How to play back MXF in QT?

[Frank Kruse]

Hi,

I was wondering how you Mojo-users take your movies to the mixing stage as a quick reference?
If the stage doesn´t have a Mojo and you need a QT thumbnail for quick adjustments do you transcode the MXF to some more compatible codec? Or is there a QT-component that will play those files back on a non-mojo-system?

I tried installing the AVID QT-codecs but that didn´t help.

Thanks,

frank.

[Brandonx1]

Hi Frank,
What I've done on occasion is make a QT video that references the avid media in avid express pro. Other then that, I think you'll have to export the movie from Pt in dv codec or some other compatible codec.
Thanks,
Brandon

[Frank Kruse]

Hi Frank,
What I've done on occasion is make a QT video that references the avid media in avid express pro.

Wich media? The one you recorded with the Mojo into PT?

[blue demon]

I think you'll have to export the video in whatever format you need. I haven't figured out a way around it yet.


-Dave

[soundguydave]

Not sure which codecs you tried, but these allow me to open the meridien files in QT.


QT Codecs

[Brandonx1]

Which media? The one you recorded with the Mojo into PT?

Hi Frank. I have a little different work flow then you. I get AAF's from the production company that have audio and avid dv25 video in the AAF. Before PT 7.2, I used to ask them for QT's. They would give me a QT shell which referenced the avid DV25 media instead of rendering a self contained QT video. It saved them hours of rendering. I think you can only do this from an avid. This should be a function in PT.

[Frank Kruse]

Not sure which codecs you tried, but these allow me to open the meridien files in QT.


QT Codecs

Those I tried. Doesn´t work with MXF-media recorded with a Mojo into PT. Did those work for you? What´s the secret?

frank.

[Frank Kruse]

Hi Frank. I have a little different work flow then you. I get AAF's from the production company that have audio and avid dv25 video in the AAF. Before PT 7.2, I used to ask them for QT's. They would give me a QT shell which referenced the avid DV25 media instead of rendering a self contained QT video. It saved them hours of rendering. I think you can only do this from an avid. This should be a function in PT.

My question is how I can play back MXF-media that has been recorded to the Mojo with PT. I know how to play back original AVID-media-files in QT. But the AVID codecs don´t seem to support the files PT creates. It´s strange since the files digitized with the exact same Mojo in the AVID are played back fine by QT.

frank.

[Brandonx1]

Hi Frank,
I was just trying to help. I thought you'd be able to throw the MXF files into an avid and make a reference for the stage in no time. If avid have t render the video again, I guess the video rendering should just be done in PT.
Peace,
Brandon

[Frank Kruse]

Hi Frank,
I was just trying to help. I thought you'd be able to throw the MXF files into an avid and make a reference for the stage in no time. If avid have t render the video again, I guess the video rendering should just be done in PT.
Peace,
Brandon

Sorry Brandon, I didn´t want to sound harsh at all. I thought you misunderstood my original question. Sometimes I wish english was my native language ;-)

Thanks for the infos. I´m trying to compare the ups and downs of mojo versus an outboard VTR (non-linear) workflow-wise. With 7.2 the mojo seems to have gained some time on the race-track.
If only those MXF files could be played back on a non-mojo system directly. That would make the system quite unbeatable.

frank.