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Convert MXF to Quicktime
I am digitizing HDCAM footage into Media Composer, but I’ll be needing to eventually take it to a Final Cut system for editing. What is the best way of doing the necessary conversion? I don’t have automatic duck.
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Export as a Quicktime movie from the Avid.
Why aren’t you capturing into FCP to save the trouble?
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
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I can export as quicktime from Avid, but I was concerned that if I did that I would lose the original tape timecode in the exported QT file. Do you know if I will?
I’m not digitizing directly into FCP because I don’t have a deck connected to an FCP system at my disposal. If I digitize into Avid, I don’t have to rent a deck for 1 tape.
Thank you for your help.
Uli
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Got it.
Yes, MC does export timecode, but only in the newer versions. I don’t remember if this came in 3.5 or 4.0.
For future reference (and a guilty plug) you might check out https://www.digitalservicestation.com/ which is set up to handle exactly your type of situation.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca
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