codec help
by Ben Lunden
on
Jun 30, 2008 at 2:47:04 am
Hi guys,
I imported some 720 24pn footage from an hvx to .mov files from within FCP. Now, I want to work with this footage in After Effects. It crashes when I try to load the footage and if I try to watch it in explorer it says I'm missing a codec.
What codec do I need to view/work with this HD footage?
Thanks in advance,
Ben.
Re: codec help by Joey Foreman on Jun 30, 2008 at 12:54:13 pm
When you say watch it in explorer, do you mean Windows explorer? If you've moved the footage to a p.c., you're going to need to install a DVCPRO codec, which you can purchase online. Then export from FCP using Quicktime Conversion to an .avi using that codec.
Joey Foreman
Editor/Animator
Nowhere Productions, Athens, GA
Re: codec help by Brendan Coots on Jul 2, 2008 at 7:29:35 am
HD footage from the HVX is encoded in DVCPRO HD format, which is only available on systems with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere CS3 or Sony Vegas installed. Even then, you may not have it if you did a limited install or something strange.
I am assuming you exported from FCP and moved the footage to a different machine, otherwise you really shouldn't be getting any errors.
There IS a work around to get the codec on other Macs (PCs may have a similar workaround as well). The DVCPRO HD components required to view and work with this video can be found in the "library>quicktime" folder (or something along those lines) on the mac with FCP. You can copy them (there are 5-6 component files that must be copied) to the machine without FCP and all should be well.
