Final Cut Pro weird problem

[bki122689]

Hey guys,

when i import video into fcp and then it requires me to render the video and audio. ok no problem i do it and it works. but recently it would only render the audio and not the video no matter what type of file type it is. Even when i go to render video each manually it still would not work.

Any ideas?

 

[bki122689]

so when i press ok it works fine. but when i try to import a different video clip it wont work. the red bar will be above video clip, indicating for it to be rendered, but it wont render...

 

[bki122689]

here are some more pictures.
notice how the first video is rendered and works fine. but the second clip just won;t play in the timeline and i can;t render it so that red bar would disappear.

those are my current setting right now

 

[Gymnut]

Looks like you're attempting to edit using .mp4 files? MPEG-4 coupled with AAC is more of a delivery codec. I suggest getting MPEGStreamclip and converting your video/audio into something editable like DV.

 

[bki122689]

Looks like you're attempting to edit using .mp4 files? MPEG-4 coupled with AAC is more of a delivery codec. I suggest getting MPEGStreamclip and converting your video/audio into something editable like DV.

i got these clips from youtube. you would recommend me convert everything in compressor into dv files then re-import them into fcp. What should the sequence setting be in fcp?

 

[Gymnut]

Easy Setup should simply be

Format: NTSC(I assume you're not in PAL land)

Use: DV-NTSC

You'll have to figure out the Pixel Aspect Ratio and Frame Size in your Sequence settings.

What's your intended output to be if you don't mind me asking?

Edit: You don't necessarily have to use Compressor for this. MPEGStreamclip should suffice in quickly exporting your MP4 files into a more editable codec. Simply open the media file in the application and File->Export to DV. In there you can alter the aspect ratio, and tweak a few settings.

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[bki122689]

Easy Setup should simply be

Format: NTSC(I assume you're not in PAL land)

Use: DV-NTSC

You'll have to figure out the Pixel Aspect Ratio and Frame Size in your Sequence settings.

What's your intended output to be if you don't mind me asking?

doesn't matter for me, but ill probably export it into .mov

and no lol im not in pal land. im here in michigan

 

[Gymnut]

Well .MOV is simply a wrapper, but what I was alluding to is, were you outputting for web again? I would assume so because I would guess the resolution from the MP4 files, especially from Youtube, would be of quality that could not be used for say, DVD.

 

[bki122689]

Well .MOV is simply a wrapper, but what I was alluding to is, were you outputting for web again? I would assume so because I would guess the resolution from the MP4 files, especially from Youtube, would be of quality that could not be used for say, DVD.

yeah ill be outputting back for the web i.e. youtube. putting video taken of youtube on dvd would be a nightmare of a resolution especially if its played back on a high resolution tv

 

[bki122689]

so i worked... i two different clips into dv ntsc in compressor and it worked in fcp. now all i have to figure out is how to keep the 16:9 and not have it convert into 4:3.

thanks man

 

[Gymnut]

Probably just a matter of checking a setting. I hate to sound like a broken record but MPEGStreamclip has an obvious drop down menu that allows you to select either 4:3 or 16:9, when you export to DV. Compressor certainly has it's perks, but working with Youtube material, it may be a tad overkill.

Edit: Glad you got it sorted out.

 

[LethalWolfe]

so i worked... i two different clips into dv ntsc in compressor and it worked in fcp. now all i have to figure out is how to keep the 16:9 and not have it convert into 4:3.

thanks man

Right click on the clip in FCP's Browser window, Item Properties, Format, click the Anamorphic field to add a check mark. Now FCP will know to display the clip in 16x9 instead of 4x3.


Lethal

 

[bki122689]

Right click on the clip in FCP's Browser window, Item Properties, Format, click the Anamorphic field to add a check mark. Now FCP will know to display the clip in 16x9 instead of 4x3.


Lethal

thanks man