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DVCPRO HD (720p60) codec
System Info: Mac OS X version 10.5.7
2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 DuoAvid Media Composer v3.5
My DP and I shot HD footage on a Panasonic HVX. Instead of giving me the raw files from the P2 card he first put the files into his Final Cut Pro system and exported them as .mov files with the following codec:
DVCPRO HD (720p60)
I cannot even view these files on my mac (I get sound, but only a black picture). I get the same thing, black, when I import them into my Avid system.
I then downloaded the “Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode” codec from Apple’s website. Now I get some picture but with 7 gray rectangles covering various parts of the image. When I import into Avid these same rectangles show up.
What do I need to do to be able to view these .mov files on my computer and import them into my Avid system?
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2 Replies
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I think you have to buy the Calibrated codec. The grey triangles are watermarks.
Doesn’t your DP have the original P2 media backed up? Tell him to give you that. Avid reads P2 files directly, so when your DP brought them into FCP and reexported them he wasted his time, now your time, and slowed the entire process down. So either get the original P2 media, or have your DP pony up the cash to pay for his mistake and buy the calibrated DVCProHD decoder.
Good luck.
Michael
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Michael,
Thank you for the help. I figure the Calibrated codec will be a good thing to have in the future so my DP went 50/50 with me on the codec and things are working now.
Thank you again.
Best,
Robert
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