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        <div><div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Set the recording format for DV and DVCPro cameras</h4><p>Adobe OnLocation doesn’t change the
recorded video stream, but does define the video format. The format
options vary depending on the type of video stream. Select the file
format that is native to your video editor and other postproduction
applications.</p>
<p>If you don’t know which format to use, select
AVI Type 2, the preferred format for Adobe Premiere Pro. Most editing
applications support this file type as it’s the most common format
for DV files. If AVI Type 2 format doesn’t import properly, record
test clips in other formats, and drag them to the video application.
If a clip imports properly and doesn’t require rerendering to preview,
the format is a good choice.</p>
<ol><li><p>In the upper-right corner
of the Field Monitor, click the panel menu icon&#160;<img src="images/panel_menu_icon.png" />, and
choose Recording File Format.</p>
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<li><p>Select one of the following:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">AVI Type
1</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Available only for DV cameras. Records audio and video in
a single embedded stream.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">AVI Type 2 (All Frames)</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Records audio and video in separate streams.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">AVI Type 2 (Flagged Frames Only)</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Available only for DVCPro 720P cameras, at all frame rates.
Records audio and video in separate streams.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">QuickTime (All Frames)</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Creates files in MOV format.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">QuickTime (Flagged Frames Only)</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Available only for DVCPro 720p cameras, at all frame rates.
Creates MOV files.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span> Adobe
OnLocation supports both AVI and QuickTime® recording
file formats on a Windows platform. It supports only QuickTime format
on a Mac OS.</div>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To minimize file size when
recording from DVCPro 720p cameras, select one of the Flagged Frames
Only options. If you plan to export to tape, select an All Frames option.</div></div>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Supported file types</h4><p><strong>For playing </strong></p>
<ul><li><p>MOV (QuickTime Movie) </p>
</li>
<li><p>AVI (Microsoft AVI Type 1 and Type 2)</p>
</li>
<li><p>MXF (Media eXchange Format; Panasonic P2, DVCPRO, DVCPRO
50, DVCPRO HD, AVC-INTRA)</p>
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<li><p>M2T (HDV)</p>
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<li><p>MTS (AVCHD)</p>
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</ul>
<p><strong>For recording</strong></p>
<ul><li><p>MOV (QuickTime Movie) </p>
</li>
<li><p>AVI (Microsoft AVI Type 1 and Type 2)</p>
</li>
<li><p>M2T (HDV)</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Supported video formats</h4><p><strong>For playing </strong></p>
<ul><li><p>DV</p>
</li>
<li><p>DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 100</p>
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<li><p>AVC Intra</p>
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<li><p>HDV</p>
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<li><p>XDCAM EX</p>
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<li><p>AVC HD</p>
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<p><strong>For recording</strong></p>
<ul><li><p>DV</p>
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<li><p>DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 100</p>
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<li><p>HDV</p>
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you record from HDV cameras, Adobe OnLocation uses the M2T (MPEG-2 Transport
stream) format. M2T is the native format for HDV cameras, but most video-editing
applications must transcode this file type. For information about optimizing
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