Supported File Formats

QuickTime Video Codecs

Motion supports QuickTime video files using nearly any codec installed on your computer, including:

• Animation

• DV - PAL

• DV/DVCPRO - NTSC

• DVCPRO - PAL

• DVCPRO HD 1080i50, 1080i60, 1080p25, 1080p30, and 720p50, 720p60

• DVCPRO50 - NTSC

• DVCPRO50 - PAL

• Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit 4:2:2

• HDV 1080i50, 1080i60, 1080p24, 1080p25, and 720p24, 720p25, 720p30

• Motion JPEG

• MPEG IMX 525/60 (30Mb/s, 40 Mb/s, 50 Mb/s)

• MPEG IMX 625/50 (30Mb/s, 40 Mb/s, 50 Mb/s)

• Photo - JPEG

• Apple ProRes 4444

• Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)

• Apple ProRes 422

• Apple ProRes 422 (LT)

• Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)

• XDCAM HD 1080i50, 1080i60, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30 (35 Mb/s VBR)

• H.263

• H.264

Still Image Formats

Motion supports most commonly used still image file types, including:

• Photoshop

• BMP

• GIF

• JPEG

• PICT

• PNG

• TIFF

• TGA

• OpenEXR

Other Image Formats

In addition, Motion includes special support for the following image types:

• Layered Photoshop files

• PDF files

Audio Formats

You can import audio files with sample rates up to 192 kHz and with bit depths up to 32 bits. Mono and stereo files are supported. Multichannel audio files are also supported. Motion supports the following audio file types:

• AAC (listed in the Finder with the .m4p file extension)

• AIFF

• CAF

• WAV

Important: You cannot import rights-managed AAC files, such as those purchased from the iTunes Store.

For more information about the file formats supported by Motion, go to the Motion website at http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/motion.