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Standard definition video – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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• 24-bit Integer

• 32-bit Integer

• 32-bit Float

• 64-bit Float

• ALaw 2:1

• AMR Narrowband

• Apple Lossless

• IMA 4:1

• MACE 3:1

• MACE 6:1

• MPEG-4 Audio

Important:

You cannot import rights-managed AAC files, such as those purchased from

the iTunes Store.

For more information about the file formats supported by Motion, go to the Motion
website at

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion

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Standard Definition Versus High Definition Video Formats

Motion is extremely flexible and can work with both highly compressed and uncompressed
video.

Standard Definition Video

Despite having differing frame sizes, NTSC and PAL standard definition video share certain
characteristics.

• Both signals are interlaced, although the field order depends on the video capture

device used.

• Both signals have a 4:3 aspect ratio, but a 16:9 aspect ratio can be accommodated

either anamorphically or by using letterboxing.

• Both use nonsquare pixels to display the picture.

Analog standard definition formats include S-VHS, Hi-8, and Beta SP.

Scanning method

Frame rates

Frame size

Standard

Interlaced

29.97

720 x 486

NTSC

Interlaced

25

720 x 576

PAL

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Appendix B

Video and File Formats