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    Unfamiliar file

    Posted by Tom Prigge on June 18, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    I have downloaded a Quick Time file from the National Automobile Dealers Association and cannot play it. I have never seen a file like this. When I right click on the file and select Get Info, here’s what I see: 2048X1024 Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Integer (Little Endian), Timecode.

    I’ve never seen those dimensions before. I cannot play in FCP, I cannot play in Quick Time, even MPEG Streamclip won’t see it. I’ve even tried bringing it into After Effects, but It won’t see it either. I usually get audio, but the video is either black or green, depending on what I try to play it in.

    I have the following: OSX 10.4.10 QT 7.3.0 FCP 5.1.4

    Now, math wasn’t my best subject, but isn’t 2048X1024 a 2:1 aspect?

    Any help in getting this file to play so we can air it is appreciated!

    Russell Lasson replied 16 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • John Fishback

    June 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    This sounds like a 2K file, but the dimensions aren’t correct. Here’s sa link to an overview of 2K on the AJA site:
    https://www.aja.com/pdf/support/AJA_2K_whitepaper.pdf

    Not sure what Mac processor you’re using, but FCP5.1.4 probably can’t deal with this kind of file (or ProRes). Hopefully, folks with more experience with the 2K format will chime in.

    John

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  • Tom Prigge

    June 18, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    John,

    Yes it is a 2k file–the file name has 2k in it. Here’s info on my Mac: 4x 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5

  • Russell Lasson

    June 18, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    The file was created using the log and transfer to import footage from the RED camera. You can’t play it because you don’t have FCP 6 (that introduced ProRes to FCP). You might try downloading the ProRes decoder from Apple’s website. It’s a free download. Then convert it to the format you want or see if you can import it into FCP.

    -Russ

    Russell Lasson
    Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
    Color Mill
    Salt Lake City, UT
    http://www.colormill.net

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