Doesn't seem like the architecture would allow for that.
C.A.Magid
RTVF
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From: johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, May 19, 2011 8:37:44 PM
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: transcode vs import
I was told no alpha support a while ago but I don't know if that has changed.
Somebody tried it 6 or so months ago and told me it didn't work.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Huson <Greg@...> wrote:
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> Haven't tried it with that in mind, but I don't think so. Running log output
>and all the other machines are off just now...
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> On May 19, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Chris wrote:
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> > Does AMA support alpha?
> >
> > Not near a machine to test.
> >
> > But since you mentioned graphics via after effects...
> >
> > C. A. Magid
> > RTVF
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> > On May 19, 2011, at 5:23 PM, Greg Huson <Greg@...> wrote:
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> > > Frank was discussing that at editors lounge last week. Yes, that's what he
>said, too. Newer code. However, today, I test that theory going from h.264 to
>2:1 SD, and did not have the 'faster' experience. That's just one case, though-
>usually it does go much faster to transcode from AMA than to import. And, in
>fact, some things I don't even bother to transcode- for example, if you render
>out of after effects to an avid QuickTime codec- AMA saves the time of even a
>'fast import,' with no performance hit I can see.
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> > > On May 19, 2011, at 2:41 PM, "loso007" <loso007@...> wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > AMA is not only faster, but much faster for me. I suppose AMA is using
>all the CPU power the box has, where as the traditional import just uses one.
>Can anyone confirm this??
> > > >
> > > > Loren
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth <loutv@> wrote:
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> > > > > Which is faster? AMA link and transcode QT or import?
> > > > > I know I could do a test but I'm in the middle of a long import. ;-)
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