RAYLIGHT MXFX Help

Raylight MXFX 1.7.1

General purpose Panasonic-MXF file converter:

Converts MXF files to MXF files, P2 Cards to P2 Cards, preserves metadata
Removes or adds pulldown of all kinds
Resizes between 720 and 1080-line formats
25P to 23.976 (or NTSC) conversion
Rotate image from 35mm adaptors without re-compression
Grain reduction: reduce grain by up to 50% in static areas of the screen
Ideal for Avid Media Composer, Avid Express HD, Adobe Premiere Pro 3.1, others

New in Version 1.7

Fixes a bug with clips spanning multiple files. The timecode was not being set properly.

Fixes a bug when adding pull-down. Audio was not being written correctly and ended before the end of the clip.

Other minor improvements.

General Notes on Release 1.0:

1. Can Remove 2:3 or 2:3:3:2 pulldown from 60i HD format, can remove 3:2 or 2:2

pulldown from 60p formats, 2:2 pulldown from 50p format. Can add 2:3 or

2:3:3:2 pulldown to 60i HD format. Can add 2:3 pulldown to 720/24PN format or

add 2:2 pulldown to 720/30P or 720/25P formats. This release does not remove

VFR pulldown, this will be added in a future update. Release 1.0

does not work with DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV.

2. Resize feature presently works only with either progressive source or after

removing pulldown from interlaced formats.

3. Non-recompressed image rotate is available for 720-line formats only. 1080-line

formats are rotated with image recompression, but optional grain reduction

feature can be used to eliminate added noise in this case. Note: presently

thumbnails are not rotated.

4. Grain reduction employs 2 methods together: 1) intelligent temporal smoothing

(averages across successive frames where no motion is present, and 2) spatial

smoothing where no image detail is present, in other words away from object edges

to preserve image sharpness. Grain reduction feature presently works only with

either progressive source or after removing pulldown from interlaced formats.

Requirements

Mac OSX 10.4 or 10.5 and Quicktime 7 or later version. Will run on either PowerPC (G5, G4) or Intel processor.

Installation

Raylight MXFX requires no installation step. When you first run the program (release version only) you will be prompted for your serial number and product activation code. The serial number and activation code can be obtained at DVFilm.com/activate using the email address used during purchase. If you do not know what your serial number is, there is a link on the activation page to get it.

HOW DO I...

Add 3:2 pulldown to 720/24PN?

Select option "Add pulldown"

Drag in 720/24PN MXF file, press Start

Add 3:2 pulldown to 720/24PN and make 1080i60?

Select option "Add pulldown"

Select option "Convert all to 1920 x 1080"

Drag in 720/24PN MXF file, press Start

Convert 720/25P or 720/50P to 720/24P?

Set target frame rate to 23.976

Select "Remove pulldown" if your source file is 720/50P

Drag in 720/25P or 720/50P MXF file, press Start

Convert 1080i60 24P Advanced pulldown to normal 3:2 pulldown?

Set option "Remove pulldown"

Set target frame rate to 23.976

Set option "Add pulldown"

Set preference for "assume 2:3:3:2 pulldown"

Set preference for "add 3:2 pulldown"

Drag in 1080i60/24PA MXF file, press Start

The opposite conversion is also possible by reversing the preferences selected.

Convert 1080i60 24P 3:2 pulldown to 720/24P?

Set option "Remove pulldown"

Set target frame rate to 23.976

Set preference for "assume 3:2 pulldown"

Select option "Convert all to 1280 x 720"

Drag in 1080i60/24P MXF file, press Start

24PA can also be removed and converted to 720/24PN by selecting "assume 2:3:3:2 pulldown".

Remove 3:2 pulldown to edit native 24P?

Set option "Remove pulldown"

Set target frame rate to 23.976

Set preference for "assume 3:2 pulldown"

Drag in 1080i60/24P or 720/24P MXF file, press Start

Note: For 1080 line format, MXFX will generate a native 1080/24PN MXF file. This

type of file is importable into an Avid 1080/23.976 project for example, but may

not play back on the HVX200 camera.

Reduce noise in the image?

Set option "Reduce Noise"

You may set other rotate or pulldown add/remove features as desired

Drag in MXF file, press Start

Rotate the image shot with a 35mm adaptor?

Set option "Rotate 180"

You may set other noise or pulldown add/remove features as desired

Drag in MXF file, press Start

Note: "Reduce Noise" is recommended when rotating a 1080-line format clip, otherwise the rotation will add approximately 1% noise. For 720-line formats, the rotation is accomplished without recompression and does not add any significant noise.

Questions? Go to DVFilm.com and click on Support, Support Request.

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