How to Convert Flash FLV to Avid DNxHD for Avid Media Composer on Mac ?

Posted by admin on March 21, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Flash Video FLV files usually contain material encoded with codecs following the Sorenson Spark or VP6 video compression formats.
Avid DNxHD, which stands for “Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition”, is a lossy high-definition video post-production codec engineered for multi-generation compositing with reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. It is an implementation of SMPTE VC-3 standard. DNxHD codec was developed by Avid Technology, Inc. It is comparable with Apple’s ProRes 422 which uses similar bit rates and has the same purpose.

If you have any problem editing FLV files in Avid MC or Xpress Pro on Mac, just follow the guide below to make your Flash FLV files editable.

Step 1. Import FLV files to Aunsoft FLV Video Converter for Mac.
After copying FLV videos to Apple hard drive, Run Aunsoft FLV Video Converter for Mac as the best FLV to Avid DNxHD Converting software, and click the “Add” button to load Flash .flv videos. You may also directly drag and drop the FLV video to application UI for importing files.

Step 2. Choose Quicktime Movie Format – Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) output format.
Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to Quicktime Movie Format > Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as output format. The Mac FLV to Avid Converter will convert FLV to Avid DNxHD MOV with high quality. (Tip: The Avid DNxHD *.mov formats under Quicktime Movie Format output profile are available when your Avid is installed on Mac).

Step 3. Convert FLV video to Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) for Avid editing software
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac FLV to Avid Converter will start the conversion from FLV to Avid DNxHD MOV for Avid MC or Xpress Pro.

After the conversion, you can easily import Avid DNxHD (*.mvo) to Avid without rendering for editing.

Tips:
If you would like to edit FLV with FCP, FCE/iMovie, etc, you can transcode FLV to Apple ProRes (*.mov) for FCP, convert FLV to Mac itself bring format like Apple Intermediate Codec, DV PAL/NTSC, DVCPRO NTSC/PAL, DVCPRO50 PAL/NTSC (*.MOV) for FCE and iMovie on Mac.