or so, out of the 3 minutes, so I'm not sure what's going on. It plays perfectly in the time line, but 3 different exports (two .movs and a mpeg4 at different sizes) all produced the same error in the same spots. I tried moving the clip around up a track on the time line, which had the effect of changing when and how often it skipped, but again only in the same general time frame. I'm at a complete loss as to why it would have a problem in the first place, let alone this section.

Any thoughts?

(Btw, I'm using FCP 5.1.2 and I would use Compressor, but I'm experiencing that "cannot connect to source" error AGAIN, so I'm just going to wait a little bit to get that sorted)

Byron Huskey · February 13th, 2007, 09:30 AM

Well, I'm not sure what was going on, but I fixed Compressor an used that, and the clip no longer skips!

Les Wilson · February 13th, 2007, 11:18 AM

Next time try exporting to a QuickTime File first. Then export from Quicktime Pro.

February 13th, 2007, 03:02 AM	#1
Byron Huskey Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 64	FCP Export Problem - Clip is Skipping Hey all, small, but deadly problem: I have a 3 minute short I'm attempting to export from FCP. The original is in 24P (from a canon xh-a1) and I'm using Quicktime Conversion to export it. The problem is that the beginning of the clip (after the short title) is skipping a few times, much like an old record player that repeats a few notes over. It only does it for the first 20 seconds or so, out of the 3 minutes, so I'm not sure what's going on. It plays perfectly in the time line, but 3 different exports (two .movs and a mpeg4 at different sizes) all produced the same error in the same spots. I tried moving the clip around up a track on the time line, which had the effect of changing when and how often it skipped, but again only in the same general time frame. I'm at a complete loss as to why it would have a problem in the first place, let alone this section. Any thoughts? (Btw, I'm using FCP 5.1.2 and I would use Compressor, but I'm experiencing that "cannot connect to source" error AGAIN, so I'm just going to wait a little bit to get that sorted) __________________ Byron Huskey Rhapsodist Productions "Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls." - Ingmar Bergman

February 13th, 2007, 09:30 AM	#2
Byron Huskey Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 64	Well, I'm not sure what was going on, but I fixed Compressor an used that, and the clip no longer skips! __________________ Byron Huskey Rhapsodist Productions "Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls." - Ingmar Bergman

February 13th, 2007, 11:18 AM	#3
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Next time try exporting to a QuickTime File first. Then export from Quicktime Pro.