Re: [Avid-L2] DNxHD QuckTime FCP Import Question

Dennis,
Latest versions of Avid DO export QT with timecode (but sadly, not with a
reelname in the QT tc track)
If you want that as well, (or are on an older avid), use my QT change
application.
http://www.videotoolshed.com/product/42/qtchange

There is a video (of an old version) showing how to batch add TC / Reelname
to Avid QT exports.

And to add, be aware of gamma shifts!

Bouke

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For large files:
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Degan" <DennyD1@verizon.net>
To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] DNxHD QuckTime FCP Import Question

>
> On Feb 3, 2010, at 7:58 PM, blafarm wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to export an uncompressed QuickTime movie from Avid --
> and import it into FCP without an intermediate stage? Does FCP
> recognize Avid's DNxHD QuickTime codec?
>
> I offer:
>
> If it's uncompressed, it's not DNxHD. DNxHD is a compression CODEC.
> Uncompressed is, well, uncompressed. But to answer your question, I'd
> say, yes, you can output an uncompressed QT Movie that will import into
> FCP. Of course, if it's uncompressed, you'd need drives and system
> throughput to support the data rate of uncompressed video. And if
> you're talking about HD uncompressed video, that data rate is very high
> indeed.
> As far as DNxHD is concerned, you CAN import Avid DNxHD QT Movies.
> You need the Avid CODEC package installed on your Mac. HOWEVER, you
> still cannot EDIT in FCP with the Avid DNxHD CODEC. Once you import
> the Avid QT Movie, you'll need to convert it to a CODEC that FCP will
> work with. I'd suggest ProRes422 or ProRes422(HQ). I've done this and
> it works well; it just takes more time. Here's my procedure: Open the
> drive that contains the Avid QT and Drag & Drop the Movie(s) into a
> bin in FCP. They will be highlighted in the bin. Pull down the File
> Menu to select "Media Manager" to open the MM window. Select
> "Recompress", choose a ProRes CODEC, and set your destination drive,
> then click OK. Wait until the process has finished.
> Once the recompression has completed, select the bin where the Avid
> QT's are highlighted and delete them (they are the original QT's; you
> can't use them). Of course this does not delete the actual QT's from
> your drive; it only deletes them from the bin.
> Find the NEW recompressed QT's on your destination drive and drag them
> to a bin, or use IMPORT to find them and place them in a bin. You may
> now edit like crazy.
> One final note: Avid does not carry over timeline or clip timecode
> when exporting to Quicktime Movies. If that's important, you must note
> the starting TC of each timeline and clip when you do the Avid export,
> then Modify the new ProRes clip in FCP to put the correct TC into it.
>
> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> NBC Today Show, New York
>
>

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