| | | | Re: Avid codec change and iDVD
by Keith Sonstegard on Nov 20, 2009 at 7:40:11 pm
in the AVID Forum
I found a work-a-round to make things work in iDVD.
Export all codec types out of Avid as QT reference clips. If your source was recorded at DV25, make sure your Display Aspect Ratio is "Native Dimensions" and do NOT use the Avid DV Codec on expo | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid codec change and iDVD
by Keith Sonstegard on Nov 20, 2009 at 5:10:54 am
in the AVID Forum
i was reading the release notes and found these two issues:
Bug Number: UDevC00049124. Currently, export settings allow a 720x486 size when you
export Avid DV, which creates a field alignment issue. Make sure that you set the export
settings c | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid codec change and iDVD
by John Pale on Nov 20, 2009 at 3:04:49 am
in the AVID Forum
Not in front of a system now, but there should be a check box in the export dialog about whether to use the Avid DV codec or not. If you deselect, it will use the standard size QT Codec built into Quicktime, which will iDVD will probably like better | | | | |
| | | | Re: FCP for Broadcast
by Jason Ingersoll on Nov 17, 2009 at 10:16:03 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I have uploaded 2 videos one in DV NTSC format and one in AVID DV format thanks to the link posted above they are checking it out now. Thanks for all the help.
I | | | | |
| | | | Sony DSR 11 DV cam deck to Macbook Pro-Am I screwed?
by Amy Linton on Nov 12, 2009 at 8:00:50 pm
in the AVID Forum
Dear Cows: I recently bought this deck and when I hooked it up to my old G4 laptop with AVID DV Pro, it worked like a dream. It autofigured to it perfectly as a "generic deck".
Now my macbook is dying, I think (striped screen...desktop won't appe | | | | |
| | | | best output settings
by dewan edwards on Oct 9, 2009 at 2:24:40 am
in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum
Hi all I have a 20 sec bumper I am trying to export out. I have tried QT Movie RGB Alpha with DV codec and with animation codec. The DV codec didn't look as crisp as the animation but the animation didn't play smoothly. Also did the Avid dv codec as | | | | |
| | | | Re: Got a PC and was wondering...
by Todd Perchert on Sep 30, 2009 at 8:56:46 pm
in the Windows Hardware & Software Forum
Let me just say that if you are planning on purchasing AVID software at a around $2995, I think you'd be better off just purchasing a new $500 system for it, rather than try to put it on that old PC which doesn't come close to the minimum requirement | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid DV Xpress dongle question
by Harry Stumpf on Sep 28, 2009 at 1:11:18 pm
in the AVID Forum
I have Avid Xpress DV (Commercial Version) without the dongle and am interested in the upgrade to Xpress Pro but can't find it anywhere. Does anyone out there know where I can get it?
Thanks. | | | | |
| | | | Re: After effects Supers with Alpha to AVID
by Michael Hancock on Sep 26, 2009 at 4:29:00 am
in the Forum
[Kenton VanNatten] "Avid codecs do not support Alpha."
Some of them do.
ALPHA SUPPORT:
Avid Meridien Uncompressed
Avid Meridien Compressed
Avid DNxHD
NO ALPHA SUPPORT:
Avid 1:1x
Avid DV
Avid DV100
Avid MPEG50
Michael
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| | | | Re: EX1 XDCAM to AVID with down-convert
by Denis O'Keefe on Sep 15, 2009 at 4:06:00 pm
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
I successfully did this a few weeks ago, delivered the video in Avid DV 25 codec. I got the codec online from one of the avid sites andadded it to QuickTime.
I then converted the xdcam video to mov files with Browser or Transfer, opened all of them | | | | |
| | | | Avid DV, text codec
by Andy Walker on Sep 11, 2009 at 10:41:48 am
in the AVID Forum
I wonder if you can help me please. I'm exporting sequences (from Motion) in HD using HDV 1080i50, AVID DV codec to QT and usually the QT info shows "AVID DV" codec. Sometimes however, on a few files, it shows "AVID DV, text". I can't find any change | | | | |
| | | | Re: Format _ (767x576)???
by Max Christensen on Sep 9, 2009 at 6:30:07 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
It's just weird. Be Course i have a file that is an episode from a series, and not footage. Only thing is that is has been trough the avid dv50 codec. And once i pull it into FCP, the format changes to 720x576 when opened with QT. But when i open the | | | | |
| | | | Format _ (767x576)???
by Max Christensen on Sep 8, 2009 at 2:18:47 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Okay. To understnad the assignment i've been handled:
I'm capturing textless material uncompressed 8-bit PAL (720x576) -like i always do.
