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Avid Codec For Quicktime Mac

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About MXF files

MXF is an industry standard file format for video and audio. Similar to QuickTime files, MXF files contain information about the media in the MXF file. This information, called metadata, can include frame rate, frame size, creation date, and custom data created by a camera operator, assistant, or archivist.

MXF files come from a wide range of sources. They can be created by cameras like Sony (OP1a) and Panasonic (OP-Atom, OP1b), editing systems like Avid Media Composer, or other video recording devices.

With the deprecation of the QuickTime 7 libraries, support for these formats is now based on each media application supporting these codecs natively using 64 bit compliant and performance-tuned libraries available through Avid, or each application vendors own implementation using the SMPTE VC-3 standards specifications that the DNx family of. In Mac OS X v10.6 and newer, since the QuickTime X (QT Player v10.x) AVFoundation playback structure no longer posses an open codec architecture for 3rd party plugins or components installation, you can't drop AVI files that aren't encoded as Mjpeg video with PCM onto QuickTime X player for direct playback.

With Pro Video Formats, Final Cut Pro can read MXF metadata and preserve it during editing. You can also include MXF metadata when exporting a video file in the OP1a format. In addition, Compressor can take an existing video or audio file and transform it into an MXF file for digital delivery.

Install Pro Video Formats

If you've installed Final Cut Pro X, Motion or Compressor on your Mac, install Pro Video Formats using Software Update in System Preferences. Pro Video Formats installs these items:

  • MXF Reader for importing
  • MXF Export including AVC-Intra
  • Compressor settings for exporting MXF files
  • AES3 Audio Codec

After installing, you can create more custom share settings for MXF export using Compressor. Download itunes for mac os.

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Export XML files with custom MXF metadata

Exporting an XML file from Final Cut Pro is the best way to exchange metadata from your clips and projects with third-party applications for finishing, broadcasting, or archiving into a media database. To export custom MXF metadata in an XML file, you'll need to first create a custom metadata view.

  1. Select a clip in the Browser.
  2. Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4), then click the Info Inspector button .
  3. Select the Metadata Views pop-up menu at the bottom of the Info Inspector, then choose Edit Metadata View.
  4. Select the properties that you'd like to add to your custom MXF metadata view, including MXF metadata properties. Click OK.
  5. Click the gear icon , choose Save Metadata View As, enter a name, then click OK. This custom metadata is added to the Metadata View menu in the Inspector, and to the the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Export XML window.
  6. Select the item you're exporting in the Browser, then choose File > Export XML.
  7. Select your custom MXF metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu, choose the XML version you want to save, choose a location and a name for the file, then click Save.

Quicktime Codec Pc

AVID Codec Packages (LINK)

There are two codec packages available from Avid:

Mac
  • Avid Codecs LE – available here:
    • Macintosh
    • Windows
  • Avid Codecs PE – available only with Avid editing applications

Avid Codecs PE contains the MPEG IMX codec while the Avid Codecs LE package does not because of end-user licensing issues. You can find the Avid Codecs PE installer under InstallersAvidCodecsPE.

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This table illustrates which codecs are included in each package:

Avid Codecs LE

Avid Codecs PE

Avid Meridien Uncompressed

X

X

Avid Meridien Compressed

X

X

Avid 1:1x

X

X

Avid Packed

X

X

Avid DNxHD

X

X

Avid DV

X

X

Avid DV100

X

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X

Avid MPEG2 IMX

X

All Avid QuickTime codecs support 'fast import,'� as long as the import settings are properly configured; Avid codecs might import far more quickly than other QuickTime codecs.

Import Settings Dialog Box

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You need to select certain options in the Import Settings dialog box when you import QuickTime media into Avid editing applications.

Mac

Alpha
When you import alpha from an Avid QuickTime codec, select Alpha > Use Existing in the Import Settings dialog box. When alpha is imported from a non-Avid QuickTime codec, select Alpha > Invert Existing. This is because the Avid QuickTime codec inverts the alpha during the movie's creation, saving time on import into your editing applications while not significantly adding to the creation time in a third-party program.

File Field Order
This setting defines how the source material is interlaced.
An odd, or upper-field ordering uses the first line of each frame for field one.
An even, or lower-field ordering uses the first line of each frame for field two.

NTSC 601/DV resolutions have an even (lower field first) ordering.
PAL 601 resolutions have an odd (upper field first) ordering.
PAL DV resolutions have an even (lower field first) ordering.
1080i HD has an odd (upper field first) ordering.

Color Levels
For all non-Avid QuickTime codecs, these options allow you to specify whether the file being imported has pixel values that are stored using computer RGB values (where the 0-700 mV (video black to video white) voltages are mapped using the full range of 0-255, 8-bit) or ITU-R BT.601/ITU-R BT.709 values (where the 0-700 mV voltages are mapped using the 601/709 standard range of 16-235, 8-bit).

