MXF an M2T export

Is it possible to export mxf or m2t from final cut to file.
thanx

Well, MXF in the way they are asking for it would be the format that Avid captures as. There are cameras that record as MXF, but I don't think they are asking for that.
You cannot convert Avid captures into MXF files using FCP. You will have to have an Avid and either capture the tapes again, or export the files for Avid to import that would in turn convert them to MXF files.
M2T is MPEG-2 I believe.
Shane

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MPEG2 MXF IMX PAL export problem

Hello!
This is new for me (IMX PAL) so I do not know it is a bug or a simple user error.
What went wrong? My steps:
1. Export a video from AE in YUV 422 avi format
2. Import it to PPro (Black Magic Design PAL preset)
3. Export it to desired IMX 50 SD PAL MXF.
4. Then import this MXF to recheck it before delivery.
I was shocked. Colors were altered in a strange way comparing with original video.
Trying to find out what is wrong I exported again to MXF but this time to XDCAMHD PAL preset and this time colors were OK (but of course not desired format). So it seams that only MXF IMX PAL is "affected" on my system. After this I decided to make a simple image of my problem.
This is one frame from timeline with composition of original bars and tone, exported avi YUV422, MXF IMX 50 PAL and MXF XDCAMHD 50 PAL.
All files imported back to PPro timeline and exported as a tga frame. You see, only IMX PAL is wrong.
This may be isolated to my system only so before contacting Adobe support I want to ask if somebody could check this for me.
Thank You!
Robert Falkowski, MM Studio.

May I ask again about my problem?
Almost one year later and now my local TV station insists on delivering IMX 50 SD PAL (via ftp) and still I have no workaround for color shift on export :/
Could somebody export 1 sec of PPro CS5 timeline to .mxf IMX 50 SD PAL then import exported clip and compare it with timeline content?
Mind You, it has to be IMX SD, HD is ok.
I need an answer badly because I have not know if it is a Premiere CS5 error or only my sys problem.
BTW1: I do not know why Adobe support ignored me completely :/ Sad but true.
BTW2: Is there any (new) software to export/convert video to (.mxf) IMX 50 SD PAL format file?

Export MXF with multiple audio channels for broadcast

Hi,
I work at a broadcast company as an editor. We always used FCP with the free sony xdcam plugin to export. This plugin seems to be one of the rare ways to export an MXF with 4 audio channels. I don't know exactly why we need to export it for broadcasting with 4 audio channels, but we do.
Since our workload has grown enormously the last few months and it will only become more we are optimizing our workflow. We also work with a lot of different endboards in After Effects and we made a nice template to work with. And since AE and Premiere can make a dynamic link we are considering changing from FCP to Premiere.
Now comes the question!: The only obstacle we could not find an answer to is exporting it with 4 audio channels as an MXF from Premiere CS5. Will there be some development on this level regarding CS6?
A solution to this should save us a lot of time!
Any help will be highly appreciated!
I also attached an example for the usual MXF files we export

I have the same problem. I have a project with multiple audio channels and I want to export them as individual channels in a MXF-file.
Method:
When I created a new sequence I choose "Multichannel" from the "Tracks" page. When I export the MXF OP1a, I choose 8 channels from the "Audio" page. None of the channels are muted.
Result:
The rendered file contains 8 channels, but only the first two channels contains any audio (main left + right), the rest of the channels are empty. Channel 1 and 2 contains the audio from all channels, but I want the channels to be seperated in the same way as they are layered in Premiere.
I don't understand your answer to wleoni75's question. Could you please help me further?

M2t HD output file is corrupt

I've been using PE11 and recently, using a HD m2t preset I've used previously with no problems, any m2t file output generated is corrupt upon completion of the encode and won't play in any player or be accepted as input in authoring programs. Unfortunately this is probably a side effect of trying a freeware app called "freevideojoiner" which I purged from my system after only a few uses. I've tried reinstalling PE11 to no avail. I'm on the verge of wiping my system disk and rolling back to a backup image, but I'm hoping other options are available to fix this problem. Any ideas on what do to fix this?
BTW, I did run a full virus scan with Norton and found nothing, and I've yet to experience anything out the ordinary since the purge.

