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  AE OMF import problem

  Posted by Stephen Abbott on November 11, 2005 at 8:26 am

  Hi,

  I’m importing OMFI 2.0 files (Avid Express Pro HD) into AE6.5. The files are DV PAL 25P (4:2:0). Import works, but the video is ‘squashed’ to half its vertical height in AE.

  This only occurs at full resolution; drop AE to half res., and the video is of the correct dimensions. OMF PAL 25i files import/display perfectly, so it’s something to do with the OMF 25P. Altering settings (correctly or otherwise) in the AE Interpret Footage dialogue doesn’t help.

  Any thoughts? Sure would be great to directly open the Avid source files in AE… 🙂

  Stephen Abbott

  Stephen Abbott replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 6 Replies
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  Wes Plate

  November 11, 2005 at 6:30 pm

  AE’s OMF media reading does have problems, looks like you found one of them.

  — Wes Plate
  Automatic Duck
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  Stephen Abbott

  November 11, 2005 at 9:03 pm

  Hi again,

  Tried Automatic Duck Pro Import 1.0 on a colleague’s system (using a link media OMF export)… similar problem: interlaced OMFs import fine, but the Duck doesn’t understand the PAL 25P files, instead generating the “Unsupported Media” error.

  Nice timeline import, nontheless. 🙂

  Regards,

  Stephen Abbott
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  Wes Plate

  November 11, 2005 at 9:19 pm

  DV25P isn’t supported in 1.0, I believe support was added in 3.0.

  — Wes Plate
  Automatic Duck
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  Stephen Abbott

  November 12, 2005 at 7:26 am

  Right, so short of Automatic Duck 3.0, any ideas or options from anyone? I’m currently doing a raw QT export from Avid for any shots that need AE, but this is time-consuming and inflexible.

  Thanks!

  Stephen Abbott
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  Wes Plate

  November 12, 2005 at 3:51 pm

  Looks like QT exports are your last resort.

  — Wes Plate
  Automatic Duck
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  Stephen Abbott

  November 12, 2005 at 4:45 pm

  Ok, thanks for the help nontheless!

  Stephen Abbott

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