thanks loads for the tips folks!
the H264 playback issue makes sense
i did some test exports to DV-DVCPRO-NTSC in the meantime (following another
friend's advice), progressive & with deinterlacing
& they played back aok on the mac, in quicktime, with no interlacing
I'll give H264 a lash as well
much appreciated!
cheers moira
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:50 AM, 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 ...?
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