Archos .AVI to .MOV via DIVX Doctor II in FCP

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hdbose

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So...for work, we have footage that comes off of an Archos device in the .AVI format. On our Mac Pro desktops, we use DIVX Doctor II in order to convert the .AVI files to .MOV so that we can easily (read: not have to render after every change) edit the footage in FCP. I recently purchased a brand new MBP 17" 2.3 i7 120GB SSD, the whole works, BUT, after installing all of the exact same software, I cannot get the .MOV files (which were originally .AVI) to play in FCP. After converting the files on my MBP and importing the .MOV files into FCP, I drag them into the timeline only to find that I can't get visual playback in either the canvas or viewer window (It will show the frame I was previously on the frame that I stop on. There is no issue with the audio. It plays flawlessly. Just the video.). I'm completely at a loss for what to do. I've tried completely restoring my laptop from the OS up and reinstalling FCP along with the appropriate codec(s) and accompanying software, but nothing has worked. Here are the details on my software and hardware:
MBP 17" 2.3 i7, 120GB SSD
FCP 7.0.3
DIVX Doctor II 2.2
3iVX Codec

Help!!!
 
BenB said:
What are you using for a Scratch Drive on your MBP, and what codec are you converting to?
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Scratch is my internal SSD and the files go from their original .AVI format to .M 1 (.MOV). The codec is 3iVX. I also forgot to mention that I downloaded the 3iVX codec for Quicktime (to no avail) and even tried Florien, but no such luck, yet.
 
2 problems:

You can't use your OS drive as the Scratch Drive, there's not enough bandwidth to support all the data streams video editing requires. You'll need a secondary Scratch Drive.

3iVX is an encoding engine that supports MPEG-4 and is proprietary, it's not really a codec itself. And MPEG-4 is not what you want anyway, it's a delivery codec, not a good editing codec. And 3iVX is not supported as RT playback in FCP. No clue what Florien is, can't find reference to it. No idea what "M1" codec is.

If the originals are standard definition video, you want to convert to DV-NTSC QuickTime. If your footage is high definition footage, use ProRes 422. Try using Compressor which you already have, or the free MPEG Streamclip.
 
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BenB said:
2 problems:

You can't use your OS drive as the Scratch Drive, there's not enough bandwidth to support all the data streams video editing requires. You'll need a secondary Scratch Drive.

3iVX is an encoding engine that supports MPEG-4 and is proprietary, it's not really a codec itself. And MPEG-4 is not what you want anyway, it's a delivery codec, not a good editing codec. And 3iVX is not supported as RT playback in FCP. No clue what Florien is, can't find reference to it. No idea what "M1" codec is.

If the originals are standard definition video, you want to convert to DV-NTSC QuickTime. If your footage is high definition footage, use ProRes 422. Try using Compressor which you already have, or the free MPEG Streamclip.
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Ben,
Thanks for responding so promptly! I'll give it a whirl in about an hour and let you know how it turns out.
 
I got it working! I ended up using Compressor to convert the .AVI files to AppleProRes 422 (Proxy) files. From there, I was able to edit them unhindered in FCP. Once the project was completed, I was able to export the sequences via Compressor to the clients in the .WMV format (Flip4Mac installed). Thanks for the direction Ben!
 
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