-The sequence i have to place it in, is listed as: 720x576 BUT WITH A (767x576) in parenteze. Avid dv-50 co | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid codec to FCP
by Rafael Amador on Sep 3, 2009 at 3:17:05 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Max Christensen] "Forget the previous post. I have the picture in canvas when playing, but when i pause, it disapears!
...and it looks rather pixilated. "
You need to render and set your canvas to 1005 to have an idea about how the picture look | | | | |
| | | | Exportign Avid QT files
by Lori Miranda on Sep 3, 2009 at 2:00:56 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hello,
I am doing a freelance project for a broadcaster who requires that the project be delivered via AVID 1:1 uncompressed qt files or AVID DV50 qt files. I work on AVID at work but I am doing this as a side project at home and I only have Final | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid codec to FCP
by Max Christensen on Sep 3, 2009 at 12:08:08 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
...Ohhh my- What a mess!!
Forget the previous post. I have the picture in canvas when playing, but when i pause, it disapears!
...and it looks rather pixilated.
YES! - it's now an option, when i want to export as a QT -file, i now get the A | | | | |
| | | | Avid codec to FCP
by Max Christensen on Sep 3, 2009 at 9:29:02 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
HI guys! Here's the deal!
I'm currently working for a tv-station, as a outside freelancer, who have asked me to deliver their Avid specs in the Quicktime dv50 pal sequence. No problem! -atleast not with a bit of avid dv-pal codec.
I can suces | | | | |
| | | | Video output to DVD
by keith kurlander on Aug 3, 2009 at 7:26:45 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
In Avid DV Express (PC) I always laid the sequence to tape and then recaptured in Ulead DVD Movie factory, lower field dominant, to make really good DVD's. I tried the same method from my Macbook Pro 2.4 ghz with Final Cut but got artifacting on any | | | | |
| | | | Re: OMF / MXF player anyone?
by David Braswell on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:46:19 pm
in the AVID Forum
You should consider copying the entire folder structure to a suitable external media drive. Then you could delete from C Drive and try to relink to new media drive.
There is no MC lite, only Avid DV, Xpress Pro, and MC (and briefly FreeDV). | | | | |
| | | | Re: After effects multi core problem
by Florian Schoenherr on Jun 23, 2009 at 2:12:59 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Hi Adolfo,
i am running cs4 at the new dell t7500 with 2 Prozessors, and 12GB Ram.
But AE is incredibal slow. My Old Notebook M90 with Dual Core and 4 GB Ram is much, much faster.
To get out a 5 Minutes quicktime referenze (avid-dv codec) as a | | | | |
| | | | Re: Capturing from z1 into Avid Express Pro on laptop
by Alex Bond on May 23, 2009 at 7:03:38 am
in the AVID Forum
I've solved it thanks - for info, the answer is to install an earlier version of quicktime and make sure that the Avid DV Codec box is not checked on the export window.
I'm now using QT version 6.5.2 which you can find online in a few places - mig | | | | |
| | | | Re: Final Cut Codecs for Quicktime on PC
by Michael Hancock on May 20, 2009 at 5:58:46 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Chris Vassaux] "We are an AVID house, but are receiving more and more requests to convert a client's Final Cut show out to video, in this case Digital Betacam"
Like was mentioned the thread below about taking FCP DVCProHD to an Avid, have anyone | | | | |
| | | | Quicktime Issue
by Josh Wilson on May 13, 2009 at 3:44:44 pm
in the Apple OS X Forum
OK, having a weird problem - and I'm not sure how to explain it except for a partly gamma-shifted frame. Here's a link to to a screenshot: Gamma Shift
The file is a self-contained export from Avid Xpress 5.8.4.438 running on Windows XP SP2 using | | | | |
| | | | Avid DVCPRO HD
by Daniel Kullman on May 6, 2009 at 9:11:44 pm
in the AVID Forum
System:
Model Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Model Identifier: PowerMac11,2
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 4
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 G | | | | |
| | | | Re: Exporting to Avid
by barry suydam on Apr 10, 2009 at 3:53:17 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I have tried the animation codec under quick time also Avid DV codec under quick time, I have also tried a windows avi. With all these I have tried several combinations of lower field first when exporting from AE as well as importing to Avid. I am | | | | |
| | | | Re: Help! Need Avid DV codec
by Kate Mitchell on Apr 7, 2009 at 5:14:40 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hi! I too am experiencing a problem. I edited my film in avid and then I exported it as a quicktime movie. I then dragged the quicktime movie onto a data dvd. Then i went home and put the dvd in my computer (mac book pro) but the quicktime file will | | | | |
| | | | Quicktime movie not loading correctly
by Jamie Bridge on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:35:29 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hello all,
Okay, I have tried and researched alot. I cannot open a quicktime movie in FCP, nor in Quicktime. It plays the sound, but the image is just colored squares that keep changing, like it is not the right codec. The info about it is this:
Dim | | | | |
| | | | Re: Help! Need Avid DV codec
by Rafael Amador on Mar 16, 2009 at 1:04:09 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Try here;
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Avid_Quicktime_Codecs.htm
rafaelwww.nagavideo.com
(and here some clips for the friends: http://www.vimeo.com/2694745 ) | | | | |
| | | | Help! Need Avid DV codec
by Jamie Bridge on Mar 16, 2009 at 12:59:07 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hey All,
I have seen snippets of this same problem before. Basically, I exported a Quicktime movie with Avid and didn't realize it was done with the AVdv or Avid DV codec. I use FCP, and now, without this, I can't get to my movies. Just a white scree | | | | |
| | | | Re: experiment to study DV conversions
by Rafael Amador on Mar 6, 2009 at 3:51:34 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Dennis Couzin] " When the same DV is converted to an uncompressed format this also involves decoding the DV, but without the gamma boost"
When ever you put something in the FC time-line, is expanded to 4.4.4 whatever the sequence codec.
