You’re on a deadline, of course, when Compressor decides to crap on you. Of course. What do you do? You launch Qmaster preferences, and there isn’t a button to restart it… or is there? Jim Geduldick over at FinalCutUser shows a couple ways of troubleshooting when Compressor goes south.

Watch the video tutorial here.

From Creative Cow-

In this Final Cut video tutorial, Richard Harrington uses Compressor to teach how to compress a video clip for use on an iPod or in iTunes. This opens up video podcasting or the transferring of video files in a widely recognized portable format. Richard shows which settings to use and explains how to export from Final Cut Pro to get the file ready for Compressor

Watch the video tutorial here.

You have your SCQT’s and your non-SCQT’s. Knowing the difference can save you a huge headache and a lot of disk space. There are situations where both come in handy, and this tip from Final Cut Pro Tips breaks down the pros and cons of each.

Read the tutorial here.

Great! You have your project all ready to go, you just need to get it to the client. How do you get it from Final Cut to a DVD? This concise guide doesn’t go much into depth, but will get you where you need to go, making sure your markers are intact.

Read the tutorial here.

From Creative Cow-

Final Cut Studio’s Compressor has many pre-existing settings that allow you to start compressing your project immediately. If you find yourself making the same alterations this tutorial can save you time. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to: create custom settings, create custom settings from scratch, create groups of settings and how to delete settings.

Watch the video tutorial here.

I’ll admit- I’ve never used the Edit to Tape feature in FCP. I generally just use the much easier Print to Video. But when you need a bit more control, Edit to Tape is the way to go.

David Battistella has a tutorial on Editing to Tape over at Creative Cow. Read the tutorial here.

Andrew Balis from Moviola Resource Center has a much easier way of exporting a letterboxed 16×9 video, that doesn’t mess with the padding parameters in Compressor.

Read the tutorial here.