However, when importing movies compressed using any of the Avid QuickTime codecs, you should always set this option to 601/709, regardless of the color levels in the movie. This is because the Avid codecs internally encode the material using 601/709 color levels. You instead specify the QuickTime codec options in a third-party program whether the file you are creating or rendering contains a computer RGB or 601/709 mapping. Failure to do this with current versions of Avid editing applications results in a dramatically slow import and incorrect color levels in the imported element.

Avid Codecs

Avid Meridien Uncompressed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When you export 1:1 OMF material 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Meridien Uncompressed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

You should import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 OMF in an SD project. The movie will be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as 1:1 OMF into an SD project.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export using this codec at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC) or 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), otherwise the export fails.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels. Alpha will be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box, set the alpha channel import option to Use Existing, and import the movie as 1:1 OMF into an SD project.

Avid Meridien Compressed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When JFIF compressed material (2:1, etc.) is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Meridien Compressed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as a JFIF resolution in an SD project. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as a JFIF resolution into an SD project. Fast import can occur in an OMF or MXF project.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC) or 720 x 576 (D1 PAL) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels. Alpha can also be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box, set the alpha channel import option to Use Existing, and import the movie as an OMF JFIF resolution into an SD project. Beginning with Media Composer 2.7.4, you can also 'fast import'� MXF JFIF resolutions if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box.

Avid 1:1x
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When 1:1 MXF material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid 1:1x codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 MXF, SD, or HD corresponding to the source resolution. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as 1:1 MXF into an SD or HD project corresponding to the QuickTime movie resolution.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC), 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), 1920 x 1080 (1080i HD), or 1280 x 720 (720p HD) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid Packed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When 1:1 10-bit MXF material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Packed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 10-bit MXF, SD, or HD corresponding to the source resolution. Iphone ipad macbook mockup. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and you import the video as 1:1 10-bit MXF into an SD or HD project corresponding to the QuickTime movie resolution.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a Quicktime movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC), 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), 1920 x 1080 (1080i/p HD), or 1280 x 720 (720p HD) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

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Avid DNxHD
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DNxHD material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DNxHD codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DNxHD. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as DNxHD into an HD project of corresponding size and frame rate of the QuickTime movie.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 1920 x 1080 (1080i/p HD), 1280 x 720 (720p HD), or 1440 x 1080 (DNxHD-TR 1080i/p) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels.

Avid DV
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DV material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DV codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DV 25 411 or DV 50, corresponding to the source.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at native 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL) for best quality. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as a DV resolution into an SD project.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid DV 100
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DV100 material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DV 100 codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DVCPRO� HD. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and the import the video as DVCPRO HD into an HD project of corresponding frame size of the QuickTime movie.

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Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080i/p) or 1280 x 720 (HD 720p) for best quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid MPEG 50 Codec
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50 material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid MPEG 50 codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

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Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50, OMF, or MXF. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50, OMF, or MXF.

Quicktime

Export XML files with custom MXF metadata

Exporting an XML file from Final Cut Pro is the best way to exchange metadata from your clips and projects with third-party applications for finishing, broadcasting, or archiving into a media database. To export custom MXF metadata in an XML file, you'll need to first create a custom metadata view.

  1. Select a clip in the Browser.
  2. Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4), then click the Info Inspector button .
  3. Select the Metadata Views pop-up menu at the bottom of the Info Inspector, then choose Edit Metadata View.
  4. Select the properties that you'd like to add to your custom MXF metadata view, including MXF metadata properties. Click OK.
  5. Click the gear icon , choose Save Metadata View As, enter a name, then click OK. This custom metadata is added to the Metadata View menu in the Inspector, and to the the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Export XML window.
  6. Select the item you're exporting in the Browser, then choose File > Export XML.
  7. Select your custom MXF metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu, choose the XML version you want to save, choose a location and a name for the file, then click Save.

Quicktime Codec Pc

AVID Codec Packages (LINK)

There are two codec packages available from Avid:

  • Avid Codecs LE – available here:
    • Macintosh
    • Windows
  • Avid Codecs PE – available only with Avid editing applications

Avid Codecs PE contains the MPEG IMX codec while the Avid Codecs LE package does not because of end-user licensing issues. You can find the Avid Codecs PE installer under InstallersAvidCodecsPE.

Avid Codec For Quicktime Mac 10

Download Links

This table illustrates which codecs are included in each package:

Avid Codecs LE

Avid Codecs PE

Avid Meridien Uncompressed

X

X

Avid Meridien Compressed

X

X

Avid 1:1x

X

X

Avid Packed

X

X

Avid DNxHD

X

X

Avid DV

X

X

Avid DV100

X

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X

Avid MPEG2 IMX

X

All Avid QuickTime codecs support 'fast import,'� as long as the import settings are properly configured; Avid codecs might import far more quickly than other QuickTime codecs.

Import Settings Dialog Box

You need to select certain options in the Import Settings dialog box when you import QuickTime media into Avid editing applications.

