Can't import .mov file in FCPx

Hello,

I'm running into an error message on fcpx when I try to import a .mov file.

"None of the selected files or folders can be imported. Change the selection and try again."

The video in question is a slideshow created in power point, saved as an .mov file.

It plays fine in QT.

I've tried converting it in the finder window via the Right Click>Encode Selected Video Files option, to 480p, 1080p, and Apple ProRes with no solution. Same error message pops up.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Dec 29, 2018 6:25 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 29, 2018 6:39 AM in response to Stef_Q

Can you open the file in the QuickTime player and report exactly what it says in the inspector window? Post a screenshot. Even though it's in the QuickTime framework, it may not be a video file, or may be in a format that FCP cannot import.

Tom Wolsky

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Dec 29, 2018 6:46 AM in response to Stef_Q

It's not actually a movie. It's a slideshow, hence the very low frame rate. I guess there's no way to export from PowerPoint as a movie with timing. I don't know enough about it, but perhaps Keynote can do it. You might ask on that forum if there's a way to generate video from these presentation files, short of exporting the frames and reanimating in FCP.

Stef_Q Author

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Dec 29, 2018 6:42 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Also, when I go to open the .mov file in QT, it automatically says it's "converting" but doesn't give details.

Stef_Q Author

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Dec 29, 2018 7:04 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Great thinking on keynote. Didn't even think to try that, and was able to figure it out!

Opening the power point file via keynote, and converting to a video through there did the trick. Registers at 30 fps, and I can import into FCPx.

Thanks so much for your help!

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