Grass Valley Turbo iDDR v.2.3 - Manual (Page 197)

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Importing and exporting media
Importing and exporting media
This section includes the following topics:
• “About importing media” on page 197
• “To import a video file” on page 197
• “To import a still image file” on page 198
• “About exporting media” on page 201
• “To export media” on page 202
About importing media
You can import media using standard multimedia media and still image file formats.
Source files can be located on a local Turbo iDDR disk drive (fixed or removable
media), or a mapped networked drive.
Supported multimedia file formats
Supported still image and image sequence file formats
You can import still images and image sequence files from local Windows drives, or
networked devices. Imports are recorded using the aspect ratio and resolution you
specify. Still images are imported as a clip with a duration that you specify.
Supported file types include: .jpg, .bmp, .tiff, .tga, .gif, .png.
NOTE: Before playing a clip that is being imported from a file or stream, use the
Transfer Monitor to verify that the clip transfer rate is higher than the clip data rate.
This is required to prevent playback problems due to insufficient bandwidth.
To import a video file
When you import media from a file, the media is converted and stored using the iDDR
native file format.
1. Verify the current bin. The current bin is the destination directory for the import
operation. For help, see “Changing the current bin” on page 140 .
2. In the AppCenter Workstation main menu, select Clips | Import .
The Import dialog box opens.
Supported File formats Video elementary format Audio elementary format
AVI
MPEG program streams MPEG-2 Video MPEG Layer II Audio
48 kHz, 16 bit stereo PCM
Dolby digital (AC-3)
GXF DV25
MPEG-2 Video 48 kHz, 16 bit stereo PCM
Dolby digital (AC-3)
WMV (Windows Media) Windows Media Video Windows Media Audio
QuickTime