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Old November 13th, 2008, 11:23 PM   #1
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Transcode FCS HDV to Avid File Format?

Hey guys, got a problem I'm searching high and low to find the answer to. I did a local shoot for an ad company with a Sony V1u HDV in 108060i and the company they usually use for editing can't seem to get my footage in their system after I delivered the tapes and the imported Quicktime AIC movie files. I understand that the editing house uses Pano P2s and the pc Avid system w/ Adrenaline (though I don't know what that means) but they have no HDV deck. I'm currently using Final Cut Express on a Mac which outputs a Quicktime AIC file. The editing house doesn't have much interest in spending the time to sort this out so I'm hoping to find a method on my own. I'd like to just be able to deliver the captured footage on hard drive. Considering upgrading to Final Cut Studio especially if it will give me a codec that I can share with their Avid. Otherwise, I'm afraid this will be a sticking point for further work. Any ideas from you guys that speak Avid? Thanks, JLee
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Old November 14th, 2008, 02:26 AM   #2
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You should find out what format the post house prefers to use, that will make it easier on you. Avid is supposed to be able to import HDV .m2t files at 60i and 30p. Inside the Apple Firewire SDK there is a program called DVHSCAP that will capture an .m2t file from your camcorder. Or you could download MPEG Streamclip and transcode your files into their preferred format.
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Old November 14th, 2008, 08:35 AM   #3
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Thanks Michael, that's some good info. When I met with the editing company we were looking at what format I could provide from my export function instead of what formats they could use. It sounds like if I can get it in HDV/.m2t format, they should be able to work with it. I'll take a look at the suggested software.
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Old November 16th, 2008, 09:56 AM   #4
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I'm not familiar with FCP, but is capturing and exporting each clip with Avid DNxHD codec an option?
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