> Zak Ray wrote:
> I was under the impression that it was a plug-in
> architecture that manufacturers could write for,
> allowing for specific handling of their files.
You are correct, but Canon hasn't done that. Their only AMA plug-in is for the XF cameras. Dom is correct that the metadata info is in the THM files. Still isn't read by Avid. BTW - the THM has no TC. Only a date/time stamp. Some of the various conversion methods derive TC from that, however I have found it to be problematic with some camera files and have quit using them.
In the case of Canon files, AMA can read many of the QuickTime files that match a video format and uses a codec that your installation of QT can read. This is because of Avid's internal development and not an outside manufacturer. This is how Avid currently reads the Canon 5D/7D/1D files. It's also how they read ProRes files, since Apple clearly hasn't written an AMA plug-in for them ;-)
- Oliver
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