Export settings for HD sequence

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Export settings for HD sequence

Have edited AVCHD(1920x1080 50i)imported using AIC codec in FCE. I want to export this sequence and keep the quality. I am using a WD Media player connected to my TV. If I export it as a QT movie the WD Player will not play the file. Have tried all different settings using QT Conversion but when I play the files on WD Media Player the video stutter, jerks and having interlacing problems. I had to bring the QT movie file to work where we have Mac with Compressor, exporting as an mpeg2 file and this file is playing very fine with good quality on the WD Media Player. Is there an export setting in FCE that would give the same result? Have tried Mpeg streamclip without success.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4), FCE 4

Posted on Aug 19, 2010 12:43 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 20, 2010 8:24 AM in response to ire-nor

Use QuickTime Conversion and click the Options button.

For Size set 1920x1080 and in the Settings window select:-

Compression Type . . . . H.264

Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . Current

Key Frames . . . . . . . . . Automatic

Compressor Quality . . . High

Encoding . . . . . . . . . . .Faster encode will give almost the same quality quicker - your decision!

Data Rate . . . . . . . . . . Restrict to 5000kbps

These settings should give very good quality results fairly quickly, which should play well.

If you are using a self-powered USB 2.0 HD you should have no problems.

However, I have occasionally encountered intermittent play when first putting in a USB memory stick, but this has cured itself after a short while.

There may be similar problems with computer powered USB HDs, but I haven't tested them.

Exactly what type of HD are you using with the media player?

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ire-nor Author

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Aug 27, 2010 6:24 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Ian R. Brown wrote:

If you are using a self-powered USB 2.0 HD you should have no problems.

However, I have occasionally encountered intermittent play when first putting in a USB memory stick, but this has cured itself after a short while.

There may be similar problems with computer powered USB HDs, but I haven't tested them.

Exactly what type of HD are you using with the media player?

Message was edited by: Ian R. Brown

Still problems when pans or tilt in the video or movement. I am using a WD Passport computer powered disk.

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Aug 27, 2010 9:44 AM in response to ire-nor

That's probably the cause of the problem . . . . . a computer powered HD.

Self-powered ones have their electricity supplied from the mains through a transformer and are almost certainly more powerful and reliable.

They have 7,200rpm disks whereas the computer powered ones are probably slow 5,400rpm ones.

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ire-nor Author

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Aug 29, 2010 8:39 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Bur it is no problem playing an mpeg2 file made with Compressor om the same HD connected to WD Live Player, just files exported directly from FCE.

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Tom Wolsky

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Aug 29, 2010 11:40 AM in response to ire-nor

MPEG-2 is normally a very heavily compressed format used on DVDs. It has very low throughout requirements.

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