[David Esp]

…except that as far as I can see, the DNxHD codec only allows a limited selection of combinations of resolution, framerates and field types. And of course these don’t include 1440×1152.

So I’m blundering in the dark a bit here.

I tried encoding with DNxHD’s “1080p/25 DNxHD 120 8-bit” and GSpot confirms the result is actually (seen at least as) a 50 fps file, 1920×1080. And in a Sony Vegas project of 50fps, each frame does look different, so maybe it’s even real. But I had forgotten, HD aspect ratio differs from PAL widescreen, so I get a pillarbox.

Not such a good workaround after all…

Maybe some lossless codec other than HuffYuv ?

[David Esp]

Succeeded with same clip when encoded with Avid’s DNxHD (a QuickTime codec) instead – Boris happily “walked” with this (not “tripped”).

Nuisance though – it means I have an extra stage in my workflow, transcoding from AVI-HuffYUV to QT-DNxHD. The previous stage is only capable of outputing AVI.

Any change of a fix for this please?

[David Esp]

Thanks Tom, it worked fine. Not sure what I did wrong before, but I guess I was just more awake this time.

[David Esp]

Many thanks Peter.

The “Venn Diagram” for the product range has never been that obvious to me, having little experience of them, so your clarification is helpful.

I see there is a “Product Matrix” at https://www.borisfx.com/products/matrix.php, but that does not make it clear to a newbie at least that 3D Modelling is absent from Boris FX’s 3D Container. The matrix does show that Boris FX has “3D Containers”, “Tumble, Spin and Rotate in 3D Space”, “Particle system and 3D particles”, “3D Shapes including cubes, spheres and cylinders”, “High-quality 3D DVE”. To a newbie like me, that sounds like it does 3D generally. The Matrix does not include a row for “3D Modelling Capability…” (or “3D Arrangement…”) “…in 3D Container”.

I found a RED/BLUE overview-comparison at a well-known retail website (name suggestive of colour subsampling) to give a good overall flavour, because in it lists at overview level what RED and BLUE don’t do as well as what they do do, hence (ignoring the possibility of unknown unknowns) one can quickly grasp their relative advantages. For the benefit of anyone else coming to this thread, I could list it here if that was OK with the forum rules.

Looks like its RED that I need.

[David Esp]

Joseph, (and anyone else subsequently reading this, having stumbled upon it like myself),

I too am a FCP/FCS beginner, and noticed the same thing. Solution (in my case):

In FCP > System Settings, look not only at Scratch Disks but also in the lower part of that tab at Waveform Cache, Thumbnail Cache and Autosave Vault. Also remember to change any affected settings in Search Folders. Easy to forget those other things.

Hope that helps,
David