Flame supports import and soft-import of the following still image file formats.
| File Format | Default Extension | Bit Depth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alias® | als | 8 bits | |
| Cineon® | cin | 10 bits | |
| DPX | dpx | 8, 10, 12, 16 bits | 16-bit files (GW only) are converted to 12-bit unpacked. |
| JPEG | jpg | 8 bits | |
| Gateway | clip | n/a | GW only |
| HDR | hdr | 32 bits | GW only |
| OpenEXR | exr | 8, 10, 12u, 12, 16 fp, or 32 fp bits | GW only |
| Photoshop | psd | 8 bits | Soft-import not available in Import Media. Use Gateway library or node. |
| Pict (Macintosh®) | pict | 8 bits | |
| Pixar | picio | 8 bits | |
| PNG | png | 8 or 16 bits | GW only; supports alpha. |
| Precomp (see About note) | precomp | 8, 10, 12u, 12, 16 fp, or 32 fp bits | GW only |
| SGI® | sgi | 8 or 16 bits | |
| Softimage® | pic | 8 bits | |
| TARGA® | tga | 8 bits | |
| Tdi/Maya® | iff | 8 or 16 bits | |
| Tiff | tif | 8 or 16 bits | |
| Wavefront® | rla | 8 or 16 bits |
Maya Pre-Compositing files include hierarchical information about a scene, as well as paths to all of the rendered media. The Gateway supports reading these files as a type of multi-channel media. Each render layer in a Precomp script is treated as a clip version which can be exposed in Batch using the Version box in a Gateway Import node.
Flame supports import and soft-import of the following audio file formats.
Files of any sample rate can be imported, but they are all resampled to 48 kHz.
| File Format | Default Extension | Bit Depth |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF-C | aifc | 16, 24, or 32 (float) |
| AIFF | aiff | 16 or 24 |
| Nextsnd | au | 16, 24, or 32 (float) |
| MP3 | mp3 | 16 |
| WAVE | wav | 16, 24, or 32 (float) |
| Broadcast Wave | wav | 16, 24, or 32 (float) |
| Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound (BISCF) | bsf | 16 |
| Audio Visual Research | avr | 16 |
Flame supports import of QuickTime® files encoded with any of the following codecs.
| File CODEC | CODEC Flag | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| PhotoJPEG | RTJ0 | RT PhotoJPEG compatible |
| MJPEG | MJPG, mjpg, mjpa, mjpb, JPEG, jpeg, dmb1, AVDJ | JPEG compatible |
| PNG | png | Portable Network Graphic sequence (alpha support only through Gateway library) |
| PNGA | pngalpha | Portable Network Graphic sequence (with alpha support) |
| RGB Uncompressed | raw | No alpha support |
| RGBA Uncompressed | rawalpha | With alpha support |
| TGA | tga | TARGA |
| Web CODEC | CODEC Flag | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| MPEG-1 | mpg1, MPG1, pim1, PIM1 | |
| MPEG-4 | mp4v; DivX®; DIV1; div1; MP4S;M4S2; m4s2; xvid; XVID; XviD; DX50; dx50; DIVX; MP4V | |
| MSMpeg 4v3 (DivX) | DIV1, div1, MPG4, mpg4, DIV2, div2, MP42, mp42, DIV3, div3, DIV4, div4, DIV5, div5, DIV6, div6, MPG3, mpg3, MP43, mp43, AP41, ap41, MJPG | |
| Quicktime Planar RGB | 8BPS | |
| Apple® Video | rpza | |
| Apple Graphics | smc | |
| Apple Animation | rle | With alpha support |
| Cinepak | cvid | |
| H.264 | avc1 |
| Audio CODEC | CODEC Flag | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| IMA 4:1 | ima4 | |
| Raw 8-bit audio | rawaudio | |
| Twos | twos | 16-bit PCM (Big Endian) |
| Ulaw | ulaw | |
| Sowt | sowt | 16-bit PCM (Little Endian) |
| A-law 2:1 | alaw | |
| 16-bit PCM | in16 | |
| Linear PCM (QT 7) | lpcm | |
| Ogg Vorbis (qt4l compatible) | vorbis | |
| Ogg Vorbis (qtcomponents compatible) | vorbis_qt | |
| MPEG-2 Layer 2 Audio | mp2 | |
| QDM2 Audio | qdm2 | |
| Apple lossless | alac | |
| MS ADPCM | adpcm (ms) | |
| ADPCM ima WAV | ima adpcm (wav) | |
| Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) | Supported in mp4, m4v, and mov containers. |
Flame supports import of Sony™ XDCAM files encoded with any of the following codecs.
| XDCAM CODEC | CODEC Flag | File Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-2 IMX 30 | IMX 30 | MXF | XDCAM |
| MPEG-2 IMX 40 | IMX 40 | MXF | XDCAM |
| MPEG-2 IMX 50 | IMX 50 | MXF | XDCAM |
| MPEG-2 long-GOP | XDCAM HD | MXF | XDCAM HD (4:2:0) |
| MPEG-2 long-GOP | XDCAM HD422 | MXF | XDCAM HD (4:2:2) |
| MPEG-2 long-GOP | XDCAM EX | MP4 | XDCAM EX |
Flame supports the import of MXF files encoded with Avid® DNxHD® codec.
Flame supports the import of Apple ProRes files through a Wiretap Gateway running on Mac OS X. Review the installation documentation to learn how to install such a Gateway. You can then connect through the Network panel of a Gateway library to the Mac OS X computer and import the ProRes files.
If you are using Smoke on Mac OS X, you don't need to use a remote Wiretap Gateway. Just use a Gateway library as you usually do.
The following Apple ProRes codecs are supported.
| Apple ProRes CODEC | CODEC Flag | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ProRes 4444 | ProRes4444 | 12-bit |
| ProRes 422 (HQ) | ProResHQ | 10-bit |
| ProRes 422 | ProResSD | 10-bit |
| ProRes 422 (LT) | ProResLT | 10-bit |
| ProRes 422 (Proxy) | ProResProxy | 10-bit |