You can always make a Photo Jpeg.
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Try playing your files on VLC player, it's freeware and may work just > fine. I wouldn't recommend h.264 since it's heavily compressed. > > dK > > > > > > > On Jul 15, 2014, at 5:52 PM, "Dave Tetzlaff" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm not an Avid expert, but I know they typically use proprietary > codecs. What container were they in? AVI? > > > > If QT can't play the files, that could either be an issue with the codec > per se, or your Mac not being equipped with the extra widgets needed to > handle the headers of PC-based containers. > > > > All H.264 encoding software is not created equal. Use x264, which is > freeware available as a stand-alone plug-in that works with stuff like MPEG > Streamclip, and also comes built-in with recent versions of Handbrake (also > freeware). There are more tweaks available in the interface than Carter has > pills. I've never had any odd color or contrast problems using the presets > (since the individual setting parameters are mostly WAY over my head), but > if you did get results you don't like, you could probably find a setting > that would do the trick if you got under the hood far enough. > > > > Anyway, as Aaron said, the problem may be the playback software, not the > files you've generated themselves. I agree with Aaron that H.264 is usually > the best thing to send out, if only due to file size. For shorter pieces, > I'd use ProRes if the venue accepts it. For the H.264, I recommend putting > it in an .mp4 container, as that's more universal than .mov .avi .mkv etc. > etc. > > > > > >> tested some mov files today (exported 'same as source' from avid 3.0 on > a pc) on a mac, quicktime wouldn't open them & vlc played them back > deinterlaced (& with a green line at the top, in one case) > >> any ideas what's up? > >> > >> i've tried H264 exports but the colours/contrast get washed out, so i'm > avoiding that option; thought that 'same as source' would be better than > any form of compression ...? > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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