This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: XDCAM Codec q

Don't get it.
DNxHD is HD, and DVD is SD.
If you don't care that much about downscaling anyway, why not use any other
SD Avid codec, downscale in Avid and be done with it?

Bouke

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----- Original Message -----
From: "ksirul" <kenavid2@glueedit.com>
To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 7:52 PM
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: XDCAM Codec q

RGB does look better in this workflow as we've tested. The problem is that
without the Calibrated Q codec, I get an error during export of the QT Ref
that "an error was encountered during export." When we did have the
Calibrated Q codec installed, we used your workflow.....transcoded the clips
to DnxHD. For some reason though, when we did a Send To DVD authoring, they
opened up in Sonic but had the watermark even though there was no more AMA'd
media in the sequence!

KEN

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "bouke" <bouke@...> wrote:
>
> If you consolidate the AMA clips and export a Qt ref, or export a self
> contained Qt, you don't need the Calibrated codec, the avid codec will
> kick
> in.
> Not sure if RGB is the way to go, but run some tests and you'll know.
>
> hth,
>
> Bouke
>
> VideoToolShed
> van Oldenbarneveltstraat 33
> 6512 AS NIJMEGEN
> The Netherlands
> +31 24 3553311
> www.videotoolshed.com
> For large files:
> http://dropbox.yousendit.com/BoukeVahl998172
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ksirul" <kenavid2@...>
> To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 7:18 PM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: XDCAM Codec q
>
>
> Sonic that comes with Symphony. We had a Calibrated Q codec installed
> that
> was a trial a while back and AMA came in fine but sending the sequence to
> DVD authoring displayed the Calibrated Q watermark in Sonic. We've
> uninstalled the Calibrated Q trial and, as expected, it won't create the
> QT
> Reference that we usually use when sending to Sonic. On a slightly off
> topic, is there a better setting to use when sending an Avid sequence to
> DVD
> Authoring (Sonic) from Avid? We usually use the Quicktime Reference
> setting
> set to RGB and that has always worked great. Maybe something else I
> haven't
> tried is even better?
>
> Thanks,
>
> KEN
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@> wrote:
> >
> > What are you using to make the DVD? Surely not Quicktime?
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Will this give me any benefit, speed or otherwise from AMAing the file
> > > to Avid and Transcoding? Other than not tying up an edit system?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > KEN
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Download Sony's Browser software and you can convert to other file
> > > > formats.
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there anything I can install to get an XDCam codec QT to read
> > > > > in
> > > > > QT on a PC (W7 64bit)? Do I need to purchase the Calibrated Q
> > > > > codec
> > > > > or is there a free codec I can download? It works fine AMAing it
> > > > > into Avid but I need to transcode to burn a DVD.
> > > > >
> > > > > KEN
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>