tailspinner
You could use another source of installation files from the following and insert your purchased serial number in them at installation.
http://prodesigntools.com/photoshop-elements-11-direct-download-links-pse-premiere-pre.htm l
You just have to read and carryout carefully the web site's "Note: Very Important Instructions" in order to avoid an Access Denied Message.
You might want to look at a scheme
Uninstall the usual Control Panel route
Do a free ccleaner run through to get rid of leftovers from incomplete downloads and installs
CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download
Reinstall with antivirus and firewall(s) disabled.
Do you have one of these HD m2t files (that could be played back in your player) saved to the computer hard drive?
If so, please determine if what was once OK for playback is still playable. This could put to rest the status of the current HD .m2t
export that you have decided is corrupt.
Looking forward to your follow up.
ATR

Adobe Premiere CS6 'Create new Trimmed Project' Crash with .MXF files

Yesterday I started to back up all our students work, and found that the "Create New Trimmed Project" no longer works in CS6 with .MFX files.
Adobe Premiere CS6.0.3, crashes when I try to "Create New Trimmed Project" under "Project Manager"
This only happens when there are .MXF files in the Sequence.
As we use Panasonic P2 cameras at this university, this is a problem, as this is the format that they shoot in.
As a test I have made a Project with only one .MXF file placed on the sequence, and it crashes.
This happens on my Macs and Windows machines with Adobe Premiere CS6 .
Adobe Premiere CS5.5 works fine, and does not crash.
Unfortunately I cant save a CS6 project as a CS5.5
If you don't have any .MXF files to test this,
You can make your own .MXF files by exporting any video file as "MXF OP1a" or "P2 Movie" Format, (the Preset setting is irrelevant - any preset will cause it)
P.S.
Using "Collect files and Copy to new Location" under "Project Manager" works fine, but does not reduce project size as much.

I also discovered this behavior last summer. Unfortunately the best (lame) answer I could find was that "Some formats, such as Long GOP based media files, cannot trim media, or add handles." Source: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS1c9bc5c2e465a58a91cf0b1038518aef7-7c72a .html
That's not very specific, but in my case at least (and it sounds like in your case, too) .MXF may be another file type that cannot be trimmed. If I remember correctly, the answers I got from others was that they were able to export fine. My machine (and maybe yours) has an issue that nobody else seems to have encountered. So none of the prescribed remedies allowed me to move forward in this regard.
After much searching, asking and several suggestions from various Premiere communities, I gave up and moved on.
Use Remove Unused and then Collect Files and Copy to New Location. At least that can help you if you have a lot of clips. In my case, it didn't help much, because my very short clips were edited from very long takes, so as Premiere sees it, not much was "unused".
Be aware that "Project Manager does not copy and collect After Effects compositions that are dynamically linked to an Adobe Premiere Pro project. Project Manager does save the Dynamic Link clip in the trimmed project as an offline clip, however."
Wish I could offer you more.

Lossless HDV export

If your captured files are HDV (from an FX1 for example), after you have edited this down to just the stuff you would like to keep, is there a way to export this from the timeline into the same format as the original capture files? Would this be just MPEG 2? Is there anyway to tell it to not recompress unless it has to for a transition or other special effect? I am looking for some way to store the finished videos in a form that I can later use to store on Blueray without losing quality.

Hi C.David,
I have done extensive testing of this with CS3. The .M2T export is NOT lossless. I'm a videophile and compared the footage on a few different HD displays, and a 1920x1080p projector. Even if you do no filters, overlays, color correction, etc., just straight cuts then re-export to HDV (via the export to tape/pull the cable trick) .M2T, you will see artifacting during scenes of extreme motion or scenes where the MPEG encoder has a very hard time with (my torture test is a pan following a woman walking along a beach where the ground is all stones, all the small stones are a killer for mpeg encoding). There is very noticeable motion artifacting on the .M2T output as compared with the original M2T shot from the camera.
BTW, I also did extensive experimentation with using some type of AVI intermediary, for both editing and as an output format, and NO avi, whether it's cineform or using smth like Lagarith lossless, provides the same degree of "3D" or "you are there" feeling as the original M2T footage has. Even if there is no 'generation loss' in terms of motion artifacts or loss of resolution, there is a definite and visible deterioration of the image quality when using either an AVI intermediary for editing (regardless of what kind of AVI) or outputting to avi. I was going to write a detailed report about this but I've been too busy...
Best results, by far, for me come with editing in native m2t and outputting to H.264 at about 30mpbs.
It really is a bummer. Re-encoding in PPro CS3 does have a generation loss, even without adding effects. Best results I've gotten is exporting to 1920x1440 H.264 at 25-30mbps (and then I distribute on BluRay or WMVHD for the web).
Best,
Patrick

HDV Compatibility Issues With Avid

I have 9 tapes of footage (about 8.5 hours) shot on the Canon XH-A1. All the footage has been captured with FCP into the HDV Quicktime format. Now I need to be able make that footage compatible to edit in an Avid HD system on a PC. The issue at hand is PCs can't read HD QT files as there are no HD codecs available for PCs yet. Avid accepts file formats of .mxf and .m2t. I have found several programs and methods to convert those file types to QT, but nothing to convert Quicktime to .mxf or .m2t. I tried the demo version of Avid's Thunder Browse which is supposed to convert QT to .mxf, but Avid won't recognize the file. Has anyone else run into a situation like this, needing to get HD Quicktime into a PC Avid system?

