1920x1080 30 fps to 1280x720 24 fps

I have a Canon HFS100 and shot video on the highest setting which when imported in IM 09 (full) saves as 1920x1080 @ 30 fps. I would like to save this as 1280x720 24 fps to play on ATV. Is there a way to convert w/out causing "jerky" playback. (in other words - when exported w/ QT - yes you can get a 1280x720 24 fps but playback is noticeably missing the frames from 30 to 24).

I have been using 960x540 and it does look excellent. I only ask because I did import 1280x720 (conversion using quicktime) and although it was "jerky" it appeared as HD (slightly better than 960x540). If the conversion to 24p is not possible, or time consuming & complicated it is probably not worth it.

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Import issue: Native files 1920x1080 @ 24 fps to FCE - No Codec available

Love this forum. I have learned a lot on here thanks to you tech-smart people
Searching this and other forums I can not find a clear answer to my compression import situation below:
1st, why the heck is their no codec in Final Cut Express for 24 frames per second?
Question: And since there is none, which of the HD Apple Intermediate Codec settings do I choose for FCE ‘Easy Setup’ selection?
The closest one seems to be HD Apple Intermediate Codec 1920 x 1080i60 for source material @ 29.97 fps … Will that work even though my source files are 24 fps? (I have no red render line using that choice)
Or is there a better suggestion? How important is this to my overall quality?
I am not making movies for YouTube—I am aiming at Full HD theatre quality final product for clients (Yeah shoulda got the FC-Pro . So I need to be sure I import, edit and finalize movie projects in Full-HD, as far as I understand it all.
My Specs:
- In US
- Shooting MOV. clips w/audio using Canon D1 Mark IV
- Native MOV. clips: Codec – H.264 Linear PCM / 1920x1080 @ 23.98 frames per second and 16.9 widescreen
- MacBook Pro
- 1 TB G-Raid external hard drive for scratch and movie files
- To avoid having to render while editing I am converting all movie (H.264) clips using Squared-5 MPEG Streamclip app set for: Apple Intermediate Codec (with empty fps box)
- Converted movie clips import to FCE at native 23.98 fps
I appreciate any suggestions about this, including one I already got from a friend, which was, “Buy Final Cut Pro”… My reply; “Spend all that money just to get five less frames per second!” … To Apple Corp.—add 24 fps to that FCE Codec list please!

Thanks for that suggestion.
It makes me wonder how I find out if something like Streamclipping to 29.97 will actually work … What would be a good test of this? I mean I understand the principle and could adjust the FCE Easy Settings to match 29.97, but exactly what test could I do that would ensure I have a good or bad quality on a large screen? I am sure any major weirdness would stick right out but the less obvious aberrations may not.
… I can make a one-minute movie as a test but I only have a 23-inch workstation screen to view projects on, I wonder if that will be large enough to pinpoint resolution or codec-line problems. This project, or portions of it, may end up on both TV and theatre screens in the coming year.
You can tell I am new to FCE and the larger movie projects… I have been getting by fine with smaller projects using iMove—But I need to move up to the more serious programs and thought FCE would be a perfect stepping stone….
Furthermore, I am being extra careful on all of this because my movie project has recently become very large and will involve close to 160 gigabytes of raw movie clips… So I really need to lock-in a solid codec solution before Streamclipping that many gigs!
(Yes moving up one more step to Final Cut Pro would eliminate this problem But I am stubborn and would like to work with what I already have.
Thanks again, I appreciate your reply, I will give 29.97 a try,
Leigh

1920x1080 Setup?

Alright, so heres a fun problem....
I was given footage that I was able to import as .mov's and when I was editing it in fcp7 I realized I had to start rendering everytime I moved a clip so I looked up the answer to that problem and the answer I read said that the problem lyes within the sequence settings (mine were set to SD because I do a lot of work in SD). When I change it to 1920x1280 (what mac info tells me the dimensions are) the sequence becomes very narrow, squished if you will.
Not to mention, I have video imported in the project that was recorded by someone else at 1280 x 720. Codecs are H.264.
How should I set up my sequence settings for a project with such great dimensions. Better yet, what should I do all together.
The reason why the footage is so random is because they were shot by three different camera men on three different cameras (one being a flipcam) on two different nights.
Help!

