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problem with footage from FC PRO on MAC to Premiere on PC
Hi there,
The file is quicktime 1280×1080 at 29.97fps and it’s with ProRes codec.
I’m opening that file with Premiere CS4 on Windows, but there’s very strange behavior. The footage is interlaced and every 6th frame is progressive and if I choose to deinterlace or blend the fields the result is that every 6th frame is repeating (appearing twice). For me it looks like the footage is broken, maybe it was originaly at different frame rate and someone was badly converted it to 29.97fps. But the client says that the same file is opening and playing fine on Final Cut Pro on MAC, I don’t have such a hardware and software to test and I’m not sure that the client is understanding what the problem is.
I tried all available options for project fps, interpret footage, field options and playback options for repeat frame (ABBCD) and interlaced frame (2:3:3:2) but without success. Exporting the movie gives the same result.
Did somebody knows what is going on and how to open the file correctly in Premiere?Thanks,
Niki -
4 Replies
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Hi Niki,
I’m no expert but I’d guess that the codec is the issue.
I’m pretty sure ProRes codecs are exclusively FCP.
Cheers,
Mark W.
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Thank you for the reply Mark,
one of the ways to solve the problem is to convert the footage to jpeg2000 and then it’s opening fine on windows, but on the cost of additional time and space.Best regards,
Niki -
You can also simply install the Apple ProRes codec on your machine.
Mind you, I have not tried this but it does, apparently, work on other systems (like the ones made by Avid).
A word of warning: If you want to share the end result with anyone else, you need to output your final project with something other than the Apple ProRes codec.
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
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Hi Mark, thanks for the help!
One of the first things I tried was to install that codec but it refuses to install because “A newer version of this codec is all ready installed!” message is shown and then the installation is aborted.
I guess that this new version comes with Premiere CS4 because I can open that file only with it, quicktime player and other editing and compositing softwares where unable to open the files on my windows rig.
Maybe those files are somehow specific too, depending on the camera model that filmed them?Best Regards,
Niki
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