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Viewing old Targa video files
Hi everyone,
The other week we were going through our old files here in our office & discovered a large number of video files that were done with the old Truevision Targa board. We no longer have the computer or the Targa board and Pinnacle was of no help. What I would like is a software codec that would allow me to run these files on either Final Cut Pro or even Premiere Pro. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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6 Replies
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Michael,
The only solution I know of is a Windows solution, which entails installing the one of several of the Morgan codecs from https://www.morgan-multimedia.com. For instance, I have the Morgan LSI codec installed on my Windows machine and it allows me to view files in Windows Player that were captured on my old Targa DTX card using Discreet Edit, and it also allows me to use Procoder to transcode those files to Quicktime for editing in FCP.
Hope this helps…
David
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If by any chance those are the same codec at the old Pinnacle Cinéwave board, the AJA Kona boards will be able to read them. Contact AJA Tech Support and ask them if that’s the case.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Hi David,
Thanks for the tip. I tried using the Morgan codec but it still will not run the file. Since the files were captured on Mac system I thought that it might be do to a lack of a extension. G-Spot identifies the file as a quick time so I tried adding a mov to the end, but without success. Any suggestions?
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Just thought I would clarify for everyone that these files were captured on Targa Mac system, if that makes any difference. Thanks.
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I have an extra Targa board and a breakout cable if you want them. Make an offer for these two high tech items.
Scott Sniffen
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Which targa board? Targa 2000? 1000? Cinewave? I think that current Kona boards can read some of the Targa codecs, but maybe only from the Cinewave.
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