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HD 4:4:4 from FCP on MAC to AE on PC
I’ve been searching for a codec (preferably free) that will allow a MAC user to export uncompressed clips from FCP to deliver to me so I can composite in AE on a PC. The Quicktime HD codecs that FCP uses are not supported on the PC unfortunately. Also, they seem to be 4:2:2 as there is a gamma shift when I render them back to an animation codec. Through my research I have discovered that FCP is 4:2:2 and the Quicktime Animation codec is also 4:2:2. Has anyone had experience with this dilemma and has a solution how to pass footage through AE without ANY loss of color information? Are the Blackmagic codecs good for this? I need to tell my client how to deliver the uncompressed HD footage to me, and Quicktime Animation codec is just not going to retain all the 4:4:4 information. Thanks for any help.
-Robert
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Thanks for setting me straight. I was assuredly confused about YUV vs. RGB. Though I swear I read somewhere that Quicktime Animation codec was 4:2:2. And it was probably on the internet, so it must have been true. 🙂
I think RGB 32-bit TIFF sequence or 10-bit Cineon DPX sequence is the way to go for receiving and delivery.
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