DPX Format Settings - Import

Metadata Settings

Tape Name box

Select an option to determine how the tape name is set when importing clips.

Select:	To:
Enter Tape Name	Activate the Tape Name field where you enter the tape name. When selecting multiple files for import, this tape name is used for all imported files.
Tape Name from File Name	Use the name of the imported file as the tape name.
Tape Name from Directory	Determine the tape name from the detected directory structure. Use the Level field below to configure the relative path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined.
Tape Name from Header	Read the tape name from the header of the imported file.

Level field

Set from which directory the tape name is taken, relative to the location of the clip in the directory structure.

Although available for all types of files, the Level field is intended for directory structures output by film scanners. A typical image file directory structure looks like this: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######. In this case, selecting Levels Up 2 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

Enter the name to use as tape name when importing the clip. Enabled if Tape Name is set to Enter Tape Name.

Timecode box

Select an option to specify how the timecode information is set when importing clips.

Select:	To:
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 file name (for instance, 100000.xyz) and translate it into timecode for the resulting clip (based on the selected frame rate ). This is useful when working with files that do not have embedded timecode.

Rate box

Select Auto to use the frame rate specified by the clip; with no rate specified, the application assigns a rate from the Default Resolutions table, or the project's rate if there is no match in the table. Use Select Rate to set the frame rate using the Frame Rate box.

The Default Resolutions table uses a frame's height and width to assign it an aspect ratio, a scan mode, and a frame rate. You can find the Default Resolutions table in MediaHub > Browse for Archives > Default Resolutions. It is also used when restoring legacy archives.

Frame Rate box

Select the frame rate of the imported clip. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select Rate.

Drop Frame button

Enable to have use a drop frame mode. Disable to use non-drop frame mode. Only applies to clips running at 29.97 and 59.94 frame rates. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select Rate.

A DPX file can specify its frame rate in its file header, using either the TV or Movie rate fields. This is where the frame rate information is read when you set the Rate box to Auto Rate. If both fields are defined, Flame uses the Movie rate.

For 29.97 fps DPX files, Flame also reads the drop frame mode from the DPX file header if you enable Auto Rate and if that information is defined.

Also note that DPX SMPTE timecode does not support 50 fps or 60 fps timecodes, which means that the file header timecode is not accurate or reliable for these rates. Set Flame to read the timecode from the file name instead of the file header: set the Timecode Selection box to Timecode from File Name.

Clip Settings

Clip Name box

Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.

Select:	To:
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 field

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

Keycode Settings

Note: The keycode supplied here is only used for information purporses. In case of a discrepancy between the information supplied in the Metadata menu and the Keycode menu, the former is used to determine the timecode and frame rate used.

Keycode Scan Mode box

Select an option to determine how keycode data is applied when importing the clip.

Select:	To:
File Header Keycode	Use the keycode information embedded in the image file header.
No Keycode	Discard the keycode information.

Keycode FCM box

Select the frame code mode of the tape. Select File FCM to read the frame code mode from the file.

Film Gauge box

Select a film gauge for the keycode.