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AVID QUICKTIME CODEC SUPPORT

When you install a current Avid editing application a part of the normal process is to

install support for QuickTime movies which use any Apple supported codec. This means

the QuickTime AMA Plugin is an excellent way to quickly access many types of

animations and video from other production environments. For example, using

QuickTime AMA we can now play and edit Apple Final Cut Pro video directly, without

needing to import or transcode it first.

Making AVID Quicktime Movies

While many QuickTime codecs are supported, there is an advantage to using an actual

Avid codec. The Avid Online codecs are high quality, and optimized for editing within the

Avid editing environment. This means you will often get better performance with them

than with movies using other Video codecs.

Support for the Avid QuickTime movie types can be added to any computer by

downloading the current codec pack from the Avid web site. These are installable

packages – just run the installers to add Avid codec support to your computer. These

codec packs are also present on your editing system installation CD’s, and can be

installed from there.

After installing these codecs on another system, you will then be able to both read and

render in the Avid codec on that system.

PE and LE Installers

The downloadable codecs on the Avid site are called the “LE’ or Light Edition codecs.

The ones installed with your editing system are called “PE” (Professional Edition) and

are different in a slight regard – they contain several specifically licensed codecs not

available for free distribution. Specifically, the downloaded “LE” package does not

support the rendering or capture using MPEG 30 Mb and 40 Mb Codecs used by Avid

(although playback of these formats is supported). The LE installers are free to use and

contain all the other Avid codecs. The PE installer supplied with Editing systems is for

use on editing systems only.

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