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IMX Formats Supported by Final Cut Pro

IMX can be recorded using NTSC or PAL video standards at three possible bit rates (30, 40, and 50 Mbps). Final Cut Pro supports real-time editing and effects using the 30, 40, and 50 Mbps IMX formats.

Format

Frame dimensions

Data rate

IMX - NTSC

720 x 486

30, 40, and 50 Mbps

 

 

 

IMX - PAL

720 x 576

30, 40, and 50 Mbps

 

 

 

About MXF

Material eXchange Format (MXF) is a generic media container format for the video industry. It is not a compression scheme or specific video type, but rather a container for storage and transmission of video, audio, and associated metadata. An MXF container is similar in concept to a QuickTime movie, which is a general-purpose media container that can contain video and audio with various dimensions, codecs, sample rates, and so on.

For example, the IMX format stores MPEG-2-compressed video and audio within an MXF container. However, because MXF is not codec-specific, it can contain video compressed with other codecs as well, such as DVCAM. Panasonic P2 cards can store DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD data within an MXF wrapper. The MXF wrapper facilitates transfer and storage of specialized media data within general-purpose computer systems and across multiple media types.

Working with IMX in Final Cut Pro

There are several steps for importing and editing IMX video in Final Cut Pro. Because IMX is an MXF-based format, you need third-party software to extract MPEG-2 IMX media from its MXF container and store it in QuickTime media files.

Step 1: Transfer IMX footage to your computer

Step 2: Import MXF-wrapped IMX media files into your project

Step 3: Choose an IMX Easy Setup

Step 4: Edit your IMX clips into a sequence

Step 5: Export IMX QuickTime media files

Chapter 3 Working with IMX

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6 specifications

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