Blocky Export to Quicktime

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Blocky Export to Quicktime

This seems to have just started happening and I do not know what changed to make it this way.

When I export my edited project to Quicktime, using the same settings, my resultant video like a bunch of tiny, random, blocks.

Any ideas what is causing it?

2 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4), 2gb RAM

Posted on Jul 5, 2010 5:11 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Jul 5, 2010 5:33 PM in response to Schneb

Please give the exact item properties of the clips you're editing and the exact item properties of the sequence in which you're editing.

Are you exporting to QuickTime Movie?

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Jul 5, 2010 5:49 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

HDV 1080i60

Yes, I am exporting to Quicktime, but not Quicktime Compression, just straight Quicktime. The movie looks fine in the editor. I tried a previous movie and that exported just fine as well.

Maybe this footage is somehow corrupted?

I just used Export to Quicktime Compression and I exported it to an iPod video and it looks just fine. This is very strange.

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 5, 2010 6:27 PM in response to Schneb

Please check the item properties of the clips and of the sequence.

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Schneb Author

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Jul 5, 2010 6:33 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

I did, but I can't copy it all and paste it. Besides what I gave above, what else is needed?

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 5, 2010 6:38 PM in response to Schneb

OK. Is the sequence fully rendered before you export?

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Schneb Author

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Jul 5, 2010 6:54 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Yes, in fact there was no rendering needed. I imported two clips from my HD Video cam, cut a couple of scenes together, and that's it. The video plays fine within the preview window.

I just exported them using Quicktime Compression using the HDV 1080i60 settings and it worked just fine... go figure? I hope this does not continue. I use the Export to Quicktime quite a bit. 😟

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 5, 2010 7:04 PM in response to Schneb

In the Render All menu make sure Full is checked on. If your media is HDV it must be rendered for output because the MPEG-2 GOP structure has to be reconformed. With Render All set to Full the sequence will be conformed prior to output.

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Schneb Author

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Jul 5, 2010 11:14 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Usually when either video is unrendered, it will not playback and I will have those red lines. Neither is the case, but I tried it just the same. Everything is definitely rendered.

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 5, 2010 11:26 PM in response to Schneb

I can't help you. Sorry. HDV has to be conformed, and if it isn't when you do the procedure I described, then there's a problem with the media or the sequence or both.

The red line in the render bar is only one red indicator. Look in the sequence menu to see the others.

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Schneb Author

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Jul 6, 2010 12:18 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

OK. Yeah, I think the imported footage is bad for some reason. Luckily, I was able to export it via Quicktime Compression. Thanks for your help just the same!

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