MXF file read error in After Effects and Media Encoder 24.3

[BrettHowe]

This as raised it's ugly head again!

Latest update of AE, ME 24.3 can't render (shows as missing with colour bars) for MXF files.  They display fine in After Effects.  Send the job to media encoder and no Joy.

This is really frustrating, as we are a broascast organisation with100's of daily deadlines and work-arounds are not acceptable.  OP1a MXF files are the only compatible format to seamlessly intergrate into our broadcast environmnet.

Please fix this, and stop re-introducing old errors into new updates.  We are not your BETA testers.

Please fix it ASAP.  Thankfully we only have one machine that has updated to this version,

Thanks

Brett

[Ishan Y]

Hey Brett,

I understand how frustrating this must be. Could you share the source of your files and which OS you're using? Please also share the error message you see. We'll look into this for you. 

This post was split from a discussion to gather more details. (https://adobe.ly/3UuC1vr)

Thanks,

Ishan

[seani62007722]

was this ever resolved? i am having the same issue! 

[alejandroc49263028]

Same here, please fix it.

[saraa32557369]

Isn't offline is inline but mediaencoder doesn't link with source. Incredible!!!!

[saraa32557369]

The source is Mxf Op1a XDCAM 50i Pal 50 mbits

[BrettHowe]

Hi

OK, so Windows 10.  Source of the files is either Adobe Apllicactions (render to OP1a MXF) or Grass Valley Edit  or Server (quantel).

We have had this issue before.  We are currently in a holding pattern on updates until this is addressed, as literally 1000's of projects/compositions contain MXF vision in some form or another.

Vision shows up in AE, but is BARS in Media encoder.

[theok8577996]

I have this same problem,

step to repro

drop some MXF files in AfterFX 24.3

export to media encoder 24.3 or higher

result Colorbar instead of the MXF content.

This problem also occurs with 24.4.1, although AME warns for missing files then!

AfterFX internal rendercue works fine with these files.

After some testing I found following,

AME works ok with al versions

AfterFX 24.2.1 is ok, any higher version gives problem with MXF files sending to AME.

Export to a Premiere project is fine, no missing MXF

WORKARROUND

use AFterFX rendercue

system Win10 Pro

MXF format

Format : MXF
Format version : 1.3
Format profile : OP-1a
Format settings : Closed / Complete
File size : 73.6 MiB
Duration : 17 s 280 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 35.7 Mb/s
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Encoded date : 2024-05-04 12:51:27.000
Writing application : Sony Mem 2.00

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High 4:2:2@L4.1
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Format settings, wrapping mode : Frame
Format settings, Slice count : 2 slices per frame
Codec ID : 0D01030102106001-0401020201316001
Duration : 17 s 280 ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 31.1 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 50.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2
Bit depth : 10 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan type, store method : Separated fields
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.600
Stream size : 64.1 MiB (87%)
Color range : Limited
colour_range_Original : Full
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : 0E06040101010605
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

[jamieclarke]

Hi @BrettHowe - It looks like this issue has been fixed in version 24.6!