HyperDeck Shuttle/DNxHD

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Lee,
DNxHD Is not a codec natively supported by FC.
As its happens with those codecs, I guess you won’t have any RT option in FC.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Shane Ross]

Can you edit it? Yes…if you install the Avid codecs from Avid.com. It is as smooth as editing with ProRes or other FCP codec? No.

Shane
Little Frog Post
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

[Lee Schneider]

I just saw on the BMagic forum (looked there after posting this) that there is 2.5 beta software update available where the HyperDecks will write the DNxHD codec in a QTime wrapper. It said you will be able to import that into most all QuickTime programs. Looks like this may be the ticket.

[Andrew Kimery]

Like Shane and Rafael said, yes you’ll be able to edit it in FCP, but no it won’t be a pleasant experience as DNxHD is not a ‘blessed’ codec therefore anytime you do something like add a dissolve, apply the 3-way CC filter or adjust the opacity of a clip you’ll get a red render bar.

-Andrew

2.9 GHz 8-core (4,1), FCP 7.0.3, 10.6.6
Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse (7.9.5)

[Alex Vargas]

Hi Andrew and all,

I use SxS cards with my EX1. I am considering the HyperDeck Shuttle 2 and a few SSDs as a way to record longer times in 1080p 30fps until my BlackMagicCamera 4K arrives so I can use the SSDs in it.
I still haven’t figured out if I can record compressed 1080p ProRes to the Shuttle 2 (for longer recording times).

“Like Shane and Rafael said, yes you’ll be able to edit it in FCP, but no it won’t be a pleasant experience as DNxHD is not a ‘blessed’ codec therefore anytime you do something like add a dissolve, apply the 3-way CC filter or adjust the opacity of a clip you’ll get a red render bar.”

Is this still the same in July 2013 or can the Shuttle 2’s DNxHD in a Quicktime wrap now be edited in FCP 7 without having to render each edit?

Thanks!

Alex Vargas
filmmaker/composer
Macpro 5,1 12 core 48GB RAM – Macbookpro 15″ – FCP 7+/Logic 9

[Shane Ross]

[Alex Vargas] “Is this still the same in July 2013”

Nothing has changed. FCP 7 is EOL…end of line. No longer updated. It came out 4 years ago, and was EOL’d two years ago. It was EOL when this original post was made.

So…zero change.

And you CAN edit DNxHD in FCP 7 without rendering. You can make sequence settings for it. But none of the effects will be real time, no filters, and you might not be able to monitor externally (I admit I haven’t tried that).

But Avid will, of course, edit this format. And Adobe Premiere Pro has DNxHD settings…so it might be time to look at alternative editing options.

Shane
Little Frog Post
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def