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peterkellner1
peterkellner1
Inspiring
January 14, 2017
Question

How to Capture More Compressed Formats?

  • January 14, 2017
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I've got a blackmagic video capture card that allows me to capture HDMI output video from my camera directly into PR.  The only option I see when I capture (on my PC) is "Motion JPG".  Two questions:

1)  Is there some way I can capture other formats? (like quicktime)

2)  When I import this "Motion JPG" avi file into my PR on windows it works, I copy that file to MacBook it does not show video.  How can I show it on a Mac?

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    peterkellner1
    peterkellner1Author
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2017

    It's not exactly small but it's only 10 seconds or so (150MB)

    Dropbox - TestFrmGH4-motionjpg-59.avi https://www.dropbox.com/s/wk4nmfk71rjcbse/TestFrmGH4-motionjpg-59.avi?dl=0

    My preference would be to get it more compressed when it goes into PR.  Is that something blackmagic has to do with their card or is it something Adobe is doing on the way in?

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 15, 2017

    peterkellner1 wrote:

    It's not exactly small but it's only 10 seconds or so (150MB)

    Dropbox - TestFrmGH4-motionjpg-59.avi https://www.dropbox.com/s/wk4nmfk71rjcbse/TestFrmGH4-motionjpg-59.avi?dl=0

    My preference would be to get it more compressed when it goes into PR. Is that something blackmagic has to do with their card or is it something Adobe is doing on the way in?

    Its a BM codec issue. Cannot play it on my pc or mac.

    (but then i dont have BM)

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 14, 2017

    Can you upload a short clip to test

    I have a couple of old mjpeg that show on my imac.

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    January 14, 2017

    I think this question is probably better directed at Blackmagic Design.

    peterkellner1
    peterkellner1Author
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2017

    BM punted and sent it back to me (and Adobe). They said it is up to Premiere for how it wants to encode it once it enters the Premiere Capture function.  Sorry if I'm not asking this right. I'm very new here and get lost easily (as you know from other ventures getting lost). 

    It it BM that decides what goes in the "options" form of the Preferences/Capture dialog?

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    January 14, 2017

    Perhaps shooternz​ or SAFEHARBOR11​ might have an idea.

    Neil

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