Hi folks, I'm currently doing an edit where I have to incorporate footage I've gotten from an unknown source. I've tried everything to access these clips but none of the software I have will recognize the format. Analyzing the footage with MediaInfo tells me that its DVCPRO HD, but that doesn't help me much.

I'm using a PC and Sony Vegas Pro 10 to make the edits. I also have Premiere Pro CS5 and Media Encoder CS5 but none of these editors will accept the format. Do I need a particular codec? If so then which? And where would I find it? I just need to transcode this to a format which I can use. I need to do this urgently so any help would be most welcome.

This is what MediaInfo says about the clips:

Format : DV
Format_Commercial_IfAny : DVCPRO HD
Duration : 1mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 107 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 97.7 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2
Bit depth : 10 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 2.593
Stream size : 842 MiB (93%)

MC5 and PP5 should both support DVCproHD... I edit DVCproHD from my HPX171 all the time with out any problem (with MC5). In what container are the files? MXF, MOV?

the clips are MXF. Yes they should be recognized by the software I have. Do you think the clips could possibly have been corrupted somehow? Just a theory.

Sony Vegas doesn't edit DVCPRO HD natively. You have to purchase Raylight.

Raylight by DVFilm - Edit HVX200 DVCPROHD with Vegas or Premiere (http://www.dvfilm.com/raylight/ultra/index.htm)

Try downloading this and see if it helps...

Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode Overview (http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QDVCProHD.asp)

the clips are MXF. Do you think the clips could possibly have been corrupted somehow? Just a theory.

You say the clips are in MXF so that would suggest that they are in the original state. So I doubt that there's something wrong with the clips it self... But who knows...