Supported video codecs.

Owned by David Jacques
Last updated: Dec 22, 2017
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As of Pyramix 11 :
All Pyramix Packs excluding the Native Essential Pack will include Video support for the following formats and codecs:

Mov: ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 Proxy, DV25, DV50, H264
Mp4: H264
MXF: DV25, DV50

Supported Optional codecs that come at an additional cost to the Pyramix pack:

Mov or MXF: DNxHD (8bit), XDCAM SD/IMX, MPEG2HD/XDCAM HD, AVCi , DVCpro

 

Recommendations :

  • To avoid memory consumption and impact on audio performance, work with intra-frame proxy files whenever possible (DNxHD, ProRes, DV)
  • H264 and MPEG2 codecs are not recommended for editing (not intra frame)
  • MPEG2SD/IMX and MPEG2HD/XDCAM HD are supported by Pyramix in the .mov or .mxf file formats but not in .mpeg 
  • Video files should be on separate drive, especially for heavy Pyramix projects
  • AVI and MPEG(or mpg) containers not supported.
  • 10bit DNxHD is not supported (performance issue)
    DNxHD 75-120 is currently not supported

  • H264 is an optional codec for Encoding that can be done via VCube Render only.
    Decoding H264 (playback) does not require any additional authorization key.