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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Pro Working with High Definition and Broadcast Formats
- Contents
- About High Definition andBroadcast Formats
- Working with HDV
- About HDV
- Native HDV Editing Workflow
- Transcoded HDV Editing Workflow
- Using the Canon XL H1 HDV Camcorder
- Using the Sony HVR-V1 HDV Camcorder
- HDV Format Specifications
- Working with DVCPROHD
- About DVCPROHD
- Working with DVCPROHD in FinalCutPro
- Using the DVCPRO HD FrameRateConverter
- Working with 24p DVCPROHD
- DVCPROHD Format Specifications
- Working with IMX
- Using the Log and Transfer Window
- About File-Based Media
- About the Log and Transfer Window
- File-Based Media Terminology
- Sample File-Based Media Workflow
- Mounting Media Devices
- Using the Browse Area
- Using the Preview Area
- Using the Logging Area
- Using the Transfer Queue
- Reingesting Clip Media
- Working with Spanned Clips
- Archiving File-Based Media from Cards
- Setting Log and Transfer Import Preferences
- Working with Panasonic P2 Cards
- About Panasonic P2 Cards and Media Files
- Working with Panasonic P2 Cards and FinalCutPro
- Using Print to Video to Output to P2 Cards intheAGHVX200 Camcorder
- Capturing over FireWire as if a P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR
- Panasonic AG-HVX200 Camcorder Compatibility
- Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications
- Working with AVCHD
- Working with AVC-Intra
- Working with Sony XDCAM Formats
- About XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX
- Working with XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX inFinalCutPro
- Installing Sony XDCAM Software
- Connecting an XDCAM, XDCAMHD, or XDCAM EXDevice toYour Computer
- Ingesting XDCAM, XDCAM HD, or XDCAMEX Media
- Choosing an Easy Setup and Editing XDCAMMedia inFinalCutPro
- Choosing an Easy Setup and Editing XDCAM HD orXDCAMEX Media inFinalCutPro
- Rendering and Conforming XDCAMHD or XDCAMEX Media
- Exporting Sequences to XDCAM, XDCAMHD, orXDCAMEXMedia
- XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX Format Specifications
- Working with REDCODE RAW
- Working with Sony Video Disk Units
Chapter 3 Working with IMX 71
Color Recording Method
IMX records a 4:2:2 Y´C
B
C
R
(component) digital video signal. Each sample (pixel) has a
resolution of 8 bits.
Data Rate and Video Compression
IMX uses I-frame-only MPEG-2 compression. IMX is a restricted version of MPEG-2 4:2:2
Profile @ ML. The official SMPTE designation is D10, as specified in SMPTE standard 356M.
Three compression ratios are supported:
 30 Mbps: 5.6:1 compression
 40 Mbps: 4.2:1 compression
 50 Mbps: 3.3:1 compression
Audio
IMX supports two audio channel configurations:
 Four audio channels, sampled at 48 kHz with 24 bits per sample
 Eight audio channels, sampled at 48 kHz with 16 bits per sample
Timecode
IMX supports 30 and 25 fps timecode.