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    Blackmagic FrameLink – Not mounting

    Posted by Rory Hinds on December 4, 2005 at 7:09 pm

    Hi there

    I can’t seem to get Framelink to mount a .mov file.

    I have my QT file on my desktop and I drag it over the Framelink application icon and nothing happens.

    Am I missing something here to get the QT to mount as a disc image with DPX frames?

    Thanks
    Rory

    Rory Hinds
    http://www.whatismine.com

    Rory Hinds replied 20 years, 6 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Kristian Lam

    December 4, 2005 at 11:05 pm

    Hi Rory,

    Is a DeckLink card installed in this system?

    What format is the QT movie ? FrameLink works only with uncompressed Quicktime so if your clip is in DVCPRO HD or DV, it will not mount.

    regards

    Kristian
    Blackmagic Design

  • Luke Maslen

    December 5, 2005 at 5:38 am

    Hi Rory,

    Further to Kristian’s comments, QT movies can be mounted with FrameLink for Mac. On PC, FrameLink will mount AVI movies. Regardless of whether the movies are QT or AVI, they also need to be uncompressed.

    Regards,

    Luke Maslen
    Blackmagic Design

  • Christopher Tay

    December 5, 2005 at 2:48 pm

    Luke,

    Must the Decklink card be present inorder for FrameLink to work ?

    -chrispy

  • Kristian Lam

    December 5, 2005 at 10:03 pm

    Yup, the DeckLink card must be installed to use FrameLink.

    regards

    Kristian
    Blackmagic Design

  • Rory Hinds

    December 7, 2005 at 10:23 am

    Hi Guys

    Thanks for the info. I do have the Decklink card installed on the system and am working with 8bit Uncompressed QT files which have the .mov extention at the end of the file name.

    I did get Framelink to work once or twice but no it doesn’t work at all.

    I’m on Mac OS 10.4.3, latest QT, latest Decklink drives etc

    Thanks
    Rory

    Rory Hinds
    http://www.whatismine.com

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