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Why can’t I import DPX files?
I’m using AE CS3 on a PowerMac G5.
I have been using AE in broadcast for 10 years, but am just starting to do film projects, and am learning the workflow (that includes going back to film at finishing). I am preparing to do some FX shots and need to advise my client with what digital format to supply the footage.
I assume DPX is a good industry standard to stick with these days. I’ve downloaded samples from the net which I can open in Photoshop (so I know the files are not corrupt!) but AE just gives me errors (eg. “the chosen file cannot be read as a Cineon FIDO or SMPTE DPX”)
What am I missing here?
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Not all DPX files are the same. For example, it was only with the 9.0.2 update that After Effects was able to import multi-image DPX files like those from a Northlight scanner.
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Thanks for the confirmation. Do you know what kind of DPX I should request? Or am I safer asking for TIFFs?
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Sorry, but I don’t know the details of exactly what the difference was between what you were given and what After Effects CS3 can import, so I can’t advise you on what specifically to ask for.
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The film is shot digitally on a RED camera. What should be the format I ask them to convert to so I can work with the footage in AE CS3? The final destination will be film stock to by viewed in cinemas.
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