We have a .mov file that needed to be edited in avid. We downloaded the codec "DNxHD" so we could encode it as such. After we encoded it it would not play in final cut or QT 7xx. I took the file into "videospec" which give us info on the file. It tells us in order for it to play we needed the DNxHD codec. It told us it was installed, but it still does not play in FCP or QT.

Here are the specs for the .avi we created:

***** First Analyzed File Results *****

*** General Parameters ***
- Name: english test.avi
- Container: AVI - Audio Video Interleaved
- Creation Date: 2010-08-27 12:52:54 PM
- Size: 1152.0 MiB
- Duration: 0:00:44
- Bitrate: 220 Mbps
- Encoding Library: Undefined
- Encoding Application: Undefined

*** Video Track Parameters ***
- Format: AVID DNxHD
- Size: 1.12 GiB (100%)
- FourCC: AVdn
- Track number(s): 0
- Bitrate: Max.: Undefined
Average: 220 Mbps
Min.: Undefined
- Frame rate (fps): Max.: Undefined
Average: 29.970
Min.: Undefined
- Bitrate mode: Undefined
- Encoding profile: Undefined
- Resolution: 24 bits
- Width (Pixel number): 720
- Height (Pixel number): 486
- Pixel Aspect Ratio: Undefined
- Display aspect ratio: 1.481
- Chroma subsampling format: Undefined
- TV standard: Undefined
- Interlacing: Undefined
- Encoding library: Undefined
- Additional Parameters: Bits/(Pixel*Frame) ratio: 20.976

*** Audio Track(s) Parameters ***
- Format: Mpeg-1 layer 2 (mp2)
- Size: 1.34 MiB (0%)
- FourCC: 0x50
- Number(s) and language(s): 1: Undefined
- Details: -
- Profile: Layer 2
- Bitrate: 256 Kbps
- Bitrate mode: Constant
- Resolution: 16 bits
- Rate: 48.0 KHz
- Channel(s): 2 (stereo)
- Position: Undefined
- Encoding Library: Undefined
- Additional Parameters: Not available

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Have they tried playing the exported .mov file with the AVID DNxHD codec on the PC system yet?

Yes, how can you play it back in Final Cut?

Did it playback ok on the PC Avid system or not? As far as playing back in Final Cut Pro, it should just fine, as long as the codecs are installed correctly.

installed codec and it said it was installed but still no playback. I assumed it did Glenn gave it back to them. We just went through the install dialog box and it said it was installed, but still no playback.

I installed it by clicking on the package icon. It finished by saying it was installed. No luck playing in FCP.

Brian,
I don't think the codecs are going to play in FCP, but they will definietly let you convert using compressor or MPEG streamclip.

But if they play in Quicktime, they should play in FCP right?