Capture in DNxHD? at DVinfo.net

Steve Kalle · April 2nd, 2010, 08:34 PM

I am trying to decide between a nanoFlash or Aja Xena for recording greenscreen. If I go with the Xena, I don't want to record uncompressed so I was wondering about DNxHD. FYI, I am using a PC (Z800) and edit in Premiere & AE CS4.

Also, does anyone know if TMPGEnc supports DNxHD as a source?

Are there problems editing and encoding DNxHD in Premiere or AE?

Thanks

Peter Moretti · April 4th, 2010, 12:38 AM

I can only answer one of these ?'s. TMPGEnc Xpress 4.0 works very well with DNxHD.

Good luck w/ everything else :).

Devin Termini · April 4th, 2010, 05:03 PM

I've used DNxHD in Premiere. It works, but not as well as it does in Avid.

The last time I tried, the DNxHD clips looked as if they were under-exposed. Played the clips in quicktime - fine, no problems. Only in Premiere do they become dark. Strange. Didn't have time to fix the problem with the decoder. Transcoded to another format and continued editing.

I know that DNxHD is free to use, but if you're gonna be using Premiere, consider using CineForm. AFAIK it is made to be used with Premiere.

John Mitchell · May 5th, 2010, 06:06 AM

DnxHD is an Avid editing codec. Neither the Nano or the Xena records in DnxHD. The lack of a true portable recording solution for DnxHD is a missing link in the Avid range.

Premiere in it's latest iteration (CS5) should provide support for the Sony MXF format the Nano records in, otherwise there are third party solutions for older versions.

April 2nd, 2010, 08:34 PM	#1
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Capture in DNxHD? I am trying to decide between a nanoFlash or Aja Xena for recording greenscreen. If I go with the Xena, I don't want to record uncompressed so I was wondering about DNxHD. FYI, I am using a PC (Z800) and edit in Premiere & AE CS4. Also, does anyone know if TMPGEnc supports DNxHD as a source? Are there problems editing and encoding DNxHD in Premiere or AE? Thanks

April 4th, 2010, 12:38 AM	#2
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	I can only answer one of these ?'s. TMPGEnc Xpress 4.0 works very well with DNxHD. Good luck w/ everything else :). __________________ Avid Media Composer 3.1.3. Boris Red and Continuum Complete. Vegas 8.0c. TMPGEnc Xpress Pro 4.0

April 4th, 2010, 05:03 PM	#3
Devin Termini Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Posts: 177	I've used DNxHD in Premiere. It works, but not as well as it does in Avid. The last time I tried, the DNxHD clips looked as if they were under-exposed. Played the clips in quicktime - fine, no problems. Only in Premiere do they become dark. Strange. Didn't have time to fix the problem with the decoder. Transcoded to another format and continued editing. I know that DNxHD is free to use, but if you're gonna be using Premiere, consider using CineForm. AFAIK it is made to be used with Premiere.

May 5th, 2010, 06:06 AM	#4
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	DnxHD is an Avid editing codec. Neither the Nano or the Xena records in DnxHD. The lack of a true portable recording solution for DnxHD is a missing link in the Avid range. Premiere in it's latest iteration (CS5) should provide support for the Sony MXF format the Nano records in, otherwise there are third party solutions for older versions.