Final Cut exported to Quicktime but the file won't play on my PC

[thefinalprophecy]

I filmed and edited a film in high definition using final cut on my college campus. I exported the movie to a quicktime file, and burned that file to a DATA DVD (not DVD-video, just the quicktime file). However, I can not get that file to play back on my PC at home. It will open in quicktime, but it will only play the audio. I know that the video is there because in the quicktime file properties, it shows the video data (resolution, frame rate, etc). I have played HD quicktime files on my computer before, and i know for a fact that my computer can handle it (core 2 duo 6400).

I have heard that Final Cut exports HD video to a special "EVO" format, so I went to http://www.ensight.com/downloads/cat_view-6.html to download EVO QuickTime Component and DirectShow Plugin for Windows but it still will not play. What should I do?

Gspot shows this: (HDV2 codec?)

[Cornucopia]

Borrow somebody's mac that has FCP on it, load your file and re-export to a codec that a PC will support.

HDV is LongGOP MPEG2. I'd suggest you go with something like h.264.

Scott

[thefinalprophecy]

Yeah, I don't really have any good friends with Macs, and none of that have FCP on it anyway. And my school is closed for spring break so I won't be able to get in there for another week and a half.

[BJ_M]

you need to flatten the QT file before playback on a pc .. dont use h264 is you plan on editing or something on the pc also ..

the blackmagic codecs are cross platform compatible and lossless

[Cornucopia]

Flatten, yes.

My guess is the Blackmagic codecs would leave him with a file too large for easy transportation--would have to be split up. That's why I didn't suggest it. I do agree with the need to keep in editable form, if possible. Just assumed it wasn't feasible anymore, so "make do with most bitrate efficient" of distribution codecs.

Guess we'll have to hear more from the OP...

Scott

[thefinalprophecy]

ohh i see. i wasn't planning on editing it any more. i thought it was just a standard quicktime file. guess i'll have to re-export it once school is open agian.

[Guiboche]

Quicktime for Windows can't playback HDV files.

[Cornucopia]

Might be possible to change the "codec atom" from "HDV" (or whatever it actually is) to "MPG2", and then it might be possible for the MPEG2 codec (that Apple sells) could be DL'd and installed to decode it (if it supports HD profiles)--with a PC.

Scott