Exporting files in Final Cut Pro 10.8 - Very Poor Quality

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Exporting files in Final Cut Pro 10.8 - Very Poor Quality

Hello!

I'm exporting a .h264 video file from Final Cut Pro X (latest version 10.8). The video was shot in 4k at 23.98, edited in a 1920x1080 23.98 timeline, it looks very good in the timeline in FCP, but terrible when I export, it looks very compressed, lots of pixels and not sharp. I don't know what's going on, I tried exporting a .mpeg4, (better quality) it looks a little better but still not that great.

Any help on this is MOST appreciated!! Thank you!

I've uploaded 2 screenshots.

Posted on Aug 22, 2024 4:27 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 23, 2024 1:09 AM in response to ohshowprods

As the other 2 contributors have suggested, a lot can depend on how you are viewing the image.

Almost anything will look brilliantly sharp on a small screened laptop but view it on a 60" TV a metre away and it's a whole different story.

It would help if you could post a few seconds of video on a platform like DropBox so that we could examine it.

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Tom Wolsky

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Aug 22, 2024 4:44 PM in response to ohshowprods

The current version is 10.8.1, though I don’t think this will matter here.

Have you actually exported the file? Could you post a frame of the exported video?

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Answer 3

BenB

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Aug 22, 2024 5:42 PM in response to ohshowprods

How are you viewing it? Are you viewing it at a larger size than 1080? Cause that'll make it look pixelated for sure. Verify how you are viewing it after export, and at what resolution.

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