So what you're looking for is a way to know anything that anyone might ever throw at you?Drumwaiter wrote:Isn't there a way I can download all the codecs and install them all on my rig and avoid all of these problems?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Andrew... Am I right in saying that looking at the file properties can help sort out the differences in compression used?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Cool. Good to know.
I agree that there's nothing wrong with stating up front what you want in a file type to work with. Especially if, and correct me if I'm wrong, it's just a reference vid to work with while you do the audio work.
Steinberg wrote:Are there any limitations regarding video playback in Nuendo?
Theoretically, all files that are supported by the operating system and/or Quicktime are compatible. On the Mac platform, there is only Quicktime available, on PC Windows both the DirectShow (Cubase and Nuendo) and DirectX (Nuendo only) players are available. Quicktime needs to be installed manually here. However, Nuendo 3.2.1 and Cubase 4.0.3 (or older) cannot benefit from the latest Quicktime 7.x release. HD material (H.264, .mp4 and some DV-codecs) is supported with Nuendo 4 and Cubase 4.1 (or higher) and at the same time this will also be a requirement for both applications when working with QT movies.
Possible setups for working with video in Nuendo
Native
The most common solution for working with a video in Nuendo is to send the video stream to a dedicated output of current graphic cards from Matrox, AMD (ATI) or nVidia. Here, the video is send to the second or third/fourth (on certain Matrox cards) via DirectShow (PC Windows). Quicktime Pro offers this feature as well.
Recommended codecs for this solution are: Photo JPEG for Quicktime and Cinepak .avi for PC Windows.
Once Quicktime is available on the system, almost every video file can be used (starting with Nuendo 4/Cubase 4.1 this applies to H.264 and .mp4 in conjunction with QT 7.x as well).
No matter which player is used (DirectShow, DirectX or Quicktime), keep in mind that the relevant codecs have to be installed on the system as well! Some codecs may work better than others and some might even be more efficient than others, so it is definitely worth trying some combinations first of all to find the perfect solution. One solution could be to convert a .mov to an .avi using the Intel Indeo codec and to use that video file instead but this is just one example out of many. Just always remember: the lower the compression, the less resources have to be reserved to decode the video file. On the other hand, a low compression rate always goes along with larger files and thus creating a higher workload for the involved hard drives.
macrae11 wrote:Well you know how you have two monitors playing back from your video card right? So you could set your video file to completely take over one of those outputs and use it exclusively and nothing else would be displayed on that monitor.
I don't know if you've ever seen me set it up, but I have dual monitors, and then I have another video DA being fed via Firewire, which I route my video from PT to. So on the third monitor I only get the video file playing, same as if I had plugged a DVD player or something into it.
Drumwaiter wrote:
Second question... Can I split that signal so that it goes to, say, a monitor in the live room?
macrae11 wrote:Drumwaiter wrote:
Second question... Can I split that signal so that it goes to, say, a monitor in the live room?
Don't see why not, I do it all the time. One for me and one for the talent. I usually split it analog, due to a lack of digital video outs, but I'm sure you could set it up in display preferences if you have the video cards to handle it.
macrae11 wrote:I think the easiest thing is to have your requirements listed clearly up front. Say that you only accept quicktime movies in H.264 format no exceptions. Then when someone asks for an exception, as long as it's not to esoteric you can acquiesce and seem like a hero. Unfortunately there is no simple solution, and there probably won't be for some time.
macrae11 wrote:H.264 is becoming as close to a standard as is possible in these types of scenarios. Particularly because it handles HD so well, it's used for a lot of blu-ra authoring. Any modern, or well updated quicktime machine should be able to handle it.
macrae11 wrote:It should. If not, just try downloading the latest version of quicktime.
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