Hey Dom, just to get this straight, if he was to shoot on the Alexa as DNxHD185x, then these .MXF files would correctly import as 10 bit files right?
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dom Q. Silverio" <domqsilverio@...> wrote:
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> You will end up with 8 bit even if you set your Avid to 185x. Avid does NOT
> create 10 bit media during regular import except for DNX passthrough and 16
> TIFFs. All other media, even QT will be truncated to 8 bit media with 10
> bit wrapper. So your 185x clip might say 185x but it is actually just 185 8
> bit.
>
> If you need 10 bit from that ProRes 4444 media you will need to generate a
> DNX 185x using another app.
>
>
>
> Dom Q. Silverio
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>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 7:01 AM, ripvanmarlowe2000 <kwikpasta@...>wrote:
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> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > We have a client who will be shoting on the Alexa, it's for a TV show, not
> > for DCP or anything so it will end up on tele and at the most Bluray. I'm
> > trying to steer them towards recording DNxHD MXFs for obvious reasons but
> > they would like to shoot Prores 4444.
> >
> > Due to the fact that we are on Version 4 Avids (upgrade is not an option)
> > we do not have access to any of the quicktime AMA goodness or compressed
> > 4444 codec options.
> >
> > My question is, what will become of the extra samples of chrominance when
> > the files are truncated to 422 on import in to Avid? (we'd have to use
> > DNxHD185X as our codec). Will this infact have a detrimental effect on the
> > quality rather than if they just shot native Avid codec and we just rewrap
> > on import. Will it make no difference for them to shoot at DNxHD?
> >
> > Obviously it will also take us more time to import the footage as well as
> > Prores is not native in version 4 as far as i know. Is it just silly for
> > them to shoot Prores when we've told them what systems we're on and their
> > limitations?
> >
> > Thanks list,
> >
> > Andi
> >
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