"Make movie self-contained" suddenly NOT working

[Terry_Lasater]

For some reason, I cannot create a self-contained QT movie from FCP 7.0.3.

This is a sudden change that I cannot account for. I make sure to check the "make movie self-contained" box but it doesn't seem to register and multiple files are created (the number of files based, of course, on the duration of the timeline). The project is a 9 minute video but breaks up into (3) 2.15GB files and (1) 2.09GB file.

I have trashed the FCP 7 Preferences file, rebooted, and tried again achieving the same undesired result. I've even tried older projects that I had success making self-contained QT files from in the past; still no luck.

I have never had a problem with this over the multiple years of creating QT files from FCP and don't understand the sudden change. I have used this same combo of laptop and software successfully for more than two years.

Any comments, advice, suggestions, or questions are appreciated.

Specs:
MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Mac OS X (10.7.5)
FCP 7.0.3

 

[David W. Jones]

Are you using a new hard drive with older windows format?

 

[Terry_Lasater]

No, sir. Using an OWC external FireWire 800 drive that I bought new a few years ago. The HD seems to have no issues.

Even if I choose my internal drive as the location, FCP creates multiple files.

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Finally figured out the problem: it only occurred when saving to a drive that I had formatted to FAT32. And THAT was the problem.

I suppose if I had thought about David's reply a bit more, the answer would've come to me sooner.

Anyhow, just thought I'd update this thread in the event that it might help someone else.