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Quote I specificaly purchased the PD16 upgrade because it was advertised as supporting MOV's. ...

if you've read it correctly, then it says import only...

Format Support

since you can't import the .MOV container into the workspace you need to address to CL support.

output is 8bit 4.2.0 .MP4 container... or others except .MOV...



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PepsiMan

'garbage in garbage out'

Hi,

On a quick test of 4 sample ProRes files running PDR16 Ultimate v.2127, 3 imported to the media library and timeline, one did not. The attached image shows the media info for all 4, with the failed import highlighted in yellow.

It would be worth contacting Technical Support to clarify if there are any specific criteria that operate for ProRes import.

Cheers

PowerDirector Moderator

As an afterthought, are your clips 10bit? Could you check and report back/

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PowerDirector Moderator

Quote As an afterthought, are your clips 10bit? Could you check and report back/

Cheers

PowerDirector Moderator

The video file is in ProRes 422LT. To the best of my knowledge, ProRes is always 10-bit (minimum). MediaInfo does not show bit/colour depth.

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Quote MediaInfo does not show bit/colour depth.

Yes it does. Select a different view from teh default like text:

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, RefFrames : 1 frame
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1 h 0 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 3 749 kb/s
Maximum bit rate : 11.2 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 072 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.061
Stream size : 1.59 GiB (93%)

Hi,

Yes I would assume 10bit as well, although there is a great deal of confusion about bit depth and actually finding out what it is in the data stream. I also think that ProRes does "support" 8 bit in some cases.

If it is 10 bit, then I know that CL have only just implemented some forms of 10 bit support (I think), so I wonder if some ProRes files are thrown out, but others are processed?

You are correct in that MediaInfo does not report bit depth for ProRes files, although it does for most other containers.

I think Tech Support will be the only sure way to get a definitive opinion.

Cheers

PowerDirector Moderator

Quote Hi,

Yes I would assume 10bit as well, although there is a great deal of confusion about bit depth and actually finding out what it is in the data stream. I also think that ProRes does "support" 8 bit in some cases.

If it is 10 bit, then I know that CL have only just implemented some forms of 10 bit support (I think), so I wonder if some ProRes files are thrown out, but others are processed?

You are correct in that MediaInfo does not report bit depth for ProRes files, although it does for most other containers.

I think Tech Support will be the only sure way to get a definitive opinion.

Cheers

PowerDirector Moderator

Thanks for the input.

Here is what I received from Tech Support:

With reference to your query, we like to inform you that the PowerDirector 16 support MOV (H.264/alpha PNG format) for importing. For more information about formats kindly follow the link below:

Link: https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-ultra/spec_en_US.html

Quote Hi,

On a quick test of 4 sample ProRes files running PDR16 Ultimate v.2127, 3 imported to the media library and timeline, one did not. The attached image shows the media info for all 4, with the failed import highlighted in yellow.

It would be worth contacting Technical Support to clarify if there are any specific criteria that operate for ProRes import.

Cheers

PowerDirector Moderator

It strikes me that the yellow marked file has a resolution of 4 480 x 1 980. (2.35:1) might this be the problem?

Hopefully they'll expand .MOV compatibility in a future update. In the mean time, I'll use DaVinci Resolve (Free) for basic editing of ProRes files.

Thanks again for the input.

Quote Hopefully they'll expand .MOV compatibility in a future update. In the mean time, I'll use DaVinci Resolve (Free) for basic editing of ProRes files.

Thanks again for the input.

A little story... I had PD15.0.3929.0 installed on my system prior to a catastrophic system disc crash. This was on a Win 10x64 system which had been upgraded from Win 7. For various reasons, I needed to do a clean install. Prior to the install, I had PD15 happily importing ProRes 422LT (apcs Codec ID). Afterward, it would only see these files as audio files.

Figuring that my problem was that I was missing something installed earlier, I figured I should try QuickTime. I just installed the QT_Lite_410 "lite" version of QuickTime from Filehippo. Once again, PD15 is happily importing,viewing and editing my file!

WARNING - several versions of QT_Lite_410.exe that I found via Google had virus infections. The one from FileHippo was clean. I always run questionable files through VirusTotal (https://www.virustotal.com).

Hopefully this helps!

Al

--- Mediainfo from sample file ---
MPEG-4 (QuickTime): 88.4 GiB, 1h 49 min
Complete name : xxxxx
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt 2005.03 (qt )
File size : 88.4 GiB
Duration : 1 h 49 min
Overall bit rate : 116 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2018-06-24 21:29:24
Tagged date : UTC 2018-06-24 23:18:53
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
com.apple.proapps.logNote : xxxxx
com.apple.proapps.reel : 001
com.apple.proapps.scene : Scene 01
com.apple.proapps.shot : 01
com.apple.proapps.angle : 01


English, 114 Mb/s, 1270*720 (16:9), at 60.000 FPS, ProRes (Version 0) (422 LT)
ID : 1
Format : ProRes
Format version : Version 0
Format profile : 422 LT
Codec ID : apcs
Duration : 1 h 49 min
Duration_FirstFrame : 17 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 114 Mb/s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Clean aperture width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Clean aperture height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Clean aperture display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 60.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 2.062
Stream size : 87.2 GiB (99%)
Writing library : Apple
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2018-06-24 21:29:24
Tagged date : UTC 2018-06-24 23:18:53
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709