[FFmpeg-user] Not able to convert from AVID MXF XDCAM HD

[Rienk Leendertse]

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Rienk Leendertse wrote:
>> Hi Carl Eugen
>> 
>> Thanks for the quick reply.
>> I will try to put a sample on an FTP server later today.
>> 
>> Meanwhile can you please explain whether it should work natively, with XDCAMHD MXF files?
> 
> I can confirm that it generally works with XDCAMHD MXF files, although
> it depends on how they were created. Until very recently files created
> using XDCAM transfer tool combined with FCP7 were not handled properly
> (decoding worked somewhat but at least seeking was broken) but that is
> fixed now.
> 
> There are different flavours of MXF and the Avid flavour "Op-Atom" is
> not supported by ffmpeg. Once you have uploaded the file I can have a
> look at it, if it is such a beast.
> 
>> Is installing AVID codecs necessary for this?
>> I have avid LE codecs installed. Not AVID PE Codecs. Which seem to be necessary for XDCam footage?
>> Or is it necessary to install Sony codec packages like XDCam transfer? Which I have.
>> Or should ffmpeg be able to play (and decode) it natively.
> 
> No ffmpeg does not interact with these things on your system. It's
> MPEG2 decoder is perfectly capable of playing/decoding all XDCAM
> variants I have seen.
> 
>> 
>> I'll check te files today. Because I found out that Assimilate scratch does play the video and audio file, but adobe media encoder CS6 chokes in the video files (without a descriptive log, just "could not export"). AME does convert the audio file, though.
>> XDCam transfer doesn't take either of the files. So I suspect a problem with the files.
>> 
>> In the previous post I said the video and audio MXF were exported from Avid MC 6. That is not really true.
>> They were video and audio mixdowns, which I thought should not make a difference, but perhaps it does?
>> 
>> Hope you can answer the general questions above. Meanwhile I'll check the MXF files on an avid system today....
>> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Robert
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thanks Robert,
don't have acces to your ftp server right now. (Too many connections for this IP).
Probably someone somewhere in the building has a connection with your server now.
Will try it later today, otherwise tonight, from my home...