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Appendix: File Formats and Related Files


A. Supported File Formats


Video file formats
- AVI Audio-Video Interleaved

Audio file formats
- WAV Audio Waveform
 
Image file formats
- BMP   Windows Bitmap   
- JPG   JPEG JFIF
- TGA   Targa TGA
- TIF   Tag Image File Format
 
Miscellaneous file formats
- RTF   Rich Text Format - text files
- TCI   Time Code Info
- IML    Incite Media List - Incite Export/Import file format
- MSB    Incite Media Assistant Story Board
- ACS Assistant's Color Settings
- MCC AVI Conversion Template
- RVT RM Conversion Template
- WLF Watch List files
- HTM (as an export format only)

B. Supported File Formats with Special Restrictions

QuickTime and RealMedia formats are not support for general/viewing editing in the Incite Media Assistant Catalog List or storyboard. QuickTime files, however, can be created through the QT Converter or the Make QT Movie utilities. Likewise, RealMedia files can be created through the RM Converter. You will need the following software for these three utilities to be accessible: additional software for these In addition, these file formats require that additional software be installed for proper use (the codec is not enough).

Quick Time 4.0 -- http://www.apple.com/quicktime.
RealProducer (for conversion) and RealPlayer (for viewing) -- http://www.real.com.

Additional Note about Codecs

To work with MJPEG and DTV formats you will need Matrox codecs for NT and 98 -- www.matrox.com
For MPEG4 you will need MS Media Player Intel Indeo 5 - http://developer.intel.com/ial/indeo/video/driver.htm
 
C. Related Files

Related files are files that are linked to some media file. They have same name, but different extension.

Related Files for Video:
- movieName.tci
file contains tape name, alias name, start time code on tape  
- movieName.rtf
file contains text about movie  
- movieName.A1.wav
four audio channels, separated in single wave files  
- movieName.A2.wav
- movieName.A3.wav
- movieName.A4.wav

Related Files for Audio and Images:
- fileName.rtf
   file contains text about audio or image


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