Q: 30 hr export using compressor 3.5
export from fcp 7 to compressor 3.5 took over 30 hrs. sequence was 95 min. 1920x1080 60i pro res 422. i did use the sharpen filter on the entire sequence. export was using the youtube setting (h.264) w/ same source size. i'm using a 2x2.8 ghz quad core intel xeon mac pro w/10 gb ram 4 x1tb hard drives. source files are on external fw 800 drive and i export internally to my hard drive. 30 hrs is ridiculous. i also tried first exporting sequence as a prores 422 same setting file. that took 20 hrs and then exporting that using the youtube setting which took another 15 hrs for a total of 35 hrs. what can i do to speed this up? thanks.
Posted on Aug 27, 2014 9:32 PM
Here's the way I work. I make sure the sequence is fully rendered, I export a quicktime with current settings (file: export: quicktime movie NOT quicktime conversion). I then bring this file into compressor. This isolates each step and you can see exactly what's causing the lengthy processing time.
Enabling qmaster will GREATLY speed up the compressor part of the process but this only works when you're working with selfcontained quicktimes.
Here are instructions on how to do that
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/using_compressor_with_multiple_cores. html
Posted on Aug 28, 2014 6:39 AM