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# MXF Format Settings - Import

Metadata Settings

Tape Name box
  Select an option to determine how the tape name is set for the imported clips.

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  Enter Tape | Activate the Tape Name field so that you can manually enter the tape name. When selecting multiple files for import, this tape name is used for all imported files.
  Tape from Filename | Use the name of the imported file as the tape name.
  Tape from Directory | Determine the tape name from the detected directory structure. A Level field appears below the Tape Name box. Use this to configure the relative path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined.
  Tape from File Header | Read the tape name from the header of the imported file.

Level field
  Select an option to set the relative file path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined. Although it is available for all file types, the Level field is specifically designed to work with the directory structures that are output by film scanners. A typical file structure would look like: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######.dpx. In this case, selecting Up 2 Levels in the Level field identifies the directory that corresponds to the tape name (./<tape>). Enabled if Tape Name is set to Tape From Directory.
Tape Name field
  Set the name to use as the tape name of the imported clip. Enabled if Tape Name is set to Enter Tape.
Timecode box
  Select an option to specify how the timecode information for the clip is set.

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  Timecode from Header | Set the source timecode of the imported clip based on the timecode information in the image file header.
  Timecode from File Name | Use a numerical filename (for instance, 100000.dpx) and translate it into timecode for the resulting clip (based on the selected framerate ). This is useful when working with files that do not have embedded timecode.

Clip Settings

Clip Name box
  Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.

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  Enter Clip Name | Activate the Clip Name field so that you can manually enter the clip name. When selecting multiple files for import, this name is used for all imported files.
  Clip Name from File Name | Use the name of the imported file as the clip name.
  Clip Name from Header | Read the clip name from the header of the imported file.

Clip Name field
  Enter the name to use when importing the clip. Enabled if Name is set to Enter Clip Name.

Image Settings

Scale to Full HD button
  Enable Scale to Full HD to have media with a 1280x1080 or 1440x1080 resolution appear in the Player at a standard 1920x1080 resolution. Disable Scale to Full HD to display the media at its native (1280x1080 or 1440x1080) resolution in the Player. Available to P2, XDCAM, and MXF.
Include YUV Headroom
  Enable to keep the YUV headroom information during clip import. Only applies to 10-bit YCbCr-material found in some mp4 and QuickTime files. Disabling this option for clips that use the headroom (usually clips from cameras) results in clips with clamped black and whites. Enabling this option for clips that do not use the headroom (usually clips from Final Cut Pro) results in an imported clip with lowered contrast.
Aspect Ratio box
  Select the aspect ratio of the frames used to import the file and override the aspect ratio stored in the file as specified. You might need to change the aspect ratio as many applications erroneously write a pixel aspect ratio of 1 (a square pixel), even for formats that have non-square pixels (NTSC, PAL).

  Viewing the clip in the Player with the specified aspect ratio requires that you enable Options Show Viewing Settings Use Ratio. The Previewer in the MediaHub always displays clips with the specified aspect ratio.

  Note that the application internally uses a frame ratio, not a pixel ratio. To specify a pixel ratio, you must select either Square Pixels or Enter Pixel Aspect Ratio; Aspect Ratio from Resolution and Aspect Ratio from Header are interpreted as frame ratios.

Aspect Ratio field
  Set the ratio used to define the frame or pixel aspect. Affects the frame aspect if the Aspect Ratio box is set to Enter Frame Aspect Ratio. Affects the pixel aspect if it is set to Enter Pixel Aspect Ratio.

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