acceptable video file types

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acceptable video file types

hi all.

i realize this is a question i can try and find in the help documentation but if i type video into the help menu the closest result i get is a section on filtering file types. also if i put a similar inquiry into google i don't seem to get helpful responses.

does anyone know where i find what kind of video file formats i can import into Aperture?

also can anyone advise whether it is a good idea to import these into aperture?

i ask because i have a whole host of videos some created originally in PC, some from various cameras, some exported from Aperture - and some where i get an error or that only "open" in Adobe Media Encoder (i don't understand why this happens or whether i am supposed to convert it to another file format).

frank was kind enough to help me out with PDF slideshows and it seems i will store these external to the Aperture DB but i am wondering what to do with all my other content. this is sort of doubly confusing since i have some Aperture created video/slideshow content residing in aperture.

also is there a video equivalent to Aperture?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 6:01 AM

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Frank Caggiano

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Apr 23, 2014 6:11 AM in response to hotwheels22

Aperture 3: About video and audio formats in Aperture

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léonie

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Apr 23, 2014 6:25 AM in response to hotwheels22

also is there a video equivalent to Aperture?

Check out Final Cut Pro X. It offers advanced video processing tools for ambitious movie projects, supports many video formats, and the newest update 10.1 finally introduced libraries - "a new way to organize multiple events and multiple projects in a single container".

Final Cut Pro X Help

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hotwheels22 Author

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Apr 24, 2014 4:51 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

hi frank. thanks.

at the risk of sounding a tad slow, if i /don't/ see a video format listed here - say for instance it is some video that came over from my PC and is not coming in from my baby leica or my iphone - that means aperture won't import or display it?

if so, can i convert the thing in Adobe Media Encoder or some swiss army knife software to one of the formats listed in generic section on this page?

i took a stab at this awhile back but then i started reading up on "Codecs" and i got lost in other tasks because i couldn't make hide nor hare of it all.

also, do you happen to know /why/ clicking on a video format will open in Adobe Media Encoder and show in a list in this software? i have to read up on the software but i would basically just like to convert my files, dump them into Aperture so i can store and see them...

THANKS

Generic audio formats

.aif
.caf
.m4a (Apple Lossless)
.m4a (AAC)
.mp3
.wav

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hotwheels22 Author

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Apr 24, 2014 4:54 PM in response to léonie

thank you.

so if i am understanding this the bottom line is that if i am not likely going to do high end video editing but i want to open and see the 20+ videos that i have on my hard drive i need to just see if the format will open in QuickTime or see if i can convert the format somehow, yes? alternatively i can check and see if Flip4Mac will open them is that about right?

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