Oh, Compressor. How I do hate thee.
Wow. Compressor, why must you piss me off all the time? Seriously, is this the worst designed piece of Apple software ever?
Hey, don’t get me wrong - Compressor does some great things - it’s a very powerful tool. But in the words of one HDNet engineer “Compressor, frankly, completely mystifies me. I doesn’t make any sense.”
Case in point - well, let me back up for a second.
Why the hell does this app default to naming exported footage with spaces?!!! Long-ass names with spaces even. What the hell?
Today’s case in point:
I rename the files before export. Short names like BCT_3b_builder.m2v. But now, for some unknown reason, DVD Studio Pro crashes upon import of anything Compressor touched. Import>BCT_3b_builder.m2v>C R A S H. Go to the finder, select a freshly completed Compressor file, the Finder crashes. All non-Compressor files in the directory are fine - Finder likes them, DVD Studio Pro likes them. But Compressor files, when directly selected are killing everything - GRRRRRRRRRR!
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Luckily, DVD Studio Pro allows folder selections for importing. After they get into the app, they’re fine - but what a BS work around. Why do you suck so bad, Compressor?
I am not sure what your issue is with compressor but I have a full blown render farm utilizing Apple’s Qmaster and it is working fine. I have never had a problem with DVDSP reading any m2v, ever! Check your versions and repair your permissions.
Comment on October 11, 2006 @ 5:01 pm
Just to say that I’m having the exact same crashing problem with m2v files made through apps like Mpeg Streamclip. Bitvice, no problem. Very odd, never happened before. But thanks for the heads up about folder import in DVDSP - you’ve just saved my life!
Comment on November 16, 2006 @ 2:52 pm