Use with mac osx applications, Overview, Quicktime player x & 7 – Calibrated Software MXF Import v3 User Manual
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Use with Mac OSX Applications
Overview
This chapter describes using Calibrated{Q} MXF Import in Mac OSX applications. Calibrated{Q} MXF Import is a
QuickTime component that lets QuickTime Player, CatDV, etc. understand the MXF file wrapper; however the proper
QuickTime codecs need to be installed to decompress the video found in a MXF files
– this means that for Mac
OSX systems without Final Cut 6/7/X installed then the proper Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs are required to
decompress XAVC, AVC-Intra, DVCProHD, IMX, and XDCAM HD video found in MXF files. Do not install
Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs for OSX on any Mac OSX computer with any version of Final Cut Pro installed.
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.
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.
Special Note: With Panasonic P2 and Ikegami GFCAM MXF files, you will only have to open the Video MXF Files and
Calibrated{Q} MXF Import will found and ‘auto-join’ the matching Audio MXF Files for those Video MXF Files.
QuickTime Player X & 7
Open QuickTime Player X or 7.6. Choose from the QuickTime Player Menu
– “File” and then “Open File”. In the Open
File Dialog, select the supported MXF file you wish to open. Playback performance in QuickTime Player is dependent
upon the speed of your CPU and harddrive. If you are using Calibrated{Q} MXF Import with a Calibrated{Q} Decode
codec, please see that Calibrated{Q} Decode codec User Guide for more information about playback performance
Users can choose QuickTime Player X/7 as the default application for MXF Files. To do so
– navigate to a MXF file within
Finder and then right-click on the MXF
file and choose ‘Get Info” and then choose QuickTime Player X/7 as the default
application for the file.
IMPORTANT for Mountain Lion (10.8) and Mavericks (10.9) and Yosemite (10.10): QuickTime Player X is not
supported. You can download QuickTime Player 7 from Apple here:
and it will
install into the /Applications/Utilities folder and can co-exist fine with QT Player X on the same computer.
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