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HDV codec AE>FCP
QT movie exported from HDV FCP timeline becomes element in AE project. Comp is rendered in AE using HDV codec. Import back to FCP and the clip appears a scootch darker and exhibits interlace shake where hold keyframe effect was done. Render same movie using DV codec, no probelm, but then must be rendered in FCP timeline. Any ideas about what the problem could be? I WOULD like to use the HDV codec to avoid rendering in the FCP timeline. Sorry for the stupid problem. Any help would be appreciated.
regards,
atom bomb
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I’ve had the same issue, regarding the darkening of the picture upon import back to Final Cut. It looks like a gamma shift is being introduced when AE (in my case, AE 6.5) renders it. I don’t know why it’s doing that though…
What’s more, checking the properties of the re-imported clip, it’s resolution and compressor type is correct for HDV, but it reports the Data Rate is 15.5MB/s, as opposed to HDV’s 3.7. Bizarre – both a natively captured HDV file, and my HDV rendered file play back in the FCP timeline no problem, but weird that it’s a bigger file size…?
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[Steve Drew] “… its resolution and compressor type is correct for HDV, but it reports the Data Rate is 15.5MB/s, as opposed to HDV’s 3.7.”
It sounds as if the clip had been converted to a codec that is compatible with HDV, but now contains all frames. HDV just contains I, B, P frames to save space.
But I don’t know much about HDV. Maybe you should try the COW HDV forum?
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