Re: export to compressor

Hello, I've been exporting to compressor, and that wheel has been spinning. My question is...is there an indicator to tell percentage/time? The marker in the timeline has not budged in a few hours, nor has the marker in the preview window. The file is 2.5 gig. I don't have a beefy system, macbook pro, 2 gig ram, dual processor (2.something each) so I know it will be slow, but is there anyway it can tell me it's progress?
Thanks.
George

When you export from FCP directly to Compressor, it ties up FCP for the duration. There used to be a frame counter that showed you what frame it was working on. This process takes forever.

I export from FCP as a QT self contained and then drop that into Compresser. Takes a lot less time (and you do get progress bars this way).

--ken

Hi, It is now 17 hours later...is this normal (you said it takes forever) or might I have done something wrong? Is there a way to get out of this to do the QT way?
Thanks
George

Hi George,

Don't know for sure, the process could have stalled. Just one of the reasons that I don't export to Compressor from FCP directly.

Is it still running?

Open up your 'Activity Monitor' (HD > Apps > Utilities) and check to see if the processors are working.

--ken

I don't know what to look for...I don't think so. Under CPU, % user goes from 0 to 1.5, % system goes from 0 to 2, % idle goes from 96.5 to 100.

George

Look in the little graphical box in CPU. In the box, does it show activity, are there little green squares going up and down?

--ken

There are just a few and they are just tracking right to left, not moving up and down at all. Most only 1 square tall.

George

I'm pretty sure that Compressor has stalled out on you.

You may want to quit and then export as a QT self contain and go back into Compressor.

--ken