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Q: Sharing FCPX movie to USB drive

Hello,

 

I'm preparing a movie to share to a client using a USB drive. It was shot 1920x1080. I'm aware that I need to format the drive ExFat. I have two questions.

 

1. I shared to a "Default Master File" using the setting "Computer" and "Audio & Video/h264". As I want the client to be able to play on a computer (Mac or PC) and TV does it make a difference which format I use. If I want them to be able to play the movie on mobile devices (iPhone/iPad/other non-Apple products) so should I recompress the file using "Apple Devices and a smaller resolution (720)?

 

2. I can't seem to get my TV to skip to the next chapter. The chapters show when the files are open in Quicktime on my iMac. Is this something with my TV settings or generally not something that's able to be done on a TV.

 

Thank's everyone for the help/answers.

 

T

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 3.5 GHz i7, 16 GB memory

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 9:30 AM

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  • by Luis Sequeira1,Helpful

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Sep 16, 2016 11:34 AM in response to tplynchy
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    Sep 16, 2016 11:34 AM in response to tplynchy

    1. Unless your Apple device is quite old, it is possible, and indeed very likely, that it can play that master file you exported.

    Exporting for Apple devices will use a slightly different wrapper format, and probably use a smaller data rate.

     

    2. Chapters in movie files are something that is not widely used, so my guess is it is probably not supported, but you should look for info on your specific tv model.

  • by BenB,Helpful

    BenB BenB Sep 20, 2016 9:23 AM in response to tplynchy
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    Sep 20, 2016 9:23 AM in response to tplynchy

    At our TV station, we do this a lot, and find plain H.264 files won't load to iPhones, iPods or iPads.  So we have a Bundle we created in FCPX.  It does straight ProRes, plain H.264, and Apple Devices all at the same time.  Then we have our pick for the various things we deliver to.  ProRes for Vimeo and YouTube to ensure best quality.  H.264 for our web site.  Apple Device for, well, Apple Devices used internally at the station.