DVCPRO HD clips: MAC vs. PC compatibility

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DVCPRO HD clips: MAC vs. PC compatibility

Posted by Andrei Bocharnikov on January 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm

Hi,

sorry if it was discussed before… i just cant find the reply. (It you know the thread please let me know)

One editor on Mac (FCS2) and other on PC (PPro). Clips from Mac cant be played in Qtime Player or imported to Premier Pro. It reports codec problem.

What is the problem and what is the solution? What is the standard workflow for such case.

thank you in advance for any help or suggestion,
Andrei B.

G5 Dual 2.7 GHz, 4.5 GB DDR SDRAM, Leopard 10.5.6, QT 7.5.5
FCS2

Maarten Visser replied 15 years, 3 months ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
10 Replies

Michael Hancock
January 9, 2009 at 10:23 pm

The problem is that the Mac DVCProHD codec isn’t available on the PC. The solution is to either transcode your footage to a PC friendly codec, or have your PC guy buy something like Raylight, which will decode the Mac DVCProHD codec for a PC.

https://dvfilmstore.com/index.html

Michael
Andrei Bocharnikov
January 9, 2009 at 10:55 pm

Michael thank you for the reply! Just downloaded demo of Raylight and will try it tomorrow. BTW what is PC friendly codec I can export the clip from FCP?

Andrei B.

G5 Dual 2.7 GHz, 4.5 GB DDR SDRAM, Leopard 10.5.6, QT 7.5.5
FCS2
Jeremy Garchow
January 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm

There’s also Calibrated:

https://calibratedsoftware.com/

Check out thier decodes.

Jeremy
Elijah Lynn
January 10, 2009 at 1:22 am

I am a Noob but what about Sheer Lossless Codec?
Elijah Lynn
January 10, 2009 at 1:27 am

Hi Michael,

Do you mean the Raylight decoder?

If this is the case then that would be good to know! I may be getting a HPX-170 sometime soon.
Andrei Bocharnikov
January 10, 2009 at 11:57 am

Thanks guys! Downloaded all the demos of the decoders and sheer codec and will go through it today together with pc guy. Also downloaded CowMag with the sheer workflow article.

G5 Dual 2.7 GHz, 4.5 GB DDR SDRAM, Leopard 10.5.6, QT 7.5.5
FCS2
Jeremy Garchow
January 10, 2009 at 6:33 pm

SHeer won’t help you here unless you prepare Sheer files for them and they download the codec.

ALso, are you working with p2 footage?

Jeremy
Andrei Bocharnikov
January 10, 2009 at 7:30 pm

yes, whole the footage is P2 shot with HVX200E 720p50. Most of the footage is 50 fps and some interviews are 25 fps.

We both can import p2 files and edit in the timeline natively but problem is that we can not exchange the files. If I edit and export it in native format then he can not open it and if he uses decoders then he has to render. And if he export his timeline to QT file (Apple Animation), then it is not native for my psequence and must be rendered.

thanks, Andrei

G5 Dual 2.7 GHz, 4.5 GB DDR SDRAM, Leopard 10.5.6, QT 7.5.5
FCS2
Federico Patón
November 15, 2010 at 5:25 pm

I have a very similar problem: I shoot a Dj Session with Panasonic HVX-200,720p50, then I made “log and transfer” in FCP and burn the resultant clips onto DVD`s. I gave the DVD`s to the Dj, who was supposed to make the edition, but he is editing in a PC with Sony Vegas 7.0 and he can´t even play the clips. What codec would be the appropiate for him? Any suggestion?
Maarten Visser
February 14, 2011 at 9:41 am

Hi Everyone. This is my first post. Sure hope i can help someone out.

I had the same problem playing dvcpro content on a pc.
Finally i ended up buying the DECODER from one of the mentioned 3rd parties in this thread and all worked fine.

Just for the record. ONLY buy the ENCODER stuff if your final movie has to be converted to DVCPRO from another codec. It will save you around 100 bucks.

Looked for freeware or opensource around the net and could not find any.

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