Calibrated Software MXF Import v3 - Manual (Page 15)

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Known Issues and Limitations
The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import:
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When working with very, very large Indexed MXF files efficiently in FCP and other applications, Indexing should
be enabled. Please see Chapter: Indexing for further details. Please see the Indexing Chapter for further
details.
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Avid QuickTime Codecs required for Avid DNxHD , Meridian, 1-1 10b MXF Files. IMPORTANT: Please read the
‘DNxHD Options’ section in this User Guide for setting up either RGB SMPTE (16-235) or RGB Full (0-255) Color
Ranges for DNxHD MXF files.
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Calibrated{Q} MXF Import will only 'auto-join' the separate video/audio P2 or Ikegami MXF Files when they are in
the proper P2 or Ikegami MXF Folder structure.
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P2 PullDown Removal and TimeCode conversion for regular PullDown 1080i29.97 and 480i29.97 material is not
supported.
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BETA support for editing growing XDCAM MXF files in FCP 7 and FCP X. Other MXF files may work but have not
been tested.
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Windows 7 or Vista Only – For smoother playback of OP1a MXF files (Video/Audio Interleaved) in QuickTime
Player 7.6/7.7 - you can enable the ‘Windows Audio Session’ option in QT Player 7. To do this – go to the QT
Player menu and choose ‘Edit->QuickTime Preferences’ and the QuickTime Preferences window will pop-up.
Choose the ‘Audio’ tab in the window and select the ‘Windows Audio Session’ option, press the ‘Apply’ button and
then the ‘Okay’ button, and then close and restart QuickTime Player.
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Advanced P2 PullDown can only be detected and removed thru parsing the P2 XML file data. If the P2 XML for a
MXF clip is not present then pulldown cannot be detected or removed. Also, P2 MXF Files organized from a
FireStore device sometimes do not have the PullDown information in the XML file; hence pulldown will not be
removed on those files from a FireStore.
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Auto-assembling of spanned MXF files is not supported. This means that if a shot is ‘spanned’ over multiple MXF
files the MXF files will still only be opened or imported as individual MXF files.
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Other ‘QuickTime-centric’ applications than the ones listed in this User Guide may be able to use and open MXF
files with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import as well but the user should test out those applications to insure compatibility.
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With Shake on Mac OSX, you must set the BaseFile Type to QuickTime Movie for MXF Files.
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RealTime Playback of MXF files is dependent upon both your computer system and application. Calibrated{Q}
MXF Import does not actually playback or decode any video frames.
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For Mac OSX systems without Final Cut Pro X (v10.0.6 or greater), Final Cut 6.0.6 or greater or Final Cut Pro
7.0.3, or Compressor 3.5/4 installed then Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs are required to decompress XAVC, AVC-
Intra, DVCProHD, IMX, and XDCAM HD video. Do not install Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs for OSX on any Mac
OSX computer with any version of Final Cut Pro/Final Cut Server installed.
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To take advantage of certain features in Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 or 7.0.3, such as SmoothCam Filter and Select Media
Management features, it is recommended that you change the Auto-change Typecode to MooV in the
Calibrated{Q} MXF Import Options application (see Chapter: Global Options and Chapter: Use with Mac OSX
Applications for more details)
IMPORTANT for FCP: In Final Cut Pro 6/7
– certain Media Management functions will not work properly if the
typecode of a MXF file is not ‘MooV’. In those cases where the typecode of a MXF file is NOT set to ‘MooV’, then
if you perform any Media Management in FCP
– the MXF files are simply copied by FCP instead of FCP
rewrapping the MXF files into a MOV file; and in cases of P2 and Ikegami MXF files where the video/audio MXF