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Hi All,
I have some .mov files that were shot on an Arri Alexa (720x576 25i native), recorded onto sxs cards, transfered to a mac then copied via portable hard drive to a pc. Problem is, the files play fine on a MAC but with the exception of VLC, nothing on the PC will play them - not even Quicktime! QT says they are in mpeg imx 625/50 format. Can anyone tell me how to import them into CS5 so I can edit them on the PC. Windows 7 x64.
Thanks.

Hi JS,
Thanks for the reply.
I can do but they're big files (about 2 to 3 gigs each - long takes!) so would take a while. I'd have to do it tomorrow now coz they're on a hard drive at the office.
John

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