Q: compressor

Have you successfully transcoded files from this camera before?

What are the clips' formats? Please open one of them in the Finder with QuickTime and post a screenshot of what the Inspector reports (Command-i).

Russ

Please open the file in QuickTome Player and post another screenshot of what the Inspector reports. I have not worked with files from this camera.

The 3X Crash Service error just means that the transcoding failed…which you knew already. Possibly a conflict with a plug-in…possibly there is something about the media.

Russ

My guess is that it's the codec . You could try trashing the Compressor folder, which is found in the Home Library in Application Support. If you do that, it should be done with the application closed. If you have any custom settings, first open the Compressor folder and drag the Settings sub folder to your Desktop to preserve them. When you re-launch Compressor it will rebuild the folder and sub folders, and you can replace Settings.

If that does not work, you could upload a very short test clip to a file sharing service like Dropbox and I (and/or others) could download it to see whether Compressor can work with it on our system.

Russ

Most people just embed a link in a new post in the thread. Doesn't have to be anything that you feel uncomfortable sharing…a few seconds of a blank wall will do.

Thanks.

Russ

Thanks for the link.

I also could not successfully transcode the file in Compressor – although it did not crash. Nor could MPEG Streamclip. Both applications did output files, but not even VLC would open them.

So that's the bad news, and I can't explain what it is about the file that the applications don't like – only that there is something about the format that results in a corrupted output file.

There is some good news, however. EditReady was able to convert the files. (I only tested one transcode setting: Pro Res 422.) EditReady has a much more limited feature set than Compressor, but it is fast and used by a number of users on the Pro Apps ASC boards. It is available here. I suggest you try the trial version first to see whether it will do what you need it to do,

Good luck.

Russ

Here's an interesting update. Just found that FCP X will also open it…and will export a file that will open in QuickTime.

Russ

So, I gather that Resolve can't output what you need? Sorry, but I don't have any relatively economical alternatives to suggest other than EditReady.

Russ