Jim / Turnip Video
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Q: Compressor can't convert but FCP X can?

I was given a bunch of files from someone's DSLR to use in a project.  "MP4" extension

 

FCP 7 can't read them.

Compressor 3.5.3 can't read them

Compressor 4.2.1 on a new Mac Pro can't read them.

. . . but FCP X can read them write them out as ProRes (my desired conversion)

 

Why can't Compressor 4.x does this?  Obviously the code is somewhere on the computer.

Mac Pro (Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Sony EX1 / FCP 7 on old Mac Pro

Posted on Sep 26, 2015 4:32 PM

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Q: Compressor can't convert but FCP X can?

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  • by David M Brewer,

    David M Brewer David M Brewer Sep 27, 2015 1:42 AM in response to Jim / Turnip Video
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    Sep 27, 2015 1:42 AM in response to Jim / Turnip Video

    Compressor 4 can't read a lot of mp4 videos from DSLRs or camcorders. Compressor can't read mp4 from two of my Sony's camera (FCPX can read them). Compressor 4 can read mp4s from the GoPro Camera. Who know's why... I don't.

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Sep 27, 2015 6:17 AM in response to Jim / Turnip Video
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    Sep 27, 2015 6:17 AM in response to Jim / Turnip Video

    Afraid I can't add much to this. Went through my system and the various mp4s that I brought into Compressor opened without problems. But there are a lot of flavors of mp4 and I'm not saying mine was in any way a comprehensive test.

     

    Final Cut and Compressor share a lot of the same code but there are clearly differences. For example, Compressor will open up a program stream, but FCP X will not; Final Cut won't open a file with an m2v extension while (even through it struggles mightily) .Compressor will. For whatever reason.

     

    Russ