>When I change it to 1920x1280 (what mac info tells me the dimensions are) the sequence becomes very narrow, squished if you will.
Mac info...DO NOT TRUST IT. No video format is that ratio. 1080 video is 1920x1080...always. Those are the wrong settings, for more than one reason. Biggest is....
>Not to mention, I have video imported in the project that was recorded by someone else at 1280 x 720. Codecs are H.264.
Skipping the H.264 issue as that was covered...your video isn't 1920x1080. It's 1280x720. It isn't 1080 video...but the other HD format...720p. Typically what you do is first convert the footage to an editable format, like ProRes...and then add a clip to the timeline, and when FCP asks "do you want me to adjust the sequence to match?" Click yes.

Big problems exporting a video in Media Encoder - detailed info

Problems with exporting media through Adobe Media Encoder.
Hi there. I am really confused now, writing this, cause my Premiere CS4 has worked pretty good the year I have had it.
So it has chosen a really bad timing to cause me problems.
I am working on a big musicvideo production. The whole video is now finished, and the labels and the artists are waiting for the video. But I’m facing big problems now. And I have tried everything to solve this, without succeeding.
·         When I export the video, the Adobe Media Encoder sometimes waits and waits and waits and waits, and nothing happens.
Screen shot:
·         When it does start, if goes to about 20%, and then it interrupts and give me "an unknown" error in the log-file:
Screen shot:
·         Sometimes when I open the project , it gives me the following message when importing the media files.
Screen shot:
·         The weird thing is that this only happens to the HD version. I have the same video in DV version, in a DV project, and it exports without any problem.
So PLEASE help me here, what shall I do??? I MUST finish this video!

And here is my log-file with all the attempts I've tried with different settings...
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\TheThingCalledLove-MasterCut-HD.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:12:58
2010-03-09 11:46:46 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_3.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\TheThingCalledLove-MasterCut-HD-1280x720.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:12:55
2010-03-09 14:09:21 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_6.prproj
- Output File: L:\TheThingCalledLove.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:07:57
2010-03-09 14:24:41 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_6.prproj
- Output File: L:\TheThingCalledLove_1.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, Audiences:1, Avg 5500,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:07:38
2010-03-09 14:38:40 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_6.prproj
- Output File: L:\TheThingCalledLove.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, Audiences:1, Avg 5500,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:06:21
2010-03-09 16:50:42 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_7.prproj
- Output File: L:\Sequence 02.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, Audiences:1, Avg 5300,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:03:14
2010-03-09 17:10:49 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_6.prproj
- Output File: L:\TheThingCalledLove_1.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, Audiences:1, Avg 5500,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:07:34
2010-03-09 19:49:06 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_6.prproj
- Output File: L:\TheThingCalledLove.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, Audiences:1, Avg 5500,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:07:35
2010-03-09 20:00:11 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_12.prproj
- Output File: L:\thu.wmv
- Preset Used: HDTV 720p 25 High Quality
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:30:15
2010-03-09 23:21:07 : Encoding Failed
Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD-nest.prproj
- Output File: L:\Sequence 02.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 01:35:20
2010-03-10 14:18:32 : Encoding Failed
Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD-nest_1.prproj
- Output File: L:\Sequence 02.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:11:16
2010-03-10 14:39:37 : Encoding Failed
Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD-nest_2.prproj
- Output File: L:\Sequence 03.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:24:50
2010-03-10 14:53:11 : Encoding Failed
Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_14.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\Sequence 02.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video:
- Audio:
- Bitrate:
- Encoding Time: 00:29:41
2010-03-10 14:58:02 : Encoding Failed
Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
Could not write XMP data in output file.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_15.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\Sequence 02.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, :0, Avg 6736,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:13:57
2010-03-10 17:37:50 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
Could not write XMP data in output file.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_16.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\Sequence.wmv
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: 1280x720, 25 [fps]
- Audio: 440 kbps, 44 kHz, 2 channel 24 bit VBR
- Bitrate: Compressed, VBR, 2 Pass, :0, Avg 6736,00 [kbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:07:55
2010-03-10 17:56:15 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_18.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\Sequence 02.mpg
- Preset Used: HDTV 720p 25 High Quality
- Video: PAL, 1280x720, 25 [fps], Progressive, Quality 4,0
- Audio: 384 [kbps], 48 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo, MPEG
- Bitrate: VBR, 1 Pass, Min 4,00, Target 10,00, Max 18,50 [Mbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:16:03
2010-03-11 08:52:52 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_19.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\TTCL.mpg
- Preset Used: HDTV 720p 25 High Quality
- Video: PAL, 1280x720, 25 [fps], Progressive, Quality 4,0
- Audio: 384 [kbps], 48 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo, MPEG
- Bitrate: VBR, 1 Pass, Min 4,00, Target 10,00, Max 18,50 [Mbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:12:04
2010-03-11 09:08:39 : Encoding Failed
Error compiling movie.
Unknown error.
- Source File: C:\Users\Pawel\AppData\Local\Temp\TumboTTCL3-HD_17.prproj
- Output File: C:\Users\Pawel\Desktop\Sequence.mp4
- Preset Used: Custom
- Video: PAL, 1920x1080, 25 [fps], Progressive
- Audio: AAC, 320 [kbps], 48 kHz, Stereo
- Bitrate: CBR, 32,00 [Mbps]
- Encoding Time: 00:01:08
2010-03-11 09:10:41 : Encoding Failed
The Operation was interrupted by user

