dv formats in FCP at DVinfo.net

Juliana Mori · March 6th, 2007, 09:32 AM

Does anyone know what "raw dv" actually mean? Is it the ".dv"?

Since FCP is native QT movie files, would it be able to work with either "raw dv" or ".dv" with no further rendering or enconding process?

Nate Schmidt · March 6th, 2007, 11:18 AM

It won't work with the .dv files that come from iMovie for sure, you have to render the audio for it to playback in real-time. What I think FCP likes is Quicktime movie files (.mov) that are compressed using the DV/DVCPRO NTSC (or PAL) codec and AIFF audio at 48 KHz. Those work in real-time, and is what you get when you capture dv with FCP. Hope that helps!

Juliana Mori · March 6th, 2007, 11:29 AM

Thanks, Nate. I was not sure about if rendering was necessary.

Anyway, do you know if "raw dv" extends for ".dv"?

Webb Pickersgill · March 18th, 2007, 12:09 AM

I don't know if this answers your question completely or not... but when I record "Raw DV" on my Firestore, the file has a .dv extension. So, I would equate the two based on that info. I don't know the real answer though.

Juliana Mori · March 18th, 2007, 01:41 PM

Thanks, Webb.

If it records with the .dv extension, I believe the dr60's dvraw means then ".dv". Now i just got to know if Final Cut does or does not recognize that file...

By the way, have you used your FireStore with Final Cut? If you have, how does it work?

March 6th, 2007, 09:32 AM	#1
Juliana Mori New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SP Brazil Posts: 16	dv formats in FCP Does anyone know what "raw dv" actually mean? Is it the ".dv"? Since FCP is native QT movie files, would it be able to work with either "raw dv" or ".dv" with no further rendering or enconding process?

March 6th, 2007, 11:18 AM	#2
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	It won't work with the .dv files that come from iMovie for sure, you have to render the audio for it to playback in real-time. What I think FCP likes is Quicktime movie files (.mov) that are compressed using the DV/DVCPRO NTSC (or PAL) codec and AIFF audio at 48 KHz. Those work in real-time, and is what you get when you capture dv with FCP. Hope that helps! __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

March 18th, 2007, 12:09 AM	#4
Webb Pickersgill Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisville, CO Posts: 204	I don't know if this answers your question completely or not... but when I record "Raw DV" on my Firestore, the file has a .dv extension. So, I would equate the two based on that info. I don't know the real answer though. __________________ Webb Pickersgill Bassline Digital, LLC

March 6th, 2007, 11:29 AM	#3
Juliana Mori New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SP Brazil Posts: 16	Thanks, Nate. I was not sure about if rendering was necessary. Anyway, do you know if "raw dv" extends for ".dv"?

March 18th, 2007, 01:41 PM	#5
Juliana Mori New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SP Brazil Posts: 16	Thanks, Webb. If it records with the .dv extension, I believe the dr60's dvraw means then ".dv". Now i just got to know if Final Cut does or does not recognize that file... By the way, have you used your FireStore with Final Cut? If you have, how does it work?