importing TIF sequence from Avid

[sean90291]

I exported a TIF sequence from Avid Xpress Pro 5.0. It's the first time I've ever tried this, so there may be something wrong with the way I exported the sequence, but I did get 69 TIF images which correspond with the 69 frames in the short clip I need worked on. I can view the TIF images no problem. Avid numbered them sequentially for me on export.

Now when I try to import this folder into After Effects, or even a single TIF file from the sequence I get the error: "the format module could not parse the file"

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Cheers.

 

[kai]

hmm not really sure, haven't run into that before. What's the file info when you open them in say, Photoshop? Bit depth, resolution, byte order, etc?

 

[surf]

do you have SuperTiff plug-in?

 

[oneinfiniteloop]

do you have SuperTiff plug-in?

I think this might help your situation. If the TIFF's are either 16 bit or 32 bit AE can't read them, it can only read 8 bit TIFF's. Luckily enough, you can download the SuperTIFF plug in right here[/url/ for free. Check out the rest of his site because he has some great plug-ins for free and a small fee.

 

[sean90291]

Yup, the supertiff plug-in worked! That solved the problem. Thank you!

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

Next time you might want to try QT reference

 

[sean90291]

Krestofre, a very knowledgeable Avid dude here at DVXuser suggested that he used to export from Avid in QT Reference, but that the 4:2:2 color sampling that Avid forces out would not be compatible...or something like that. He suggested that when exporting from Avid, the TIFF sequence is more reliable in After Effects.

 

[surf]

QT reference is one file, isn't it?
it is better to export a sequence, because it stands of severeal frames, and you can re-render some of them, or you stop the rendering, and continue it any time.