QuickTime video and key import specification
This specification applies to importing a QuickTime file with an alpha channel. This is a licensed feature.
The imported file must be QuickTime 32 with alpha RLE 32-bit raster encoding, as produced by the Apple Animation Codec.
Supported video formats for import are as follows:
Supported audio formats for import are as follows:
Interchange mechanisms are supported as follows:
Mechanism | Support | ||
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File based | Import | Yes | |
Export | No | ||
FTP stream | Import | Yes | FTP import (FTP put) of a QuickTime file is internally handled in two stages. The FTP put will result in the QuickTime file being internally copied and the FTP status will reflect the status of this copy. When the entire QuickTime file is copied, the K2 will internally import the copied QuickTime file and the imported file will then become available as a K2 clip. |
Export | Yes |
Note: FTP get of a growing K2 clip (a K2 clip
being recorded or imported) is not supported.
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When K2 software imports a file that meets the above requirements, it
creates a K2 clip with two video tracks, in formats as follows:
Audio tracks, if present are imported.
Timecode data is imported as K2 striped timecode. The first timecode value is the starting value and subsequent timecode is continuous.
The import process consumes system resource since this involves video transcoding. Be aware of this if running other resource intensive processes during import.