On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 2:13 AM Media Mouth <[email protected]> wrote:
> We've got a bunch of mp4s that need converting to Avid-native MXF that > they can be dropped into a ../Avid MediaFiles/MXF folder without being > ingested. > (In other words, bypassing the need to importing/transcoding and avoiding > using AMA+transcoding) > > The mp4 sources are 29.97, 23.976 and 25fps (at 3840x2160) > The Avid project is DNxHD36 1920x1080 @ 24fps, and the mandate is to not > mix frame rates on the timeline. > > So the current workflow involves using Resolve, where we select the mp4s > and Clip Attributes > Video Frame 24 > then throw onto a timeline and export using format MXF Op-Atom using Codec > DNxHD 1080p 36 8bit video > That generates files that can be drag and dropped to Avid Media folders > which then show up in bins via importing the msmMMOB.mdb (per folder media > database) > > I'm trying to achieve the same Avid-compatible MXFs using FFmpeg > So far I haven't figure out how do DNxHD w/o getting an error in FFmpeg > And my attempts to do DNxHR, while successful in terms of getting a > playable file and no errors on the FFmpeg, > do cause an error on the Avid side if you drop them directly in an Avid > MediaFiles/MXF folder > > > Most successful FFMPEG command (the one that resulted in the above error) > so far has been this... > > ffmpeg -i /path/to/source.mp4 \ > -c:v dnxhd \ > -vf 'scale=1920:1080,fps=24/1,format=yuv422p' \ > -profile:v dnxhr_lb \ > /path/to/dest.mxf > I see nowhere here presentation of the error, either ffmpeg one or avid one. Do note that ffmpeg's mxf muxer is not very polished in current version. > > > > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe". > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe".
