SPACEMAN needs assistance

[Joseph W. bourke]

SPACEMAN needs to learn to ask questions in a concise and clear way, so that people in a position to help are not put off by SPACEMAN’s cryptic jargon.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Spaceman —>]

Hi Dave! 🙂
SPACEMAN got over-excited.

[AFX needs to import a file from an ingest system.
These files require the IMX50 codec. SPACEMAN uses a PC and can’t find relevant information on installing IMX50 or any alternate codecs.]

Q1. Does IMX50 work on PC?
Q2. If not, are there alternatives?

thanks
SPCMN.X

[Joseph W. bourke]

SPACEMAN –

Here’s what I could find on the codec – it appears to be available for the PC (not free, however), and it’s a Quicktime variation:

https://www.nanocosmos.de/v3/en/quicktimeIMX.html

Can the footage from the ingest system be provided in a different codec? Some info on your output codec and aspect ratio would be helpful.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Joseph W. bourke]

One other thought, SPACEMAN…the codec appears to be for broadcast streaming, so it’s probably not the highest quality you’re going to find – if you have to take it into AE, and then output it, you may end up with something less than great looking.

I would ask the supplier of the clips whether they can give you something better (uncompressed Quicktime, or even frames (.png, .tga). You’ll end up with a better final product.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Walter Soyka]

File-based IMX50 is MXF-wrapped MPEG-2. (It’s also standard-definition — ewww…)

I think AE should read it natively.

I did a quick test, using Adobe Media Encoder to create an MXF OP1a file with the IMX50 preset. It read perfectly into AE. It might be worth testing with your ingest system, but it really ought to just work.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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[Spaceman —>]

SPACEMAN thanks Joe Bourke and Walter Soyka
for the excellent information, suggestions and their time.

Standard Def… Ewww = correct.
only until September = YEAY!! 🙂

SPACEMAN will now carry out all the suggestions.

Thanks again.
SPCMN.X

SPACEMAN needs spaceship parts, not expressions…

[Spaceman —>]

FOLLOW-UP:

Apparently the MXF wrapper conatins an uncompressed QT [.mov}
and SPACEMAN does require the codec suggested by Joe Bourke.

SPACEMAN attempted to send sample file through Encore,
with no success. [dialog claims invalid file on import]
This route will be attempted with other
footage on Monday. Should any interesting results occur,
SPACEMAN will post them.

Thanks again for you time.

SPCMN.X

[Robert Ober]

You might check today’s updates. There is at least 1 mxf update included. Also CS6 via subscription was missing some condecs.

Say hello to Major Tom.

Robert:-)

[Spaceman —>]

Hi Robert.
SPACEMAN looks forward to checking that out.
Thanks for the information.
🙂
SPCMN.X

SPACEMAN needs spaceship parts, not expressions…