OF COURSE there are HD codecs available for the Avid in PC land. Avid, like FCP and other NLEs, captures to a proprietary codec. (the HDV codec and DVCPRO HD codec is not recognized on any system WITHOUT FCP installed...even another Mac)
Gotta recapture them with the Avid. And Avid is capable of capturing HDV...has been for a while...as long as it is one of the new versions, like Avid Express Pro or the new Media Composer crossgrade.
You'll need to export an EDL from FCP using Automatic Duck (www.automaticduck.com). Or you can try just a basic one from FCP...but either way, you are gonna have to recapture with the Avid.
Shane

XDcam footage kann nicht abgespielt werden

Hallo Zusammen
Ich habe ein Problem, und zwar habe ich XDcam footage von einem Freund bekommen und will diese jetzt im Premier Pro bearbeiten. Logisch fehlt mir da der Codec aber ich habe schon überall gesucht und finde nichts richtiges. Kann mir da jemand weiterhelfen?
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
Video file formats
Format
Import/Export support
Format Details
3GPP Movie (.3gp)
Import and Export
QuickTime player required on Windows
Advanced Video Codec (.mts)
Import only
AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts)
Import only
DV stream (.dv)
Import and Export
Flash Video (.flv, .f4v)
Import and Export
Microsoft AVI (.avi)
Import and Export
Export Windows only
Microsoft NetShow (.asf)
Import only
Windows only
MPEG-1 (.mpg)
Import and Export
Export Windows only
MPEG-2 (.m2v, .mpg)
Import and Export
MPEG-4 (.m4v)
Import and Export
Panasonic P2 (.mxf)
Import and Export
QuickTime Movie (.mov)
Import and Export
QuickTime player required on Windows
Shockwave Flash object (.swf)
Import only
Sony VDU File Format Importer (.dlx)
Import only
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Windows Media (.wma, .wmv)
Import and Export
Export Windows only
XDCam-EX movie (.mp4)
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Red flash frame

Hello,
As instructed in this thread, I've started a new thread regarding this problem.
I work as an editor at a channel with Premiere CC 7.2.1 installed as our NLE. We have several 27" iMacs, 21" iMacs and about a dozen MacbookPro's.
We have experienced the red flash frame several times. It has appeared on MXF and ProRes exports. In one case, (using a MacBook Pro) it was generated on a ProRes export, but not on the low res proxy (unsure of format, will update as soon as I know) that is generated when we export to Sienna.
Red frames have also been introduced on MXF exports from iMac's (i7 27"), via ethernet to an Isilon.
I've taken the advice on the previous thread and told an editor to delete her cache and re-export. She did this and the red frames were not on the new export.
However, we have a high turnaround of news and current affairs content where a red frame may not be spotted. This could happen in a SOT or PKG for news. This file with the red frame could be loaded into ENPS and played out live. As the producer will be viewing the proxy in Sienna, they will not see the red frame as it'll only be on the ProRes, which is in a TX server they do not have access too.
The added danger is that if that section of programming is repeated, it will not be TX'd live from in house, it will be TX'd by a third party. Who (I assume) will pick up the red frame and hit us with a fine.
So, Adobe, is there a fix coming? Or is there anything we can do to ensure this does not happen?

To add, the low res proxy is an MPEG movie at 640 x 360, .mov suffix. No red frames appear on this.