Alpha
When you import alpha from an Avid QuickTime codec, select Alpha > Use Existing in the Import Settings dialog box. When alpha is imported from a non-Avid QuickTime codec, select Alpha > Invert Existing. This is because the Avid QuickTime codec inverts the alpha during the movie's creation, saving time on import into your editing applications while not significantly adding to the creation time in a third-party program.

File Field Order
This setting defines how the source material is interlaced.
An odd, or upper-field ordering uses the first line of each frame for field one.
An even, or lower-field ordering uses the first line of each frame for field two.

NTSC 601/DV resolutions have an even (lower field first) ordering.
PAL 601 resolutions have an odd (upper field first) ordering.
PAL DV resolutions have an even (lower field first) ordering.
1080i HD has an odd (upper field first) ordering.

Color Levels
For all non-Avid QuickTime codecs, these options allow you to specify whether the file being imported has pixel values that are stored using computer RGB values (where the 0-700 mV (video black to video white) voltages are mapped using the full range of 0-255, 8-bit) or ITU-R BT.601/ITU-R BT.709 values (where the 0-700 mV voltages are mapped using the 601/709 standard range of 16-235, 8-bit).

However, when importing movies compressed using any of the Avid QuickTime codecs, you should always set this option to 601/709, regardless of the color levels in the movie. This is because the Avid codecs internally encode the material using 601/709 color levels. You instead specify the QuickTime codec options in a third-party program whether the file you are creating or rendering contains a computer RGB or 601/709 mapping. Failure to do this with current versions of Avid editing applications results in a dramatically slow import and incorrect color levels in the imported element.

Avid Codecs

Avid Meridien Uncompressed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When you export 1:1 OMF material 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Meridien Uncompressed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

You should import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 OMF in an SD project. The movie will be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as 1:1 OMF into an SD project.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export using this codec at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC) or 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), otherwise the export fails.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels. Alpha will be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box, set the alpha channel import option to Use Existing, and import the movie as 1:1 OMF into an SD project.

Avid Meridien Compressed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When JFIF compressed material (2:1, etc.) is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Meridien Compressed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as a JFIF resolution in an SD project. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as a JFIF resolution into an SD project. Fast import can occur in an OMF or MXF project.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC) or 720 x 576 (D1 PAL) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels. Alpha can also be 'fast imported'� if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box, set the alpha channel import option to Use Existing, and import the movie as an OMF JFIF resolution into an SD project. Beginning with Media Composer 2.7.4, you can also 'fast import'� MXF JFIF resolutions if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box.

Avid 1:1x
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When 1:1 MXF material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid 1:1x codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 MXF, SD, or HD corresponding to the source resolution. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as 1:1 MXF into an SD or HD project corresponding to the QuickTime movie resolution.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC), 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), 1920 x 1080 (1080i HD), or 1280 x 720 (720p HD) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid Packed
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When 1:1 10-bit MXF material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid Packed codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as 1:1 10-bit MXF, SD, or HD corresponding to the source resolution. Iphone ipad macbook mockup. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and you import the video as 1:1 10-bit MXF into an SD or HD project corresponding to the QuickTime movie resolution.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a Quicktime movie at a size of 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC), 720 x 576 (D1 PAL), 1920 x 1080 (1080i/p HD), or 1280 x 720 (720p HD) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

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Avid DNxHD
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DNxHD material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DNxHD codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DNxHD. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as DNxHD into an HD project of corresponding size and frame rate of the QuickTime movie.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at a size of 1920 x 1080 (1080i/p HD), 1280 x 720 (720p HD), or 1440 x 1080 (DNxHD-TR 1080i/p) for optimal quality.

Alpha: This codec supports alpha channels.

Avid DV
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DV material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DV codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DV 25 411 or DV 50, corresponding to the source.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at native 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL) for best quality. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as a DV resolution into an SD project.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid DV 100
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When DV100 material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid DV 100 codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as DVCPRO� HD. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and the import the video as DVCPRO HD into an HD project of corresponding frame size of the QuickTime movie.

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Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080i/p) or 1280 x 720 (HD 720p) for best quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.

Avid MPEG 50 Codec
Exporting using an Avid Editing Application: When MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50 material is exported 'same as source'� or as a QuickTime reference movie from an Avid editing application, the Avid MPEG 50 codec is used to view the movie in a non-Avid program.

Quicktime Wmv Codec Mac

Import a QuickTime movie that has been compressed with this codec into an Avid editing application as MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50, OMF, or MXF. You can 'fast import'� the movie if you select the 601/709 option in the Import Settings dialog box and import the video as MPEG 30, MPEG 40, or MPEG 50, OMF, or MXF.

Exporting from a non-Avid product: Export a movie at 720 x 486 (D1 NTSC) or 720 x 576 (D1 PAL) for best quality.

Alpha: This codec does not support alpha channels.





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