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ARRIRAW HDE Transcoder

CODEX High Density Encoding for ALEXA 35

ARRI Alexa 35 with Codex Compact Drive
HDE workflow for ALEXA 35

ALEXA 35 offers more dynamic range, more sensitivity, more colors, and more creative control. ARRIRAW data from this camera is packed with more information and can no longer be presented in single-frame formats. This also affects CODEX High Density Encoding.

Recording and processing of ALEXA 35 camera data is fully geared towards the use of MXF as a container format. This also applies when the ARRIRAW data is converted to high-density encoded data. HDE is available in the current version of the CODEX Device Manager and our free ARRIRAW HDE Transcoder. Both tools use the same CODEX HDE library, so the encoded content is identical.

Click here to learn more about the CODEX Device Manager.

ARRIRAW HDE Transcoder for ALEXA 35

The ARRIRAW HDE Transcoder is an easy-to-use, stand-alone application that can read ALEXA 35 ARRIRAW files from a Compact Drive or any other source and create MXF/HDE files at the set destination. The latest update to the ARRIRAW HDE Transcoder brings additional hash formats for MHL and ASCMHL and multi-destination output.

The software is available with a graphical user interface for macOS, Windows and also as command line tool for macOS, Windows and CentOs.

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ARRI Tech Talk: ALEXA 35 Workflows — High Density Encoding (HDE)