Why is my rendered color corrected movie pixelated with jagged edges after rendering?

Hello All,
I am new short film movie producer and have just started using Adobe Premiere CS6 and Audition CS6. Comparing my flat footage before adding it to a sequence and color correcting it and rendering it, it looks fair. But after all these transitions it now looks pixelated along with very jagged edges. This is my first short film for my first client and I am at my witts ends! I have tried to copy the sequence and transfer it to a new sequence with differnt settings comparing the pixel aspect ration, fps, trying to match the clips specs and I am so stuck. Can anyone please offer any suggestions or let me know if there are procedures I have overlooked. Thanks Adobe Community.
Michael Diaz

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I'm having some trouble with 60fps video (not interlaced... just regular, progressive frames). There don't seem to be many project presets that accept it. (so far, looks like only the "Desktop Editing" mode will allow it)
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but when i output my final project, FCE 4.0 is cutting out material in the >timeline, mainly scene endings
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- Audio: AAC, 160 [kbps], 48 kHz, Stereo
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Please read here:
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Even for 4 minute videos, they start saying 2 hours and rising. My settings are:
PAL
1920x1080
30 FPS
CBR or VBR @ 10Mbit
Maximum Bit Depth
Square Profile
4.2 Level
High Profile
AAC Audio
48k
CPU: 4.3Ghz Intel i5 2500k
GPU: 6950 2GB
8GB RAM
1 500GB 7200 Barracuda
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I already read some similar discussions and I have tried some things:
Starting a new project with other settings (PAL HD 1080i, 25fps), this does not help.
Rendering the video if necessary, this does also not help.
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AMD High definition audio devise
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carla68
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1. Project preset....Based on the Panasonic HA setting, the camera should be expected to be recording 1080i (in your case, 1920 x 1080 @25 interlaced frames per second). Either you (manually) or the project (automatically) should be setting the project preset to match those video properties, using
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AVCHD
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Are we OK on this so far.
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Publish+Share
Computer
MPEG2
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Maximum 30 Mbps
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Publish+Share
Computer
AVCHD
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ATR

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I edited my project in Adobe Premiere Elements 10 and want to color correct it in Davinci Resolve Lite. I tried to export my mov files (shot on 60 D 1920x1080 25 fps) to QT h.264, so I can import them in Davinci. I have the same Problem when I want to export to uncompressed YUF 8bit.
The pc says something like: Failure during creating the file. Cant open or create the export file.
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Greets Stefan

Hello,
Sry I didnt find any Premiere Elements in my selection, next time I post it directly here.
Im using a windows hp 7 64 bit, Adobe premiere elements 10, last version of Quick time and running an account with admin privilegs. I also opened the programm with admin power, just to see if anything happens, but still the same.
My camera films in 1920 x 1080 25p, so I guess its proogressive. For the audio I dont care if its 5.1 or mono, because my microphone is a mono microphone.
I made some pictures of my settings, sry all in german:
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img163/6105/rr3l.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img839/9284/nser.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img707/6420/0krg.jpg[/IMG]
Greets Machun

Horizontal jagged lines in ProRes conversion from MPEG-2

I converted an MPEG-2 from a DVD into a ProRes 422 Quick time through MPEG Streamclip in order to edit excerpts in FCP 7. When imported in FCP it shows horizontal broken layers when I stop playing it, and full image when it runs. The specs of the MPEG-2 were 1920x1080, 25 fps, PAL. The ProRes is compressed to 720x405, 25 fps, pixel Aspect Square, Alpha None/Ignore, Field: Upper, Audio 48kH-16bit. In MPEG Streamclip: "Interlaced scaling" was selected. Is that correct or should I have selected "Deinterlace video"? Is that the culprit for the horizontal disaligned layers when the video stops running?
If this is not the cause, does anybody know a solution please? Many thank yous in advance.

this is correct, do not worry. on stop, you only see one field. on run, you see both fields.
if you work with deinterlaced material, even on stop there will be no jagged lines. advantage. but you then have reduced your motion resolution to half (because both fields are identical now). disadvantage. so, what you want really depends on what you need your master for. usually, TV uses interlaced material.

