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HVX in QT wrapper
A client sent us HVX files from HVX-200 that are in QT wrappers. How can we get these into FCPS2? Someone told us there is no preset in FCP for this. Someone else said we would have to buy Raylight in order to use these files. Is there yet a third scenario that might be faster and still get us editing quickly. Sorry but we are new users to FCP.
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Sorry, I meant to say MXF in QT wrapper.
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They are already quicktime files? Simply drag them into a bin.
Jeremy
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ALREADY IN QT WRAPPERS? Then just FILE>IMPORT>FILES. If it was MXF files in CONTENT folders, then you’d have to go the IMPORT PANASONIC P2…or the new LOG AND IMPORT window in FCP 6. But if they are already Qt files, just import them normally.
How were they converted? FCP? P2 Log?
Shane
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Well they have a .mov extension but they don’t open in QT and they won’t go into FCP any way we’ve tried. We think they are .mxf files and are just in a QT wrapper so they can be transported but are not really QT files. I’ve heard of this but have never been faced with it. Raylight and DVFilm will read P2 cards directly but they just ignore these files saying they aren’t quicktime files. We tried changing the extension to .mvf but they wouldn’t take that either.
I guess we need the client to bring his HVX-300 over here and let us just take video off the spigot. I was hoping not to have to do that but! -
If they are .mov, then they are quicktime movies. HOW did they import them? Because when you import the files with FCP or use P2 log, it imports the footage and puts it in a QT wrapper…that is how it works. But the fact you can’t see them…HOW they were imported would be a good thing to know.
OH…and does the system you are trying to look at them have FCP installed yet? Because you need FCP installed to view the DVCPRO codecs. If you GET INFO on the mov file, it should tell you what codec it is.
Shane
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Sounds to me like you don’t have the DVCPRo HD codec on the system you are trying to watch them on.
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We have FCP installed but it wanted nothing to do with these files. Don’t you need hardware installed also before some of these codecs will actually work? We are waiting on delivery of our Black Magic Eclipses (supposedly delivering this month).
Our editor has gone back to the client to find out what he did. All we had on our playback monitors in FCP, AE, Premiere and Adobe Bridge was a white screen and room noise. I’m thinking the client did something wrong when he output these.
Will let you know.
Thanks!
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NO additional hardware needed. Just FCP…at least 5.0 that dealt with P2 media.
Sounds like they were imported on another NLE or something.
Shane
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Open them in quicktime and hit apple-i to bring up the info and look at the codec under ‘format’. If you have a white screen and sound, that means you don’t have the proper software codec installed, it has nothing to do with hardware.
Jeremy
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I looked and it says “DVCProHD 720p60.” If it has nothing to do with hardware then it shouldn’t matter that I don’t have a hardware card for FCP? When I open a project in FCP and I chose the prest called DVCProHD and hit OK, I get an error that says I don’t have that hardware card installed and therefore don’t have the codec. I’m getting mixed messages here. I did what I thought was a complete install of FCPS2 but did I somehow miss installing the codecs? Or are many of the codecs, perhaps like this one, not usuable until you have a hardware card like Kona3 or BlackMagic?
Our client has the exact same setup and these same files load into his FCP and play fine on his same version of Quicktime. The only difference between our systems is he has a Kona3 card and we have nothing. Are you sure this makes no difference? I don’t know and that’s why I’m here asking?
Thanks!
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