Dave Mccarthy
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It should just work from XDCAM Transfer. Where exactly are you looking for it? It’s in the video standards menu source code in 1.5.1. That same list is used for the hardware source, media standard, new program standard and others. I can see where it might not be enabled for the hardware source but that shouldn’t matter for you.
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The most common cause of that error is that you did an Export to XML from Media 100 instead of Export to After Effects. (Or you tried importing the wrong file in After Effects.) I think you emailed a file to support and it was the correct type, but I don’t know if we tried to reproduce the problem yet.
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Well, technically it happens because that window simply defaults to the first tab, which is SD, when it opens. But if you import something that has to be transcoded (e.g., it’s not in a codec that Media 100 Suite can play directly) and you import it as HD, then the HD settings are used (and you can change them from the Import dialog).
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The codecs are free, and you can get a 15 day free trial of the latest version of Media 100 Suite at
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Calibrated MXF Import is part of the mechanism to import AVC-Intra video. It’s not bundled with Media 100 but the app will support it if present. You can get their trial version for free and see if that improves the color/contrast issues, https://www.calibratedsoftware.com/MXFImport_Mac.asp
You could try importing to a different codec, or maybe someone else has an idea for the color/contrast problem.
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If you’re starting with P2 footage, import it first from the P2 Import dialog, and then use command+I to reimport that media at your desired frame rate. (You can find the media with the “Show source media in Finder” from the bin.)
Note that you end up with 3 copies of your footage: the P2 contents, the original import, and the final import. Depending on your archiving preferences, you can delete whatever versions you don’t want.
If you have Calibrated MXF Import, you can skip the P2 Import dialog and just do the command+I directly, navigating to the Video .MXF files in the P2 contents folder.
Remember in both cases you must check the “import media to the media standard and codec” box and select the format you want.
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Yes, it can go in either direction, or actually to any frame size and frame rate you want.
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Do a slow import (command+I, check the box “Import media to the media standard and codec”) of the 59.94 media with the import media standard set to 720p29.97. You will be losing temporal resolution of course so inspect the results.
Note that the broadcast standard is 720p59.94.
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Since AJA built your hardware, you have to ask them why 720p23.98 is supported only on PC, but that’s what it says on their website.
What is your delivery format, i.e., are you producing a tape, or is the final product a QuickTime movie?
If you have to output to tape at 720p23.98, maybe the Matrox MX02 could work, but I am not certain of that.
If you have the option of output to tape at 1080psf23.98, you could conform your media. Or contact Media 100 support and mention this post; the engineer who might be able to create a solution was out sick today.
If you are outputting to QuickTime, does hardware support even matter?
What kind of Firewire capture are you trying? (I presume HDV.) If it’s really unusable in Media 100 but simple in iMovie, you could use iMovie to capture and import the result into Media 100.
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I think this issue has turned out to be that you are using 720p23.98, which AJA does not support in the Mac LHi driver.