Quicktime 7 wont play h.264 video??? how can i change that?

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I just tried to open a avi file in imovie and noticed that i could not import it. so i opened it with quicktime, but all it does is pop up a screen telling me, that a certain codec is missing.
I would get that codec if i only knew which one.
The weird thing is, that the avi file i try to open is in H.264. it's a HD video-file.
Also, opening it with VLC is no problem, but as i wanted to edit/cut the video-file, i need to be able to open it with iMovie...
I'm running OS X Leopard, 10.5.8, all updates installed, iLife 09, Quicktime Version 7.6.4 Pro...
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Format: "h264", 1920x1080, Millions
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Data Rate: 28.57 mbits/s
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ok, i uninstalled them... still no video, just audio.
yes...i can watch them with vlc, but my intention was to open them in iMovie, so I can edit/cut it... iMovie wont recognize the file as importable, thats when I realized thet Quicktime wont play it either!
So I figured, that once i get Quicktime to recognize it, iMovie should rec it too.
So my current situation. audio: ok, video: nothing
btw. its an .avi file. It came off of my toshiba cam
any ideas?
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APE 10 - white screen in monitor while playing video - but everything fine in APPro CS6

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I have an Asus G75V, Windows 7 and Adobe Premiere Elements 10, as well as a subscription of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 (with Encore). All windows updates are up to date, also the optional (save Bing, which I do not need). I have the latest version of Quick Time (QT 7). Till today everything was fine, but now... I open a project in AP Elements (as well when I create a new one) and get this message:
We have detected incompatible display driver. To get a better and faster playback performance, please update your display driver. Display driver details: NVIDIA Corporation GEForce GTX 670M/PCIe/SSE2 3.0.0
The point is I do have the latest update from Nvidia installed, from their webpage (version 306.97). Nvidia webpage after scanning my system says: GeForce GTX 670M 306.97 Your PC currently has the latest driver installed for your GPU. No driver update is necessary at this time.
In effect, when I open the AP Elements, in the monitor panel i see the image corresponding to the cursor position on the timeline, but when I press PLAY the image in the monitor turns white, I hear the sound of the movie, but there is no picture, just white color. When I STOP the image of the movie appears. The video is 1920x1080, 25 fps from a DSRL camera, the codec is Lagarith. The computer used to handle this size of video with no problems.
When I open another project in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 or in Encore CS6, everything is fine, I see the image and hear the sound.
What I did trying to fix it is the following: I reinstalled Adobe Premiere Elements; uninstalled the Nvidia driver; reinstalled the Nvidia driver, the last version and also tried to downgrade to the previous version (306.23). To no avail.
I found this: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/769303 but it is for APE 9.0, not 10.0 - I do not have the BadDriver.txt file
What could I do, please help?
Thanks for help,
Michal

Thank you JM,
my error was to look for it in the ProgramFILES folder, whereas it is - as written in
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/769303
in the ProgramDATA (which is usually hidden),
Now it works fine!
Best regards,
Michal

Imporing into final cut express

Hi,
I shot some footage with my Canon EOS Rebel T3i(1920x1080 30 fps). I converted the h.264 footage to Apple Intermediate Codec using Mpeg Streamclip. When I imported it to FCE I was told that the sequence settings didn't match. For the settings I entered Format: HD/ Use: Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60/ and 29.97 fps. When converting the footage in Mpeg Streamclip I checked 1920x1080 unscaled. Should I have checked 16x9 instead?
thank you

The default setting of FCE is DV-NTSC and that's most likely what caused the warning.
Did you set the FCE Easy Setup to the matching 1080i setting?
Right click the existing Sequence icon in the Browser and select Item Properties to get info on that Sequence.
1920 x 1080 is 16:9 apect ratio.
Al

1920x1080 30 fps to 1280x720 24 fps

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