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  • what is the best video format to use !!

    Posted by Rap on November 20, 2005 at 12:55 pm

    could you tell me please what is the best vedio format to use ? DVCPRO? DV Pal? animation?….
    i have a QT movie that i got from a freind and i need ti import it to Avid, but it says that the codec is not found so i have to take it to FCP and save it in different format, but the size of the file become half the origenal size!! what should i do? (the QT was created in AF and using the animation codec)

    Michael Del rossi replied 20 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Chris Smith

    November 20, 2005 at 4:52 pm

    lots of folks use QT Animation. Never use use a DV/DVC codec unless you WANT to degrade the image.

    Chris Smith
    https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

  • Michael Del rossi

    November 22, 2005 at 12:33 am

    use the avid codec It will import quicker.
    BTW what version of avid are you using?

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