Final Cut Pro - Export as AVI?

[jdylan]

Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question, but I am new at this. I have two .avi files, both about 20 minutes each, I simply put them in FCP, spliced them together, and now I want to export one .avi file. Sounds simple enough, but everytime I try, I get export times up to 14 hours! Is this normal? The files are already in AVI format, all FCP has to do is join them together and spit it out! I am going to File > Export > Quicktime Conversion > AVI.

Any help? Thanks.

JD

 

[Digital Skunk]

If they play in QT, you can splice them together in QT and probably save them in an AVI format.

Just to let you know though AVI is a container file, so you can export the new clip as anything you want other than "AVI" and it will play the same.

 

[pjrobertson]

Yeah, no need to export explicitly to .avi

You could use compressor to choose any number of formats you wanted. (MPEG 4 is what you'd want, I expect).

 

[Digital Skunk]

Yeah, no need to export explicitly to .avi

You could use compressor to choose any number of formats you wanted. (MPEG 4 is what you'd want, I expect).

Indeed, and if you really need it to have .avi on the back of it. There is a super free application called MPEG Streamclip that will convert/compress into any format you want. You can export it from FCP as any QT format then use MPEG to convert it to .AVI

 

[jdylan]

Thanks

Thanks, this helps. I will check it all out. Just to let you know, I have some avi files of videos of trains, from the drivers-eye view, you know, a camera in the cab, etc. Pretty cool, and I am putting them up on my file-sharing site, and I figured avi files would be the most compatible format for everyone who downlaods them. I mean, all the movies I download are in avi format, so I figured... Anyway, THAT is why I am exporting to avi.

Cool, I HAVE QT Pro, and I didn't even know you could copy and paste movies, even using a simple "copy & paste" command! Here I am using high-end apps, when QT does it. Sigh.

Thanks again!

JD