Calibrated Software MPEG2-X Create v1 - Manual (Page 9)

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Known Issues and Limitations
The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated MPEG2-X Create codec:
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Calibrated MPEG2-X Create for Windows will crash if run on a computer system that does not support SSE3
instructions which were introduced in Pentium 4 processors circa 2004 (see the Windows Requirements section).
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Calibrated MPEG2-X Create supports encoding to both 8-bit YUV422 – however it is up to the application
using Calibrated MPEG2-X Create to send that colorspace, HOWEVER it is up to the application using
Calibrated MPEG2-X Create to send 8-bit YUV422 to the codec. Please see the
“Enable Colorspace
Watermark ” in the Options Chapter to learn how to see what colorspace an application is sending to Calibrated
MPEG2-X Create, and also see the Windows Applications Chapter or Mac OSX Applications Chapter to learn
more about how to configure Calibrated MPEG2-X Create for popular applications.
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Calibrated MPEG2-X Create does not convert frames from interlaced to progressive or vise-versa, please make
sure that you have selected the appropriate MPEG2-X
‘Compression Type’ to match the type of video frames you
will be encoding from.
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Calibrated MPEG2-X Create does not convert the frame rate of video, please make sure that you have selected
the appropriate MPEG2-X
‘Compression Type’ to match the frame rate of the video you will be encoding from.
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Please make sure that you have selected the appropriate MPEG2-X ‘Compression Type’ to match the resolution
of the video you will be encoding from.
 You cannot choose the ‘QuickTime Movie’ export option in FCP 7 – please use the ‘Send to Compressor’
option in FCP 7 to export. If you try to export from FCP 7 using the
‘QuickTime Movie’ Option (i.e. not
using Compressor to export) then I-Frame only export works but Long-GOP exporting will give you an
error when trying to export. Also (for reasons unknown), pressing the ‘Advanced’ button in FCP 7 to get
the Options for the Calibrated MPEG2-X Create codec will crash FCP 7.
 If you get a ‘codec error’ or ‘encode failure’ message when trying to encode from an application – usually that
means that the application you are encoding from does not support the colorspace you are trying to encode to (i.e
most likely 8-bit YUV422 colorspace), please see the Windows Application Chapter or the Mac OSX Application
chapter to see how to properly setup the Encode Options for different applications.
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Various applications reading/writing from QuickTime can treat QuickTime Gamma differently (which can make
video seem brighter or darker)
– please see the Windows Applications Chapter or Mac OSX Applications Chapter
to learn more about how to configure Calibrated MPEG2-X Create for popular applications.
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Quicktime Framework cannot write files over 2GB to network volumes (AFP, SMB). Returns -1309
(fileBoundsErr).
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Calibrated MPEG2-X Create is for encoding XDCAM MOV files only. To view or playback XDCAM .MOV files in
applications that support QuickTime, you need to have Calibrated{Q} XD Decode installed on your computer and
properly licensed. Some applications like Avid Media Composer (6.0 or greater) or Adobe CC applications should
be able to natively import the created MOV files
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IMPORTANT FOR COMPRESSOR – always remember to set the ‘Field Version’ in the Options settings for the
version of Compressor that you are using if you are creating your own custom preset.
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Encoding XDCAM .MOV files with a BitRate greater than 50Mb is not supported by Sony Cameras (i.e. would not
be able to view the native footage thru a Sony Camera or Deck)