MainConcept watermark? at DVinfo.net

Bill Heslip · March 4th, 2009, 10:38 PM

So I was exporting about 100 shots to .mxf using ClipBrowser and something happened that I have never encountered before. Four of the shots had a MainConcept logo burned in the upper left corner. Fortunately, none of the images were needed.

An email to MC and the cryptic reply said something about Sony using their technology and digging into the registry to remove the MainConcept filter (not something I'd likely try without assurances). Then something about third party software with their demo filter, and sure, he gets it too.

I've not knowingly loaded any MainConcept "filter" onto this computer. At first I thought Premiere was the culprit, but now I'm not so sure.

Paul Kellett · March 5th, 2009, 04:09 AM

I'd uninstall and reinstall clip browser, it's a free program so you've got nothing to loose.

Paul.

Matt San · March 5th, 2009, 05:23 AM

its normal to get the MC logo as some of the transcoding filters are only demos from MC

Tip McPartland · March 5th, 2009, 09:42 PM

I went through this and started a thread somewhere on this issue, and what I found out was that some of the MXF output format choices such as 4:2:2 require the MainConcept MPEG encoder to be installed, which it was on my desktop so everything worked. But my laptop doesn't have the MainConcept MPEG plug-in so I got the watermark. Choose the MXF for NLE and you will have no water mark.

Tip McPartland

Bill Heslip · March 5th, 2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tip McPartland

Choose the MXF for NLE and you will have no water mark.

Tip McPartland

Strange thing is, that's the export option I was using. I'll take Paul's advice and reload ClipBrowser. Had I really needed the shots I would have tried again and probably gotten rid of the watermark, but thought it to be weird. Imagine that, software behaving badly!

Tip McPartland · March 6th, 2009, 12:50 AM

Yeah, and from Sony... too. Will wonders never cease!

March 4th, 2009, 10:38 PM	#1
Bill Heslip Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 129	MainConcept watermark? So I was exporting about 100 shots to .mxf using ClipBrowser and something happened that I have never encountered before. Four of the shots had a MainConcept logo burned in the upper left corner. Fortunately, none of the images were needed. An email to MC and the cryptic reply said something about Sony using their technology and digging into the registry to remove the MainConcept filter (not something I'd likely try without assurances). Then something about third party software with their demo filter, and sure, he gets it too. I've not knowingly loaded any MainConcept "filter" onto this computer. At first I thought Premiere was the culprit, but now I'm not so sure.

March 5th, 2009, 04:09 AM	#2
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	I'd uninstall and reinstall clip browser, it's a free program so you've got nothing to loose. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

March 5th, 2009, 09:42 PM	#4
Tip McPartland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Crestline, California Posts: 351	Use "MXF for NLE" choice and it won't be there I went through this and started a thread somewhere on this issue, and what I found out was that some of the MXF output format choices such as 4:2:2 require the MainConcept MPEG encoder to be installed, which it was on my desktop so everything worked. But my laptop doesn't have the MainConcept MPEG plug-in so I got the watermark. Choose the MXF for NLE and you will have no water mark. Tip McPartland

March 6th, 2009, 12:50 AM	#6
Tip McPartland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Crestline, California Posts: 351	Yeah, who would've thunk... Yeah, and from Sony... too. Will wonders never cease!

March 5th, 2009, 05:23 AM	#3
Matt San Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wales UK Posts: 121	its normal to get the MC logo as some of the transcoding filters are only demos from MC