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QuickTime File Import Specifications
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QuickTime files | QuickTime import and export requires QuickTime software. For supported versions of QuickTime, see the release notes for your Avid system. |
Avid files for QuickTime | Use the Avid Codec for QuickTime for importing QuickTime files into an Avid system when you export from your Avid application or a third-party application. To use the codec in a third-party application, see Using Avid Codecs. |
Resolution | Use Export settings to specify the compression ratio of a QuickTime file for export. For more information, see Export Settings: QuickTime Compression". The resolution of a QuickTime file is set at export time from a third-party application equipped with the Avid Codec for QuickTime. Your Avid application imports the file at this resolution. For more information on exporting from a third-party application, see Using Avid Codecs. |
Image Size | To import to your Avid application: Two-field resolutions 720 x 480 pixels for NTSC images (non-square pixels) 720 x 576 pixels for PAL images (non-square pixels) Single-field resolutions 352 x 243 pixels for NTSC images (non-square pixels) 352 x 288 pixels for PAL images (non-square pixels) |
File name extension | After you import a QuickTime file, the file maintains the .mov file name extension, which is visible in a bin. The .mov file name extension is the default for export. |
QuickTime alpha | To save a QuickTime movie with alpha channel in a third-party QuickTime application, use the Avid Codec for QuickTime or a codec that supports a color depth of "millions+." The Avid application does not support matte key or alpha channel for QuickTime export; it does import alpha channel when one exists. |