Only on expo | | | | |
| | | | Re: Video Formats
by Ken Morris on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:41:56 pm
in the AVID Forum
Ok, you were right. Avid DV codec worked just fine, no quality lost. I didn't realize what it was actually for. I just saw the DV and got worried.
So I was able to import the clips and view them but here's the problem. They are playing back at f | | | | |
| | | | Re: Video Formats
by Ken Morris on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:21:24 pm
in the AVID Forum
The problem with the Avid DV codec is that it's more compressed than the original footage. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Video Formats
by Ken Morris on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:14:53 pm
in the AVID Forum
Won't play in quicktime unless I select "use Avid DV codec". Solid black otherwise. | | | | |
| | | | Avid codecs and quictkime
by Matthew Preis on Jan 28, 2009 at 4:37:38 pm
in the AVID Forum
I am having an issue with quicktime. I have a video I exported from and avid adrenaline, same as source for an mpeg 50 quality video. My quicktime player at home wont play it.. I have Avid Dv, but I downloaded new codecs from the Avid site..
suggest | | | | |
| | | | Re: avid dv vs apple dv
by Jake Williams on Jan 22, 2009 at 6:30:14 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hi Sam,
If the files are mxf then you could give this plugin for FCP a try. Just downloaded it but have not used yet. It allows .mxf import into FCP 6.0 and above. Its designed for p2 mxf but maybe it will save you the time of recapturing. Good L | | | | |
| | | | Re: avid dv vs apple dv
by Rafael Amador on Jan 22, 2009 at 3:12:58 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[sam woolf] "Laos is a beautiful country - I was there last Christmas! "
Really nice country and nice people.
I came 10 years ago for holidays and I'm still here;-)
rafael
www.nagavideo.com | | | | |
| | | | Re: avid dv vs apple dv
by sam woolf on Jan 22, 2009 at 2:44:49 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Thanks Rafael - thats kind of what I thought and was hoping to be the case!
Just clicked on the link to your site - Laos is a beautiful country - I was there last Christmas!
Sam
(www.samwoolf.net) | | | | |
| | | | Re: avid dv vs apple dv
by Rafael Amador on Jan 22, 2009 at 2:29:43 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hi Sam,
When you capture to Apple Dv or Avid DV, you are just writing in your HD the information already stored as DV in tape. The only difference is that the Avid codec use some Chroma Filtering when playing.
This make the picture looks better when | | | | |
| | | | avid dv vs apple dv
by sam woolf on Jan 22, 2009 at 11:44:09 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hi there,
I have a load of dvc pro tapes that have already been captured in Avid so they exist digitally in Avid DV codec. What I want to know is what is the difference between the avid dv codec and the apple dv codec used by fcp?
If I want to edit | | | | |
| | | | Source Mask and DVD Letterbox black levels
by Brian Dieck on Dec 16, 2008 at 7:22:02 pm
in the DVD Authoring Forum
I have a 16:9 short that was re masked to a thinner aspect ratio. I'm trying to output a wide screen DVD and when the DVD player throws its letterboxing up for 4:3 monitor output, the black levels on the MPEG do not match those of the DVD letterbox. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid Title Tool for rolling credits
by dave Schweitzer on Nov 24, 2008 at 7:03:41 am
in the AVID Forum
Okay, should've gone to bed but am a bit obsessive when it comes to stuff like this. So I opened up my Avid to find the answer.
I found that I could vary the duration of a created title by adding or inserting pages to the content of the roll. This wa | | | | |
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