Calibrated Software MXF Import v3 - Manual (Page 9)

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Getting Started
Compatible MXF Files
Many types of DNxHD, XAVC, AVC-Intra, DVCProHD, XDCAM HD, IMX, DV50, DV25, AS-02 (BETA), AS-11 OP1a MXF
Files will work in addition to the formats listed below, please try your MXF files with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import in DEMO
MODE to make sure they are supported. If you have a MXF File that Calibrated{Q} MXF Import cannot open, please
contact [email protected] to see if support can be added.
Please note that:
(1) Auto- assembling of spanned MXF files is not supported. This means that if a shot is ‘spanned’ over multiple MXF
files the MXF files will still only be opened or imported as individual MXF files.
(2) In Final Cut Pro 6 or 7, the only metadata from MXF files that is currently imported into FCP 6/7 is TimeCode and
ReelName. Calibrated{Q} Import Assist can be used to ‘send’ MXF files to FCP 6/7 with metadata. See the
Calibrated{Q} Import Assist User Guide for more details.
(3) IMX ‘AES3’ Audio requires rendering when imported into a Final Cut Pro 6/7 sequence. Also, video playback may
be choppy or video may appear to freeze at intervals during playback in the FCP ‘Viewer’ window.
(4) When working with very, very large Indexed MXF files efficiently in FCP and other applications, Indexing should
be enabled. Please see Chapter: Indexing for further details.
(5) When opening/importing Video MXF files, the corresponding Audio MXF files will be ‘auto-joined’ when in the
proper folder structure for Panasonic P2 or Ikegami GFCAM MXF files.
(6) IMPORTANT for DNxHD MXF files : 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. DNxHD MXF files captured
by ARRI Alexa, BlackMagic HyperDeck or other hardware devices only have BETA support. Also, in some of our
testing, we have found that sometimes the BMD Audio MXF files can be slightly larger or smaller in duration (plus
or minus a fraction of a frame) than the BMD DNxHD MXF file.
(7) If there is a specific section in this User Guide of the application you are using the MXF file in, please read it for
any more possible notes.
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