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Mac to PC Video Compatibility
Hi guys,
I have got a simple question split into three parts I was hoping to get a second opinion. Since creative cow is renowned worldwide for housing the finest industry experts, where better to post.
Here goes:
1) HDV rushes from a Canon XH-A1 captured on a Mac (probably using AIC/ProRes via IMOVIE/FCP)
Best way to transcode rushes to a pc compatible video codec with minimal quality loss to edit on Premiere CS5?2. APPLE XDCAM HD 1080i rushes
Best way to transcode to a pc compatible avid codec specifically for editing on Media Composer 2.53. Can APPLE PRO-RES footage be edited on any PC based non linear editor?
Kindest regards,
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4 Replies
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Hi Daniel,
Proress is the solution. You only need QT Pro in the PC to work with it.
rafael -
ProRes works for capture to FCP, not to iMovie.
PC users can download a free ProRes decoder from Apple that works for editing in major NLEs. They won’t be able to render to ProRes though.
Avid offers a limited set of free DNxHD full codecs (read and write) for both PC and Mac.
Whatever you do, test the workflow to make sure gamma is handled properly.
Snow Leopard with FCP7 defaults to 2.2, the same as the default for Windows, but there are lots of ways to screw up.
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The Apple HDV codec is unique and doesn’t show up in PC version of QT to my knowledge. ProRes is a better way to go. You can also capture ProRes with something like the AJA KiPro if you want. I did it over the weekend playing with an HDV camera and it worked just fine with Premiere Pro CS5.
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My Edius 5 PC software works flawlessly with ProRes. No export and no QT loaded on the Vista64 bit machine.
Alan
FlashXDR,XDcamHD,XDcamEX,D9 etc
FCS,AE,Combustion,LiquidSilver,Vegas,Edius,
G5,MBP,Vista64,XP
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