Need help with Avid DV

[bvcproductions]

Hey everyone, haven't been here in a while, but I've got a problem. I downloaded the free version of Avid DV, and when I open it and try to import an AVI file, I get a message saying that the format is not supported.

The AVI file is a 20sec video, filmed with a prosumer camcorder, and it's in PAL (720 x 576). I get the same message on every file I try to open.

HELP

[bvcproductions]

Anyone???

[Baldrick]

try install the panasonic dv codec.

[BJ_M]

if you are taking about divx or xvid (not sure as there are over 50 types of avi files and you didnt give much info on what type) , i don't think avid supports importing them - not sure ..

but generally avid anything is very poor at importing most file types ...

[bvcproductions]

It's just a normal PAL DV (encoded with Microsoft DV) video at full resolution 720 x 576, sampling rate of 4:2:0 (PAL). I wanted to try and import some NTSC footage to see if that works, but I don't have any.

I'm used to Premiere and Premiere Pro, but I decided to try something else, and see how it works. Someone recomended this to me, and said that it had the best colour correction tools.

Thanks

[BJ_M]

the free version doesnt have color correction at all .. and only renders to one type of quicktime ... not to usefull ... dosn't even have a preview .

you can see what it is missing here:


http://www.avid.com/freedv/features.asp

[P_Cherry]

I had same problem, but I´m little afraid of that AVID FREE DV supports movies in Quick Time format only.... but I´m really nor sure ......Peter