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DVCPro 50 in QT on PC…no codec
I have recieved several videos for encoding and attempted to open them with QT Pro 7.5.
It only shows white video. So I reviewed the properties and it shows DVCPro 50 as the video codec.
When I attempt to import into PPro CS3 I get Codec missing or unavailable. If I change the file type from .mov to .avi the audio stream will import however the video is not there.
I know that this was a beta tape captured with a Kona card. I downloaded the Kona codec pack…no luck.
So I tried a couple other codec packs with out luck.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE?
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These were files wrapped by Final Cut Pro.
You’ll have to either get the original DVCPro tapes or P2 folder, or find someone with Final Cut and have him/ her export back to QT animation.
To my knowledge, there is not QT DVCPro codec for the PC.
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
So the ingest was Beta Deck via Kona 3 to FCP…which created a single .mov
My question is if Kona created the capture as a .mov using the DVCPro 50 codec why can’t I either change the file type or why won’t my Premier Pro CS3 recognize the video as DVCPro 50 is included with the software codec pack…via Main Concepts.
So Premier Pro supports QT and DVCPro 50 but no the combination of the two?
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Not sure why it was wrapped as DVCPro QT from a beta tape. In the end, Premiere will support very few quicktime files coming from FCP; in fact Animation is the only one I’ve been able to reliably import.
It certainly won’t import the QT wrapping from DVCPro, that I know.
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
You may want to try the demo of DVFilm Raylight decoder. It enables the playing of DVCpro50 and DVCproHD on a pc.
Hope this is helpful,
Dave Keslick
DVFilm.com -
Since when does DVFilm supports QT DVCPro files ?
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
Vince,
Raylight Decoder is a DVCPROHD Quicktime component for Windows. It allows you to play Apple DVCPROHD Quicktimes on a PC. Supports ALL DVCPROHD formats: 720p60, 720p50, 1080i60, 1080i50 and ALL frame rates.
Raylight Encoder Pro enables encoding AND editing DVCProHD / DVCPro50 Quicktimes on the Windows platform. Works with any Windows application that can read and export Quicktime, including Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere Pro, Quicktime Pro, and others. Fully compatible with Apple DVCProHD and DVCPro50 codecs. Features real-time full-screen playback in the Quicktime player and high-quality decoding and encoding.
Sorry, I misspoke in my last post. Encoder Pro would be the software to try.
Hope this is helpful,
Dave Keslick
DVFilm.com -
Ha, I had never seen Encoder pro, I’m impressed! We’ll look into that further for us as well. I guess that’s good news for Jake.
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
Well that is so cool.
I had used Raylight prior to the native DVCPro in Premier and it worked out quite well. I stopped using afterwards, but there is alot to know about the DV Film products and I have to admit I never quite wrapped my brain around the product and it’s range.
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Moocycles@hotmail.com -
…as far as QuickTime in general, PPro edits anything that QT on a PC can decode. I regularly edit PNG (video, not frame sequences), Animation, uncompressed, H.264…etc.
The DVC ProHD QT codec is only released by Apple in FCP…as is Pro Res.
At least with Pro Res, Apple does offer a free Pro Res decoder that in my experience seems to work well…
Raylight’s ability to read QT wrapped DVC ProHD on a PC is a big, big deal for multi-platform workflows.
TimK,
Director, Consultant
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I can not even begin to tell you how important the Cow is.
First off these are films of a really well known ski film maker that coined the word ‘extreme’…and I can tell you that he doesn’t give two cents that I am on a PC…getting the videos for transcoding was a big enough deal becauseit is pulling him off of his new film Legend of Aahhh’s…if I were to have to go back to him and say “can we transcode these on your suite to Animation”, his responce would be “thanks we’ll find someone else”…
Long story short I bought DV Raylight Encoded Pro and it worked like a charm!!!
Previous to the native DVCPro HD in Premier Pro I had used DV Raylight and it also worked quite well!!!
Love it, so happy, and getting the work done!
Gravnetic Production
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