Converting mp4 to mov in FCP 7.03

I assume you mean IN QT Pro?

RD

Just tried to convert in QT Pro (ProRez LT) and the output file just has the audio and no video.

MPEG Stream gives me an error "unable to prepare movie"

RD

OK I think I resolved this, first of all I took one original.mp4 file, opened in Video Monkey and just saved as another .mp4 (same name) . That file is convertable in QtPro, and MPEG Stream. So the mp4 file I was given has something wrong somewhere within the file. Any idea of what it could be?

Just to mention I do have Adobe Premiere, and I did take the original .mp4 rendered the output as an.mov and it worked as well so I really do not understand why

original .mp4 plays in Adobe Premiere and when saved as an .mov also plays fine

original.mp4 cannot be converted to .mov in Media Stream or Quicktime Pro (errors)

but If I open and re save the original .mp4 file in Handbrake or Video Monkey the re saved mp4 is convertable in Quicktime Pro and Media Stream.


I'm at a loss for words here???????????

RD

OK I see what the problem was. I was using the export feature in QT Pro and finally realized I should have been using the Save As. Works great except for another problem.

When I convert the mp4 to mov and import into FCP when attempting to drag the clip into the viewer I get the general Error msg once I click it I get the Out Of memory msg. The clip is only 1:03 long.

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Let me start at the beginning as I'm having all kinds of problems here. I have a set of .mp4 videos along with an .m4v inro piece. I need to import each .mp4 and m4v into FCP 7.03 edit together, lower the audio on one and save as an .mp4 file.

Problems are FCP let's me import the .mp4 but if I try to view in the viewer I get a out of memory error. I can drag the mp4 into the canvas and to the timeline but I need to render it before I can play it.

What I tried so far,

convert the .mp4 to an .mov in Media Streamclip ( error cant prepare movie)

convert in Quicktime Pro ( save as reference movie) .mov (but coding is still AVC)

So basically my footage inside FCP is still essentailly an mp4 with h264


I can get thru this project by just rendering and then saving, so far I have had no errors but there has to be a better way.

Anyone

rd