-
DPX files
I’m in the middle of an edit that’s been shot on 16mm and we’re currently having it graded in telecine.
Now, I’m normally versed well more in the video side of things than film. But everything seems to be going fine so far. However, the telecine facilities are giving us dpx files back from the grade, which are obviously nice high quality.
But what’s the best way of then putting those dpx files back into FCP? Presumably they’ll need to be converted (to HD).
Quicktime won’t do it, will it? Bit I think After Effects will, won’t it?
Anyone else had this kind of workflow before? Usually I would’ve done my research about something I didn’t know but this was sprung on me a little suddenly…! -
6 Replies
-
its not something i have done, but i remember (i think) seeing it mentioned in the manuals that you can do the conversion in Shake.
adam
Editor/Mixer
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK -
[JamieWorsfold] “Anyone else had this kind of workflow before? Usually I would’ve done my research about something I didn’t know but this was sprung on me a little suddenly…! “
This is a very common workflow.
AJA makes a DPX – QT converter- however you will need the kona 2/ Kona3 card to be able to playback the 10bit RGB output.
Another application to look at would be @ Gluetools.com
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows -
Aha!
Excellent – didn’t know about that converter. I’m working on a Kona3 system for this edit.
Thanks Gary. Very helpful.
-
Am I right in saying that the AJA convertor gives the dpx files a new timecode as one single QT file? Is there any way to access the metadata?
-
[JamieWorsfold] “Am I right in saying that the AJA convertor gives the dpx files a new timecode as one single QT file? Is there any way to access the metadata? “
New time code- yes and no- the QT always starts at 0:00:00
No you cannot access the metadata – it does nothing to it, since the QT files are only reference links- but you cannot access for that you need gluetools.
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows -
I was starting to think that way… I’ve got the company I’m working with to get their credit card out 😉
Cheers.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up