Apple Uncompressed 10 Bit 4:2:2 for After FX7

Hello All
I work in a post product digital facility and we have currently upgraded our department to After Effects 7.
The G5 workstation run on Mac OSX 10.4.8 and have a mixture of Aja Kona and Blackmagic cards.
However we would like to render out Quicktimes to the generic Apple Uncompressed 10 bit which is usually featured in After Effects, but is no longer available as option in either After Effect 6.5 and 7 since we upgraded.
Qucktimes are rendered out from After Effects and then they are layed off to tape via Final Cut Pro.
Please could you tell me where i can download the generic apple uncompressed 10 bit 4:2:2 ?
Once codecs are imported where are they stalled is it in User - Library - Preference....somewhere?
Also does anybody know how to import a generic Apple Uncompressed 10 bit codec into After Effects7, is this done through interpretation rules.txt * refer to attached jpeg.
Furthermore how can we import codecs into After 6.5 to use?
Here is a link to an article I have recently read on workflow tips and 10 bit renders for After Effects which has been helpful.
http://www.hdforindies.com/2006/06/after-effects-stuff-workflow-tips-and.html
Advice would be much appreciated.
Kind Regards
i-choi

AIC is an Apple QuickTime codec and is only available on Apple platforms.  It is an all-iFrame format and is normally used for high def video (HDV and AVCHD).   FCE automatically transcodes HDV and AVCHD video into QuickTime/AIC when you capture/ingest the video from your camcorder.
AIC supports 16:9 aspect ratio, 8-bit 4:2:0 and can handle variable data rates.  Supported frame sizes/rates are 720p30, 1080i50 and 1080i60.  There is a bit more info in this article:  Final Cut Pro 5: About HDV and Apple Intermediate Codec.
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