HVX clip from friend, quicktime is all black, why?

[Steven Bogda]

I dont have a hvx, but a friend does and i wanted a clip from him so he sent it so i could mess with it. vegas reads it as like 8 audio tracks. quicklime doesn't even play it, it just plays black.

any ideas?
im on windows xp

 

[mainstreetprod]

HVX records MXF files which Quicktime won't play, in fact, Final Cut has to rewrap the MXF as a QT file just to be able to edit it. Welcome to the world of the HVX.
(if you know someone with Final Cut Pro, Raylight , or Edius Broadcast they can convert it for you.

 

[Steven Bogda]

so does that mean the hvx is not compatible with vegas?

 

[Barry_Green]

Vegas does not support the HVX, correct. You'd have to get Raylight from www.dvfilm.com to use HVX files in Vegas.

 

[Steven Bogda]

aw shucks. thanks barry

 

[Steven Bogda]

Actually, does shooting to a firestore require the same method to get the files to work? I was under the impression that the firestores can record numerous file types, possibly something that works with vegas or premiere?

 

[THoff]

It can record in different container formats, but the underlying codec is still the same, so without DVCProHD support you are up the creek. Having said that, not having the FS-100 record in QuickTime format and sticking with the industry-standard MXF format increases compatibility and allows other systems like Avid and Premiere CS3 work with the clips.

 

[David Jimerson]

You can also use Adobe OnLocation to shoot; it will record the footage as AVIs that Vegas can use if the OnLocation codecs are installed on that machine.

This, of course, ties you to a laptop and it doesn't work with the pN modes, because the HVX doesn't stream those over firewire.