Can't work with DVCProHD footage!!!

[DavidBeier]

I recently decided to give After Effects a try instead of Combustion since more and more people I know are using it. I shoot HVX200 and edit with Avide Xpress Pro HD but am having trouble bringing those files into AECS3. I created a DVCProHD 720p 23.976 composite but, whenever I try to import HVX footage from Avid, the computer freezes up. I've tried both a QT reference and a same as source file from Avid. I've also tried both of those with and without the Avid DV Codec. Nothing will work. Any ideas?

[Matt Grunau]

I recently decided to give After Effects a try instead of Combustion since more and more people I know are using it. I shoot HVX200 and edit with Avide Xpress Pro HD but am having trouble bringing those files into AECS3. I created a DVCProHD 720p 23.976 composite but, whenever I try to import HVX footage from Avid, the computer freezes up. I've tried both a QT reference and a same as source file from Avid. I've also tried both of those with and without the Avid DV Codec. Nothing will work. Any ideas?


Try exporting something a little more generic like Quicktime with the Animation codec, or Quicktime with the PNG codec.

[ilauzirika]

Try exporting something a little more generic like Quicktime with the Animation codec, or Quicktime with the PNG codec.

Wouldn't that make quality loss happen?

[Barry_Green]

Are you on the Mac or PC?

[Matt Grunau]

Wouldn't that make quality loss happen?


No. Those are both lossless codecs.

[ilauzirika]

No. Those are both lossless codecs.

Didn't know that, I thought thy were lossy ones
Thanks for the info

[DavidBeier]

I'm working strait PC. In Combustion, I tended to go uncompressed so I wouldn't lose quality but I'd really like to get QT references to work here. I mean, what's the point of AE letting me chose DVCProHD 720p 23.976 if it's not gonna accept it?