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MXF Codec Question and Workflow Recommendation
A client has asked me to import a specific file format, XF-AVC intra 10 bit 4:2:2 @3840×2160, add VFX, and return the same format back to them.
I use After Effects (2017) PC and AME (2017) PC and I can’t find the specific codec to do as requested.
I’d like to know what a more experienced person would do, as I believe that the desired codec is not yet available for AAE or AME for PC.
Ultimately the client is worried about altered color space if I deliver a different format and/or bit rate. Is there a method to follow to alleviate the problem.
What would you do?Thank you for reading and replying.
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As far as I know that specific format/codec is for in-camera recording only. You can read it but you can’t export in the same format.
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Thank you for the insight.
The background is: the client is a Mac-based production facility and previously they have sent me ProRes 422 files, but because my suite is PC-based I can’t return ProRes files. AFAIK the ProRes export codec is (still) not available for PC. I can read, but I can’t write ProRes files.
I either encode MOV with the Animation codec, or use MP4 with a very high bitrate to deliver files back to the client. There is a color shift in both formats.
The client is trying to find a way that they can deliver a format that won’t be degraded or changed and so that they could do (final) color grading consistently throughout their show. Hence, they were asking if I could accept and return the MXF camera format.
I’m open to any suggestions that would solve this issue.
Thanks again for reading and replying.
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Thanks for the recommendations. I will report back.
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He never reported back…
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I’ve used the Animation codec, but the file size can be prohibitive. From the advice in this thread I’ve had complete success with using the JPEG2000 (for RGBA), and PhotoJPG (for RGB) codecs with excellent results.
Thanks for the advice.
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