How to set an end point to a project?!?! ( noobie )

I made a short video, about 2:40mins but when i exported, it took FOREVER and the final video was like 14Mins. It was just black/no sound after the video itself finished at 2:40.

This sounds familiar. What version of FCPX are you using?

-Ronny

It sounds like Ronny has recognized a bug, so I am sure you should listen to what he has to say. To answer your question: Mark in (I) at the first frame of the project and out (O) after the last frame. Then export. This is handy for exporting just portions of a project too. Also check to make sure that there isn't a gap clip at the end of your project. Sometimes when you are shuffling around connected clips FCPX will generate a gap clip at the end of a project.

What Daniel says is most likely the issue.

As an aside, I have never been able to mark an in and out point and have FCP X export just that section. This is on more than one system and over several versions. I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned it but it's a potential probelm to be aware of.

Fortunately I don't have much need for that function anyway.

What version are you using? That has been a feature since at least 10.9 I think. Definitely it is now.

Its quite annoying some times.

An easy workaround is to put an empty (or even not visible) title or adjustment layer in the timeline.
This allows to adjust to export selections.

-Andreas

Thanks Andreas - I'll try that

Daniel - I am on 10.1.1 but it has never worked for me in any version since the feature was introduced.

That's really strange. I sometimes find certain functions stop working when I use a custom keyboard command setup, even if customized keys don't effect that function. Have you tried it with the default keyboard active? Does it not let you set in and out points at all, or does it just not export the selection? Have you tried both using the Range tool and setting i and o with the keyboard? Also, what machine are you using?

anickt wrote: Thanks Andreas - I'll try that

Daniel - I am on 10.1.1 but it has never worked for me in any version since the feature was introduced.

Here a little screenshot for the setup:



-Andreas

You can mark the I/O in the primary storyline for an export segment. It will be confirmed in the export dialog. I have never seen it fail since it was introduced.

Tom,

You are right. But I've seen it failing several times for no obvious reasons.

The method I explained using the "overlays" always worked.
Another reason I use it is that you can set up some of the invisible regions, name them (apply a role maybe) and always can select them in the timeline index.
That is not only a big time saver when doing exports but also when doing partial renderings of a multi-lane timeline.
Making them visible can also be a help for versioning.

Only my 2 cents (Euro)

-Andreas

Thanks for your input guys! Fortunately, I've fixed my issue. I right clicked the timeline and selected "change duration" and set it to 2:40. The video then took about 10 mins to export and there wasn't any blank footage! BTW I was using 10.1.1 I think

This doesn't sound like a project. It sounds as if you've been editing inside a clip.