MXF4QT and MXF Info Light version 1.1 available

July 1, 2008

Five weeks after our first release we provide the 1.1 update for both MXF4QT and MXF Info Light. Please check all details for this exiting update. Additionally to the well known MXF4QT SD Import and MXF4QT SD+HD Import we have a basic D10/IMX50 export available for PAL users. Please contact us if you are interested to get a copy of this version. The export is not available in the demo.

New features of MXF4QT version 1.1:

• AVC-Intra support
• SMPTE 384M uncompressed 4:2:2 UYVY (e.g. for BBC D3 transfer project)
• Enhanced D10/IMX video support
• Timecode is now supported for spanned clips with Panasonic P2
• Track and media improvements
• Track name metadata support
• Enhanced Finder support for previews and icons
• Finder Contextual Menu item for lock/unlock and type code changes of MXF files (retail version only)
• MIME support for audio only MXF media
• Update support
• Challenge and Response copy protection is now handled by the installer (retail single license only)
• D10 IMX50 PAL export now available

Features:

• MXF OP1a GC and OP-Atom import in QuickTime and compatible applications
• SD PAL, NTSC and HD 720p, 1080i
• IEC DV25
• DVCPro25 and 50
• IMX 30, 40 and 50
• SMPTE 384M uncompressed 4:2:2 UYVY
• DVCPRO HD, AVC-Intra
• PCM audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• BWF audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• AES audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• AES3 audio 48 kHz, 16/24 bit (4/8 channels per track)
• Timecode
• Access of streaming MXF media (edit while transfer and edit while recording)
• Universal Binary

New features of MXF Info Light version 1.1:

• AVC-Intra UL support

MXF4QT version 1.0 available

May 23, 2008

Hamburg Pro Audio released the first versionof MXF4QT SD Import and MXF4QT SD+HD Import. A new free demo is also available for download.

New features of version 1.0:

• Panasonic P2 timecode support (please see notes)
• Audio timecode support
• NDF (non-drop frame) timecode support
• QuickTime Aperture mode support
• Final Cut Pro timescale support
• ‘aes3’ OSType support
• Finder QuickLook support in Mac OS X 10.5
• Challenge and Response license management
• Free demo version now opens the first 30 seconds of MXF media

Features:

• MXF OP1a GC and OP-Atom import in QuickTime and compatible applications
• SD PAL, NTSC and HD 720p, 1080i
• IEC DV25
• DVCPro25 and 50
• IMX 30, 40 and 50
• DVCPRO HD
• PCM audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• BWF audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• AES audio 48 kHz, 16 bit (1 channel per track)
• AES3 audio 48 kHz, 16/24 bit (4/8 channels per track)
• Timecode (please see notes for Panasonic P2)
• Access of streaming MXF media (edit while transfer and edit while recording)
• Universal Binary

Website launched

April 24, 2008

Hamburg Pro Audio launched the MXF4mac website to provide comprehensive information about the new MXF products for the Mac. A demo version of MXF4QT and the basic MXF analyzer MXF Info Light can be downloaded for free.