3 hours to capture/transcode 40 minutes AVCHD- ProRes 422

hey all...
just testing a new core i5 imac (4 gigs ram) - capturing 40 minutes of avchd footage (from nxcam) using log and transfer. transcoding to ProRes 422 and it's literally 3 HOURS to capture this 40 minute clip.
for this test i'm transferring directly from an sd card to the root drive on the imac.
does this sound right to you? looks like i'm currently packing up the imac and driving it back to the store for a mac pro tower. i thought the imacs would be fast enough but geez - what's the bottle neck here?
what's your experience with this kind of log and transfer?
karl

Yup...that's an issue with the new AVCHD format that the NXCAM camera employs. Clips under 10-15 min, transfer in near real time. Go over 20 min...BOOOM, it takes HOURS. 30 min typically took me 5 hours. NOT GOOD.
http://lfhd.net/2010/04/05/avchd-the-pilot-job/
The solution is third party software. www.clipwrap.com. $50, and now works with the NXCAM footage. I worked with the developer to help solve this issue. The new version of the software now does great. And is tons faster with the smaller clips too.
Shane

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