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Fast Imported Media
Another wrinkle is that Media Composer supports a media ingest method called “Fast Import,”
where imported media is quickly copied to the Avid MediaFiles directory by inserting the
original image data using the original codec into an MXF wrapper. This is an extremely fast and
efficient way to bring media into Media Composer projects, but the resulting files are not
typically compatible with DaVinci Resolve.
On the other hand, keep in mind that any media format that can be Fast Imported can also be
consolidated. If you’re planning to round trip a sequence that uses Fast Imported media, it’s
recommended that you either transcode the Fast Imported clips to DNxHD prior to AAF export,
or conform your exported AAF project to the camera original media in DaVinci Resolve instead.
TIP: Whenever you use a combination of media in your project that includes formats
that aren’t compatible with DaVinci Resolve, you can use the “Transcode Video To”
checkbox in the options of the Export As dialog when exporting an AAF project. This
option lets you to transcode all media that isn’t a compatible format into a format that is
compatible. Some non-standard frame sizes will not transcode in Avid and will return
an unsupported resolution error.
Codec
Can be
Natively AMA-Linked
Can be
Consolidated
DaVinci Resolve
Compatible
ARRI ALEXA Raw Non-native support No Yes
AVCHD Yes No Yes
AVC-Intra and Long GOP Yes Yes Yes
Blackmagic RAW Non-native support No Yes
Canon XF Yes Yes Yes
Cine (Phantom) Yes Yes Yes
CinemaDNG No No Yes
DVC PRO P2 Yes Yes No
QuickTime (ProRes) Yes Yes Yes
R3D (RED) Non-native support No Yes
Sony F65 Raw Yes No Yes
Sony HDCAM SR (SStP) Non-native support No Yes
Sony XAVC Yes Yes Yes
Sony XDCAM Yes Yes Yes
Compatible AMA-linked formats
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