Exporting .mov with a MXF wrapper with audio 48KHz/8bit

[Tero Ahlfors]

What are the EXACT delivery specs because “mov in an MXF” means nothing. If those are the specs you got it seems that they probably don’t know what they’re doing.

[Bouke Vahl]

I suspect the 8 bit is color depth, not audio bit depth.

But I agree with Tero, if no codec is given it’s guessing.

Bouke
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[John Pale]

Question 1: How do I export an mov file wrapped in MXF using Premiere CC?

This is insane. Mov (Quicktime) and MXF are two different types of containers. Many codecs can be wrapped as both Mov or MXF.

Deliver them a beverage. Put it in a bottle and wrap that in a can.
And they still haven’t told you what they want to drink.

[Maurice Diaz]

I am still waiting for more specifics from them, but I agree with you. The specs they gave me are very vague, hence me asking here. I have to assume that the 8bit is either a typo or it refers to color depth.

Thank you for your help.

[Shane Ross]

John is spot on. MOV and MXF are containers…one a jar, one a can. They are asking for a can in a jar, but with no thing inside. XDCAM? ProRes? DNxHD? DNxHR? Those are codecs. You can deliver a ProRes MXF, or ProRes MOV…but not a MOV MXF file.

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[Bouke Vahl]

C’mon, give the guy a break.
He HAS am .mov, and needs to go to MXF.
It’s semantics.

Bouke
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[Shane Ross]

[Bouke Vahl] “C’mon, give the guy a break.
He HAS am .mov, and needs to go to MXF.
It’s semantics.”

No…that’s not what it is. And it isn’t HIM we are riding, it’s the CLIENT.

“I am delivering files to a company in NY and they are asking for .mov files with an MXF wrapper with audio 48KHz/8bit. ”

The COMPANY who is doing the asking is the one that needs to provide better information….have a better tech person who understands this stuff.

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[Maurice Diaz]

Thank you guys. I have now another piece of the puzzle. For codec I can deliver either ProRes 422 or DNx145.

I use Premiere on a Mac. When I go to export I can find tons of DNx flavors, but not at 145 megabits per second. So, if go with Quicktime and ProRes 422 I will end up with mov files, not MXF files.

I just don’t understand why wrap a wrap in a wrap.

Their concern is that the EVS they use is very particular.

This client’s comunication skills are badly lacking. I’m starting to believe that all this is nothing but bad grammar.

[Bouke Vahl]

EVS is a HUGE pain.
It does accept QT, but only if the Reelname is omitted. (I have a custom version of QTchange just for EVS…)

Please, post the EXACT text (copy/paste) of the clients request.

(And, 8 bits ProRes does not exists, all flavours are at least 10 bits.)

Bouke
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[Maurice Diaz]

Exact request from client:

* Clips can be imported into the X File3 on the EVS.
* .MOV files with an MXF wrapper are acceptable with audio 48KHz/8bit
* CODEC must be either AVID DNx145.mxf or ProRes 422. It cannot play H264 files.
* Frame rate must be 59.94 – not 60 or 29.97 not 30. EVS is very particular

That’s verbetim.

Thanks