Avid Meridien & FCS2

[Andrea Stewart]

Tom thanks for giving us that information. I am supposing by checking that “legacy” option in quicktime it allows quicktime to see the older version of the meridien codecs.

I keep a folder of the avid codecs just in case they need to be reinstalled. Avid updated its codecs 1/8/08 it seems. They’re now version 1.8.0 and the old were 9.4.2 It seems counterintuitive.

Glad to know there is a way to view/use both versions.

Andrea Stewart
Producer/Editor/Director – Owner
Germane Creative LLC

[Robbie Kuhn]

These forums are very helpful..thanks for the info! I’ve made progress, but there is one (big) issue I would appreciate any insight on:

After installing the AvidCodecsLE_1.8MAC.pkg file, I can play the Avid Meridien Uncompressed files in Quicktime just fine…yay! However, when I import them into Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 the videos do not play back after rendering–only the audio plays.

Do you have any advice regarding getting these Avid Meridien Uncompressed .mov files to import properly into FCP? Is there ANY manual work you needed to do after installing the Avid Meridien Uncompressed Codec?

I don’t care if these files stay with this Codec, so if there is no way of importing them into FCP properly, is there a way for me to convert the files into something else–anything–that FCP can actually read?

A client has given me files with this codec, and I do not have Avid on any machine. Just need to find a way to edit them on FCP.

I’m using Mac OS 10.5.2 / 2.2 Ghz Intel core duo Macbookpro

[Andrea Stewart]

I’m not sure why FCP is not playing your clips. I seem to recall that it doesn’t work with any of the avid codecs but that info could be old.

What you CAN do is open them in Quicktime Pro and export using any of the codecs that FCP will work with. Just choose whichever codec the rest of the clips in your sequence are and you won’t need to render them again when they’re placed in the sequence.

Andrea Stewart
Producer/Editor/Director – Owner
Germane Creative LLC

[Eric Sawyer]

I have tried everything listed here, and cannot get it to work on my G5 with FCP 4.5. Videos play in Quicktime, and open in iMovie4 but not in FCP? Any ideas? Maybe there is a link that I didn’t make between quicktime and FCP components?