BROADCAST SPEC MPEG2

I have been asked by a TV station to provide the following the spec below.
Can anyone advise how or if I can achieve this in Final Cut Pro 6.06 and compressor 3.03.
Thanks so much in advance for any help you can give.
Steve
"XDCam HD 422 – MXF Container
MXF Container:
Video:
Chroma Sampling:
Constant Bit Rate:
Picture Size:
Format:
Frame Rate:
Aspect Ratio:
Sequence Header:
Intra DC Precision:
Field dominance:
MXF OP1A
Codec: MPEG-2 (422P@HL, MPEG HD 422)
Chroma Sampling: 4:2:2
Constant Bit rate: 50 mbit/s
Picture Size: 1920 x 1080
Format: 1080i25 or 1080psf25
Frame Rate: 25 fps
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Sequence Header: on each GOP
Intra DC Precision: 10 Bit
Field Dominance: Topfield first
Audio:
Codec:
PCM (no MPEG)
48 KHz
24 bit/sample
Track 1-2 full mix English
Track 3-4 IT-Mix or mute
Track 5-6 mute
Track 7-8 mute

We export mxf files using FCP 6.0.6 after we downloaded the Sony XDCAM exporter. You have to build a 1440x1080 dual-mono sequence to do it, but so far, no problem. It takes a few minutes, but the file>export>Sony XDCam setting comes up. we just drag our finished sequences into the mxf sequence for export. I am still working on multiple audio tracks, however...

Editing/Converting M2T PAL and MXF NTSC

Hi,
I am working on a project that will involve AVI M2T PAL files shot on a Sony Z7 at 25fps. I will also be bringing in footage that is DVCPROHD MXF NTSC (most likely to be shot at 24fps or 29.97) from a Panasonic HVX-200.
My final product will need to be NSTC at either 24fps or 29.97.
What is the best (most efficient and high quality) way to work with both types of formats?
If I convert them to an intermediary codec (in FCP you would convert to Pro Res), which one would you recommend for Premiere Pro?
I know you can typically work with different video formats on one timeline in Premiere, but perhaps this is too extreme (the difference in FPS)? And I would prefer not to slowdown my workflow while editing (and not have to render more frequently).
Thanks.

I am working on a project that will involve AVI M2T PAL files shot on a Sony Z7 at 25fps.
Which is it: AVI or M2T? I assume you mean HDV M2T, but just checking...
What is the best (most efficient and high quality) way to work with both types of formats?
Edit them as they are. They won't get any better from what they already are, so you'll needlessly waste time, space, and quality converting them. Just pick the frame rate/timebase that makes the most sense; it doesn't sound like you've settled on what one of your sources will be, or your output, so you can weigh those into the equation once you get that sorted.
If I convert them to an intermediary codec (in FCP you would convert to Pro Res), which one would you recommend for Premiere Pro?
None; see the above.
I know you can typically work with different video formats on one timeline in Premiere, but perhaps this is too extreme (the difference in FPS)? And I would prefer not to slowdown my workflow while editing (and not have to render more frequently).
Nope; it's not. In Premiere Pro, dropping a video with one frame rate into a sequence with another frame rate is pretty trivial from a computational point of view--it simply plays the file back at its source frame rate. When it comes time for export, those differences will have to be rectified, but that's not a big deal either. There's only so much you can do in your case--you're working with video from two distinctly different video systems that don't have a common factor when it comes to frame rates. Typically, it's better to go to a greater frame rate than a lesser one--Premiere Pro will simply pad/interpolate the required frames to meet the greater frame rate, whereas going to a lower frame rate will involve throwing away frames.
And with a decent computer, you probably won't have to render--at least if all you're talking about is editing. When you start dropping effects--particularly non-accelerated effects--into your sequence, then rendering may become an issue. But with the two video formats you've listed, any system built within recent history (in computer terms) will handle them easily.

Why is Premiere getting an error when trying to export .MXF files?

Hello!
I have a video that I need to submit to DMDS and it must be a .mxf file. This is the first time I've ever had to export a .mxf so I am not too familiar with the type. I have been exporting every other type of file for years and never had an issue (H.264, quicktime, etc.). However, when I try exporting .mxf I get the generic rendering error which then stops the export.
The first time I tried, the video was down to 12 minutes left (after about 2 and a half hours) when I got the error.
The next time, it crashed right away with over 2 hours still remaining.
So it does not seem to be a corrupt clip because: A) I've been rendering this video out as other file types for rough previews, drafts, etc and it's worked fine and B) The 2 crash times were on opposite ends of the spectrum.
I am running an iMac with OSX 10.7.5, 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8GB ram...I am using Premiere Pro Version 6.0.0
I do have Third Party plug ins installed but have never had an issue exporting in the past, only with this .mxf file.
Thanks in advance for any and all help!

