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DVCpro25 from Mac to Pc
Hi!
I’m really struggling:
We captured DVCpro25 footage with Final Cut Pro using Blackmagic DeckLink. Now we need to get the footage to a pc for editing. We managed to transfer the files to the pc using MacDrive software, but the Quictime player on the pc is giving a missing codec error. Premiere is just showing us a white screen, allthought the sound is playing. Is there any way to get the footage captured on a blackmagic card on a mac to work on a pc?
Please help me with this as the deadline is closing up on me :/
ANY help will be higly appreciated! Thank you!
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4 Replies
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A round-about fix may be to re-export the clips in Compressor using the DV NTSC settings in the Standard Definition folder. I would do a test with a short clip.
Also, have you loaded the Blackmagic codecs on the Windows system?
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Hi!
Thanks for your reply!
We have installed the Black Magic codecs on the PC also. I searched some more in the web and I think now that the issue is related to the specific quictime files the Mac makes. After installing a trial version of DV Film’s Raylight plugin I was able to view the quictimes on he PC.
I’m looking for a solution in which I don’t have to purchase additional software though. That’s why I’m interested in your suggestion to export to DV. But would I loose quality if I did that?
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Quality loss should be negligible.
If you are concerned you could recapture via firewire and bypass the Decklink. Make sure you select Apple’s DV codec. -
If only I could use firewire! :/
The camera is an old Igekami so there is no such port on it. We capture using Black Magic together with a dvcpro deck.
So there is really no way to render the footage out from Final Cut Pro in a lossless format that a pc understands? 🙁
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