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Dan Hyman
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January 7, 2019
Question

Canon XF705 H.265 HEVC Files and Resolve

  • January 7, 2019
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My fingers are hitting the table one after another, repeatedly. Have 5 gigs shot on the 705 now and refuse to buy Resolve just to have “access” to my footage.

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    Dan HymanAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 23, 2019

    Sold my XF705 on Friday strictly because Adobe wouldn’t support the format. Wow.

    robertm31600619
    robertm31600619
    Participant
    April 23, 2019

    And I bought it! Thanks Dan!

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    Dan HymanAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 23, 2019

    Enjoy it Robert!! It’s like brand new. Hopefully gets off their ass and accepts the codec ASAP. You should have to tomorrow!

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    odogg
    Participating Frequently
    January 7, 2019

    I am still in the same boat as well. Many GB of 4K footage I can't access, I've been shooting 1080 while I wait. Frustrating. Dan, did you ever figure out where the Canon XF-HEVC decoder mounted or how to use it? I still have not.

    C'mon Adobe we need you!

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    RobbieBoyette
    Inspiring
    January 7, 2019

    If it's of any help...I have been changing the file extension to MPG as was talked about above. Then re-encoding that MPG footage to h265 with Media Encoder. Then editing in Premiere Pro. Then encoding the finished product out at h264 with gorgeous results.

    It just takes a few hours to output that MXF changed to MPG footage out as h265 in Media Encoder.

    But it's a viable workaround that I have used for 2 projects since I got my XF705 last week.

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    odogg
    Participating Frequently
    January 7, 2019

    Thanks Robbie--

    I ought to try that again. I ran one experiment early on with extension changes but was getting color bars and drop outs. Maybe I did something wrong.

    The solution isn't really viable for me though because of how i shoot...lots of run and gun short clips so manually going thru that process would be a serious time sink and defeats the whole purpose of h.265 and rapid workflow.

    I bought a new Samsung 4K HDR TV over the holidays hoping I could play back 4K XF705 footage on it via HDMI...no luck there either! So i still haven't really seen what this camera can produce. I'm eager.

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    January 7, 2019

    refuse to buy Resolve just to have “access” to my footage.

    The free version won't work?

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    Dan HymanAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 7, 2019

    Nope. You have to buy the full version for $300 to access your footage. Resolve (full) is the only supported NLE program that works with the XF705 until Adobe adds this format/codec/wrapper combo to their library.

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    January 7, 2019

    Got it.

    If it helps any, the current version of Resolve (15.2) is every bit as capable as Premiere Pro for editing, and still superior for color.  Plus it comes with the equivalent of After Effects and Audition built-in.

    That $300 is a one time purchase with (so far) lifetime upgrades to new versions.

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