If you have GPU accelertation enabled in Premiere Pro, try switching to Software Only.
Are you queuing the job to AME or clicking "Export" in the Export Settings dialog (which encodes directly through Premiere)? Whichever path you're going down, try the other one.
I'd also keep an eye on your resource usage, especially RAM, while encoding in progress. With 8GB of RAM, I'd be surprised if that were the problem.
Lastly, if you're encoding through AME, then you might want to post on that product's forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/ame

MXF files show up as Red on timeline and in export

Like many others on here, I've become the latest victim of the "red screen of unending frustration." I've been working freelance for a company for a few months on this project, and just this week when I was set to submit the final versions, the red frames reared their ugly a** heads.
They didn't show up until I exported through AME (yes, all my products are up to date - that was the first thing I checked) and some of them had issues, some didn't. I've noticed some things about the files that are giving me trouble. The files are all:
- MXF files from the same camera - I didn't shoot the footage so I don't know what exact camera was used (the files are named AA016401.mxf - a naming convention similar to that of the Canon XF 305 that I use at my full-time job)
- Spanned to at least three mxf files
- Blue screen footage (doubt that has anything to do with it)
Every instance of the problem file has this issue - it's not just frames, it's the entire clip on the timeline that shows up as red.
I've tried clearing caches in both AE and PP. I've tried moving the files to my local drive, renaming, refreshing, etc...nothing helps. I've tried using Prelude to convert them to .mp4s or .movs...that just froze my computer multiple times. I've tried restarting programs, the computer, ejecting and reconnecting the thunderbolt drive. I can't get anything to even make me feel like it's helping.
Since I know someone will ask - I'm using a Mid-2011 iMac (I don't do lots of editing at home for obvious reasons!), running OSX 10.8.5 with 12 GB RAM. All footage, stills, project files, etc. are connected with a Thunderbolt external with plenty of space on it. I'm sure there is some vital piece of info I'm forgetting to include.
PS - I usually hate it when people point out that this is their livelihood and they get pissed that their problem isn't fixed ASAP...well, now I hate myself, cause that's how I feel. C'mon Adobe. Fix this.

Yeah - they froze my computer, which made me originally think that Adobe/Premiere/AE had done something to change the original file - crazy, I know.
I took the drive with me to work and transcoded the problem files into MP4s and had no problem - which now makes me think that my computer at home needs an upgrade (*spoiler alert* it does). I don't have CC on my computer at work so I couldn't check to see if I was having the problems on a different computer or not. But I did notice that in the original MXFs in Prelude there were no red frames, unlike on my home computer where Prelude was showing me lots of them, presumably the parts that are on my PP and AE timelines.
I'm going to hopefully be replacing the problem clips from the MXF files with encoded MP4s tonight, so I'll report back with anything that goes well or not.
Fingers crossed.

Premiere CS6 - MXF export with 8 channel audio does not export my audio channels correctly

Hey Volks,
when i try to export an mxf file with 8 channel audio, premiere does a kind of main mix in channel 1 and 2 and channel 3 to 8 remain silent. It does not include my assignment of audio channels in the mxf file.
im very thankful for any idea...

Hi Dast Media,
Have you resolve the multi channel export?
I have the same problem...(the export it's ok but i hear only the first two tracks)
i need to export a MXF file with 8 tracks, 6 stereo and 2 mono.
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How can I export m2ts footage with 5.1 audio in PP CS5.5?

Dear All!
I have a 90 minutes project which made from 4 sequence. Sequence settings are the followings : AVCHD 1080p 25fps square pixels , 5.1 channel master audio.
I made the sequences from avchd file-s, which recorded with Sony HDR-CX700V with AVCHD 1080p 25fps and Dolby digital 5.1 sound.
Right now I finished the project with lots of effects and imported After effects compositions, and I cannot find any setting to create 5.1 sound.
I have Mainconcept codec suite, but this offer m2ts 1440*1080i settings only.( And I cannot configure the mainconcept codec settings.)
Do you have any idea how can I export the project without any degradation, and with 5.1 audio? The original footages recorded with this properties : H264/AVC - top field first - 22.000 Mbit/sec.
And I use in the project some 720p H264/AVC - progressive - 8.001 Mbit/sec videos.
Please help! Thanks a lot.

You have to consider a couple of things. Mixing 1080 and 720 material is best done in a 720 sequence, because uprezzing will seriously deteriorate quality, unless you accept black borders. That also means exporting a 720 format as maximum, unless again you accept serious quality loss. Whatever the resolution you choose, exporting AVCHD material to anything else than uncompressed, Lagarith or UT will entail a generation loss and thus quality loss. The best export settings are dependent on your delivery medium. DVD, BD or web.
Since you are working in a 1080 sequence, the quality loss of uprezzed 720 material is not a big issue, apparently, so what is the relevancy of 'the same quality' on export when you have already compromised quality?

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