Calibrated Software MXF Import v3 - Manual (Page 42)

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Index Table Error Checking
This option was added in v2.2.0. Occasionally a MXF file may be created with an Invalid Index Table – this has been
usually found in MXF files created by hardware servers – the below options instruct Calibrated{Q} MXF Import on how to
deal with errors in the Index Table.
 High – (DEFAULT - RECOMMENDED) Calibrated{Q} MXF Import will try to fix small ‘Display Order’ errors in
an invalid Index Table and try to open the full MXF file – however if there are too many errors in the Index
Table then Calibrated{Q} MXF Import will report that the MXF file has an invalid Index Table and not open the
MXF file. This setting should catch small ‘Display Order’ errors in the Index Table but it is not guaranteed to
catch all ‘Display Order’ errors.
Mac OSX Only – if you are attempting to view the MXF file in QuickLook then
Index Error Checking will have at least a threshold of Medium to partially view the MXF file as a debugging
tool.
 Medium – (This setting should only be used for testing MXF files with Invalid Index Tables) Calibrated{Q}
MXF Import will only open the video/audio up to the point of the first bad frame in the invalid Index Table.
Thus if a MXF file is 6000 frames but has an invalid Index Table on frames 100-200 then Calibrated{Q} MXF
Import will open the MXF file but only frames 0-99 of the MXF file will be shown.
 Low
– (This setting should only be used for testing MXF files with Invalid Index Tables) Calibrated{Q} MXF
Import will try to open the full MXF file but if the damage in the Index Table is too great then the MXF file still
may not open or if the MXF file does open, the MXF file may crash applications (like FCP) if the Index Table is
too damaged.