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Chapter 8 Administration
Avid Liquid Chrome HD
Capture (native) -
DV [dif], DVCPro 25 [dif], MPEG 2 IPB (mp@ml/hl), HD MPEG 2 IPB (= HDV, MicroMV, D-
VHS)
Native capture means that the video and audio signal is not transcoded but is copied on a bit-by-
bit basis from source to a hard disk. This means that you cannot modify the signal during the
capture procedure. Native transfer works only with IEEE-1394 and SDTI input.
Capture (via encoder) -
DV [dif], DVCPro 25 [dif], MPEG 2 IPB, MPEG 2 I Frame, SD Uncompressed, HD Uncom-
pressed, IMX
An analog or digital (SDI) signal can be saved in a large number of formats. For Analog-In, the
video signal can be adjusted at the input (Video Tool).
Realtime playback (Timeline, Viewer) -
DV [dif], DVCPro 25 [dif], DVCPro 50, MPEG 2 IPB @ML/HL, MPEG 2 I-Frame, HD MPEG 2
IPB, SD Uncompressed, HD Uncompressed, IMX
Software codecs are used to play back Timeline clips (as well as clips in the Source and Clip View-
ers). This means that these images are not necessarily nor immediately viewable on connected
hardware (e.g. a video monitor). It may be necessary to render them in a hardware-compatible
format.
Render -
DV [avi, dif, mxf], DVCPro 25 [avi, dif, mxf], DVCPro 50, MPEG 2 I-Frame*, MPEG 2 IPB*, SD
Uncompressed, HD Uncompressed, IMX
The files created when effects are computed (=rendered) are generated in selectable formats.
Uncompressed is recommended for complex, many-layered effect constructions, MPEG2 IPB is
recommended for Timelines output to DVD and for HD-MPEG2 Sequences (HDV). Generally
speaking, the render format should not be of a lesser quality than the clips original media format.
Example: For Uncompressed clips, you should not select a DV render format.
Fuse -
DV and DVCPro 25 [mxf, dif, avi], DVCPro 50 [mxf, dif], MPEG 2 IPB*, HD MPEG 2 IPB,
MPEG 2 I-Frame* [m2v, mxf, partially avi], SD Uncompressed, HD Uncompressed [yuv, 2yuv],
IMX [m2v, mxf]
The fuse (or downmix) process renders separate video and audio files from whole or partial
Sequences in single video and audio files. Select a codec or format that suits your particular pur-
pose.
* Render and Fuse: MPEG2 I-Frame as 422p@ML and 422p@HL; MPEG2 IPB formats as MP@HL and
MP@ML.