Exporting QT files?

[Neil Richards]

Does this work at all in Edius 6.5?

I go through all the export dialogs to set up a QT export then hit the go button and it fails every time with:

"Failed to export. Unspecified error (0x80004005)"

I know not what this means, except it seems to be broken. I selected the QT option when I did the installation.

In the absence of QT, how do I export DNxHD? I can't find this option anywhere in the export menu's so perhaps I need to re-install the codecs?

Thanks - sorry to be a pain, I love Edius but export seems to cause me the greatest headaches at the moment (and it may well be me that's the problem)

Cheers

Neil

[antonsvideo]

are you selecting a legal PAL or NTSC SD or HD dimension in your project setting

QT will not allow non standard sizes or frame rates

[NakedEye]

Quick Time will support oddball frame sizes depending on format of course... h.264 as mp4 is a good example. I think the OP's problem is with QT DNxHD in particular which at the moment is broken and needs fixing.

Best
Dave.

[Neil Richards]

Nothing oddball about 1920x1080 25fps, YCbCr no alpha.

I see the same problem in 8-bit and 10-bit, single or batch export, just can't export any kind of QT file without this error message coming up.

The DNxHD is a separate issue. I've downloaded and installed the Windows versions of the Avid codecs but nothing appears in my export options, but I do know that DNxHD is broken in 6.5 so less surprised by this.

My workaround for each at the moment is to export as HQ or HQX and use MPEG Streamclip to convert to DNxHD or QT, which works but is a bit of a pain and fills my discs up with clutter ;)

[GrassValley_SL]

I just tried exporting from a 1920 50i project and I can export to quicktime.
You can export to Avid DNxHD. If you check the exported file with quicktime player you will see that it plays.
The playback issue is reported.

Can you post the exact project settings or a screenshot and the settings you use in the quicktime exporter so we can check?

[Neil Richards]

This is curious.

I just went through an export and took some screen grabs (attached) showing the QT set-up windows as I progressed (this is another project, 23.98fps, but behaves the same as the earlier one).

As I did I noticed it's invoking FLVWriter at this point. I did a search and found this old thread on the GV forums (!):

http://forum.grassvalley.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=11209

Similar issue, same error message, FLVWriter involved. No resolution at that point though. Anyone know any more about this?

The Good News is I found my DNxHD codecs (duh!) which I'd re-installed yesterday, so I tried an export with one of those instead of H.264. The Bad News is it has the same failure with the same error message.

So I reckon it's related to FLVWriter not Edius, but I don't know how yet, or what to do about it.

Still digging...

Cheers

Neil

[GrassValley_SL]

Ok why are you editing in a 50i project to export 23.97p?
Also you have to be a bit accurate in reporting because I see you are using a stereoscopic project.

Can you please post a screenshot of your project settings we need accurate info.

[Neil Richards]

It's not 50i, it's 23.98 progressive, which is what the native footage was shot in - see project settings attached.

Yes, it's stereoscopic - nearly everything I do in Edius is stereoscopic ;) - so as a test I just created a new 2D project from scratch (1080p 25fps), pulled some random footage in and did a couple of QT exports.

That seems to work fine.

I was exporting QT files (in 2D and 3D) from stereo projects fine during the trial earlier in the year, but something broke for me from 6.5, even with earlier projects that were working fine before.

[GrassValley_SL]

I am a bit confused.

1 You are able to export quicktime? You said that nothing works.


2 Are you able to export out of that 23.97 project?

[Neil Richards]

I can't export QT out of the stereo 3D 23.98fps project, in either 2D or 3D.
I can't export QT out of the stereo 3D 25fps project, in either 2D or 3D.
I *was* able (just now) to export QT out of a 25fps (mono 2D) project.
I have been able to export QT out of stereo 3D projects in the past, before 6.5.

That's what I know at the moment, I'll keep trying some other permutations and let you know (after I've had my evening pizza and beer at the seaside).

Neil

[GrassValley_SL]

Well I just exported out of a 3D project to 2D.

Let me ask why have you selected change video Format if the project format is the same as the project? Same goes for Audio.

Try this :
Select the quicktime exporter from the list.

Then put the stereoscopic to left only.
Don't touch anything in the advanced settings for this test.

click export , select your codec in the quicktime panel and export

What happens?

[Neil Richards]

OK, here's the twist.

I've just opened up and played with a whole bunch of old and new projects and:

- if I export the QT file to the local drive it works fine
- if I export the QT file to one of my attached drives (FW or USB) it fails

This happens irrespective of whether it's a 2D or stereo 3D project.

Weird. I'm now going to have a beer and think about that some more.

[Neil Richards]

Well I just exported out of a 3D project to 2D.

Let me ask why have you selected change video Format if the project format is the same as the project? Same goes for Audio.

I didn't change anything - just opened it up so you could see what was in there for the screen grab.

See new post above - I have something odd going on, not sure it's Edius.

[GrassValley_SL]

There could be an issue exporting quicktime to a networkdrive /SAN/NAS.
But I just tried a usb drive and that worked without an issue.

[Neil Richards]

It only happens for QT export. If I write out to one of the external drives with any other codec it's all fine.

It's got to be something to do with FLVWriter, only the QT export invokes it.