MOV to FLV

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f5freddyj

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Trying to get an flv file from a six minute segment.

DV NTSC out of FCP I got a 1.4 GB quicktime movie.

I then converted this movie quicktime to quicktime in Quicktime Pro.

The resulting file was knocked down to about 1/4 the size. 1.4gb (DV NTSC) 6 min file to 330MB .mov.

--The newest version of quicktime no longer has an export Macromedia FLV option.

So. I've now pulled that 330MB file into flash, using a medium quality flash movie codec. It's showing a six hour render time for a six minute mov on a BRAND NEW DUAL CORE 2.6 with 5 GB of Ram.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

There must be an easier way.

I'm open to suggestions.

TGIF!

Freddy J
 
are you using Squeeze or some other compressor. Squeeze 4.3 was dog slow on intel processors while 4.5 runs really well on intel.
 
You might want to double check. I'm running the latest version of QT and I can still export flvs. You might just need to reinstall the component. Good Luck.
 
Don't have sorenson.

Apple Compressor? (i don't think it does flvs)

Right now I'm just using the flash engine. (vers 8)

Three hours in, I've got about thirty minutes left.

I hope it works, or it's going to be a long weekend.

FJ
 
There is an FLV option in the QuickTime Converstion option. I've never used it, but from what I understand, it only makes an FLV that can then be used in a Flash editing application. I don't think it's a stand alone Flash file. I don't understand that, but that's what I've read. Again, I've never tried it.

Also, when anything on your Mac says 6 hours, give it two minutes and it should cut down to a normal time. Unless there is something seriously wrong.
 
A 3 second movie (1.2MB) took me 3 minutes using quicktime. So your time seems about right. I believe QT and Flash use the same component. Sometimes apple sucks with processes like these. Try rendering jpegs in FCP if you like to torture yourself. Use ffmpegX and you can probably convert that file in about 3 minutes instead of 3 hours. Good Luck.
 
6 hour renders are perfect for while you sleep.
And waking up to check a fresh render is better than coffee.
 
Here's what I do...

Export the movie from FCP using the EXPORT>QUICKTIME MOVIE method. It will make an exact copy of what's in your timeline. Then I use a free program called FFMPEG to do the encode from the QuickTime movie directly to FLV. I got an 11 minute program in 320x210 around 34 MB. And it took 14 minutes to encode on a 5 yr old single processor G5.
 
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