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  • Avid MPEG-IMX Codec download?

    Posted by Tim West on December 20, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    Hi,

    I have a quicktime movie generated from an Avid using the MPEG-IMX codec.
    I am using a Mac without Avid installed and need to use this quicktime in After Effects – I don’t have the MPEG-IMX codec and so cannot see the footage.

    Can anyone suggest a work around or where I can download the Avid MPEG-IMX codec?

    Thanks in advance!

    T.

    Daniel Ganesh replied 10 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Job Ter burg

    December 20, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    You can download (and install) the Avid codec package for free:
    https://www.avid.com/codec or https://www.avid.com/dnxhd. Comes with all Avid resolutions.

  • Paul Jay

    December 30, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Not true.

    You need the PE codec bundle to get the IMX codec.
    You can’t download the IMX codec due to licences isuess.

    So you need an AVID product installer to get it.
    I can’t stand this childish behaviour…. AVID JUST GIVE IT TO THE USERS.

    https://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=345511

    Avid Codecs PE contains the MPEG IMX codec while the Avid Codecs LE package does not because of end-user licensing issues. You can find the Avid Codecs PE installer under Installers\AvidCodecsPE.

  • Ned Zvijer

    December 7, 2010 at 2:55 am

    “You can find the Avid Codecs PE installer under Installers\AvidCodecsPE”
    I did exactly as instructed but the problem is when I tried to install it from AvidCodecsPE folder it installs it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Avid\Avid Codecs PE but the folder is empty.
    I also tried to reinstall it and it gives me Modify/Repair/Uninstall options. It looks like its installed somewhere and I still cannot open play the video.

    Thanks
    Ned

  • Daniel Ganesh

    October 1, 2015 at 3:27 am

    not sure what u mean.

    but…

    if codec is what u are after. Please click below for the official codec from Avid

    https://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/en423319

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