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Q: Need to export a video from FCP 6 for YouTube upload. QT loses all color correction. Compressor says source not read/write. Please help.

I've edited a short video in Final Cut Pro 6 with color correction and other filters, it's under two minutes, nothing fancy, just talking heads, but I want it to look nice. Everytime I export using QuickTime conversion it drops all of the color correction and filters. When I try using compressor it tells me that the Source doesn't have read/write access and I can't quite seem to figure out what precisely this means or how to fix it...I just want to be able to to the video up on YouTube to put it on a Wix site. Help would be much appreciated.

Posted on Apr 10, 2014 4:00 PM

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  • by David Harbsmeier,Helpful

    David Harbsmeier David Harbsmeier Apr 10, 2014 5:49 PM in response to K.M.R.
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    Apr 10, 2014 5:49 PM in response to K.M.R.

    Instead of using QuickTime Conversion, export a QuickTime Movie and check the self-contained box.  Use the resulting file in Compressor.

     

    -DH

  • by K.M.R.,

    K.M.R. K.M.R. Apr 10, 2014 8:12 PM in response to David Harbsmeier
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    Apr 10, 2014 8:12 PM in response to David Harbsmeier

    That was very helpful and things seem to be working better, but now compressor tells me to restart my computer or veryify my compressor installation when I try to submit a batch. Any ideas?

  • by K.M.R.,

    K.M.R. K.M.R. Apr 10, 2014 8:43 PM in response to K.M.R.
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    Apr 10, 2014 8:43 PM in response to K.M.R.

    Fixed that problem. But the video is now a really terrible quality.

  • by Michael Grenadier,

    Michael Grenadier Michael Grenadier Apr 11, 2014 8:59 AM in response to K.M.R.
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    Apr 11, 2014 8:59 AM in response to K.M.R.

    Here's what I do for youtube, Vimeo, etc.

     

    I export a selfcontained qt as David H said.

     

    I bring that file into compressor,  I apply the apple:  formats:  quicktime:  h264 preset and then customize it by setting in the  encoder panel :  video settings:  video quality slider to high rather than best.  This usually makes a file within the file size limitations with pretty good quality.   By default the pixel dimensions and frame rate will match your fcp export.