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Q: What is the best way to export a video to an iPhone?

I just exported a video to my iPhone an the quality came out very poor, it turned out veryt fuzzy.

I want to know how to export it from FCP so that the product quality is at its best.

Final Cut Pro 7

Posted on Feb 18, 2012 7:58 AM

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Q: What is the best way to export a video to an iPhone?

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  • by innocentius,

    innocentius innocentius Feb 18, 2012 8:01 AM in response to going.gonz20
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    Feb 18, 2012 8:01 AM in response to going.gonz20

    Use Compressor.

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Nov 21, 2014 12:24 PM in response to going.gonz20
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    Nov 21, 2014 12:24 PM in response to going.gonz20

    Also, just to point out that this is the FCP X forum and that FCP 7 questions are best posted on the Final Cut Studio forum.

     

    Russ

  • by dwt66,

    dwt66 dwt66 Jul 8, 2016 9:52 AM in response to going.gonz20
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    Jul 8, 2016 9:52 AM in response to going.gonz20

    Just use edit and add file to Lib. or you can ues win DvD Ripper.You can just play it with ITunes and it will copy it to Lib....Hope this helps

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 9, 2016 2:49 AM in response to going.gonz20
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    Jul 9, 2016 2:49 AM in response to going.gonz20

    If you export a master file (not sure about the terminology in FCP7) in full quality ProRes you can create an H264 version right in the Finder: control-click, Services, encode selected video files. Perhaps more importantly, what is the frame size if your project?

  • by dwt66,

    dwt66 dwt66 Jul 9, 2016 3:22 AM in response to going.gonz20
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    Jul 9, 2016 3:22 AM in response to going.gonz20

    The best way is to import it into ITunes by DVD or import a file then you can sync it to your phone,h264 is best.Go to preferences and set it too HD 720 or 1080 when importing into library.It may go in the Movies as home Movies.Use get info to change name and more.Hope this helps

  • by dwt66,

    dwt66 dwt66 Jul 9, 2016 3:25 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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    Jul 9, 2016 3:25 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    You export it out and import it in to ITunes library

  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma Jul 9, 2016 6:03 AM in response to going.gonz20
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    Jul 9, 2016 6:03 AM in response to going.gonz20

    Try these settings:

    Screen Shot 2016-07-09 at 11.01.18 PM.png

    It will work on a wide range of devices:

    Screen Shot 2016-07-09 at 11.01.28 PM.png

     

    Al

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 9, 2016 6:10 AM in response to dwt66
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    Jul 9, 2016 6:10 AM in response to dwt66

    dwt66 wrote:

     

    The best way is to import it into ITunes by DVD or import a file then you can sync it to your phone,h264 is best.Go to preferences and set it too HD 720 or 1080 when importing into library.It may go in the Movies as home Movies.Use get info to change name and more.Hope this helps

    The OP was asking about exporting from Final Cut (7, apparently). What does dvd have to do with it?

    And although one may add such movies to the iTunes library, it is more likely that one does not want to.

    I often watch videos on my iphone that I subsequently delete and never put them in the iTunes library.

    I just use iTunes to drag them to the iPhone from the Finder.

  • by fox_m,

    fox_m fox_m Jul 9, 2016 10:01 PM in response to going.gonz20
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    Jul 9, 2016 10:01 PM in response to going.gonz20

    If you have WiFi set up, using AirDrop works very well (and it avoids iTunes!)

     

    On your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom and tap on AirDrop and select Everybody.

    In the Finder, select Go > AirDrop.

    When the AirDrop finder window opens, if you don't see your phone click the Turn on WiFi button (you can do this even if you have an ethernet connection normally open without changing your default settings).

    When your Mac is connected via AirDrop, you should see your iPhone's "avatar" in the AirDrop window. Simply drag and drop your video from the Finder onto your iPhone avatar. The video will end up in your Camera Roll (which will automatically launch with the uploaded video ready to play.)

     

    If you have AirDrop already set up with your iPhone, you can select the video file in the Finder and click on the Share button Screen Shot 2016-07-09 at 11.58.20 PM.pngat the top of the folder window and select AirDrop from the drop down menu. When the dialog box opens, select the iPhone avatar... Done. 

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 10, 2016 12:44 AM in response to fox_m
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    Jul 10, 2016 12:44 AM in response to fox_m

    Thanks for your explanation about Airdrop, it is a really great feature. I would not have thought of that, because I'm still using my trusty old 4S, but that is a great option if the hardware supports it.