Calibrated Software MXF Import v3 - Manual (Page 47)

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CatDV 9.0.6 & greater
Getting Started
1. Make sure you have updated to at least CatDV 9 or greater
2. Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs are required to decompress XAVC, AVC-Intra, DVCProHD, DV50, IMX, and
XDCAM HD video found in MXF files.
3. 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.
4. When working with very, very large Indexed MXF files, Indexing should be enabled for a more efficient workflow.
Please see Chapter: Indexing for further details.
5. Calibrated{Q} components are needed both on the client and worker nodes.
6. CatDV MXF Option is needed.
7. IMPORTANT: This version of software (v3.0 or greater) will require a new Software License and an
upgrade fee if you had purchased a Software License for a previous version.
8. IMPORTANT - After licensing the software: You may have to re-import the MXF files that you had imported into
CatDV while running in DEMO MODE.
9. It is highly important to always backup your footage first and to never move the MXF files out of their original
folder structure on disc.
Import into CatDV
Open CatDV and choose File from the menu then Open/Import and then select the MXF file you wish to import.
Please see the CatDV manual for any further details.
IMPORTANT: If you experience any problems in creating proxies and/or playback in CatDV
Please enable Protected Mode in CatDV. To enable 'Protected Mode', go to the CatDV Preferences and select
'Media Playback' and then check the option 'Protected player: Use separate QuickTime helper process'. Playback
performance is a little less smooth in ‘Protected Mode’ but it will be more stable. Also, in newer versions of CatDV
you may wish to also disable ‘scrub audio when dragging play head’ in the ‘Media Playback’ CatDV Preferences
to make scrubbing in CatDV faster.
Troubleshooting
If you have trouble importing MXF files into CatDV or any other issues, please see Chapter: Troubleshooting for the most
common issues.