-
Cannot See HD Footage on my Mac
Recently the startup drive on my Dual G5 PowerPC crashed and I had to replace it. I cloned the crashed drive to a new one and thought everything would work.
My FCP was asking for registration and since I received it when I was working at Apple as a volume license, I didn’t have any. My “genius” friend at Apple copied his Final Cut Studio System ID to my ProApps folder in my App Support folder and everything started working again.
I’m now trying to edit footage shot on an HVX at DVCPRO HD, 720p. When I open the footage in quicktime all I get is black. I can’t view it in FCP either. When I open the project file I was given to edit this footage in it says I’m missing a codec.
The codec information on the clips I’m trying to open is DVCPRO HD (720p60), Integer (Big Endian) Timecode.
Am I missing the DVCPRO HD codec and if so where can I get it? I’m running Tiger, not leopard.
Thanks!
-
5 Replies
-
Gotta install FCP again. The codec only comes with FCP. Apparently that codec, and perhaps other things, went missing during the clone, or were damaged.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def -
That’s quite the bummer. Is there nowhere online to download that exact codec?
-
Nope. They only come with FCP. Unless you want to buy the Calibrated decoder…but you don’t want that. You need a fully functional FCP. And right now you are actually outside the legal use of FCP. From my understanding a VOLUME license is for multiple edit stations at that company. You leave the company, you leave that license behind. And your friend giving you their SN info? Also not legal.
Get legal.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def -
[Pascal De Maria] “That’s quite the bummer. Is there nowhere online to download that exact codec?”
Ok
It reads to me like you steal the software from your former employer- get a current employee to give you a pirated system ID for your machine and you now want the install to compensate for this.This is called software piracy Pascal, and with that piracy we all diminish the rights we hold as artists since in the US and elsewhere, the very same laws that protect my works of art – also protect the software I created it on. Loose one of those and both will fail over time.
Protect your rights by not infringing on others.
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production WorkflowsInside look at the IoHD
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/adcock_gary/AJAIOHD.php -
Guys-
I’m sorry I offended the both of you by telling you that I have a copy I was given when I worked with the company. It was my impression that regardless of my status as an employee, the copy was given to me to use forever. Keep in mind it was given to me by higher ups at Apple.
My drive failed because of a software update, so I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong in asking for 1 or 2 codecs.
Either way, it doesn’t matter because I PURCHASED MY OWN copy last night and my problem is solved. So please stop harping on me.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up