Cannot log and transfer long udma card files

I have started to do some longer recordings on the sony z5 with udma cards that are log and transferring to final cut. Last week I had 1:07 minute file that could only transfer 58:00 minutes worth. I did another test today and recorded for 1:10 minutes and only 51 minutes transfered? The file size is 10gb and 9.57 gb for the other?

Well, this may not be the same for you, but I think I had a similar problem with my Canon FS200. It was a hassle, but I was able to get the footage. I bought an Apple Product, it was called something along the lines of Quicktime Converter Mpeg-2, it's an upgrade for final cut and it works automatically. But in addition to that, I downloaded a free software from the internet called Mpeg Streamclip. You then open the file with that software, and hit "Export to quicktime". That SHOULD work for you, it did for me.

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I have saved the complete file structure on DVD as a backup, but have not needed to open them yet. But I will add this. As I understand the options with Toast you are infact converting the video to AIC or something like it. I haven't looked into it myself, but I can't imagine the extra files are that large, but maybe there are significant, I don't know. The transcoded files are huge in comparison to the AVCHD file.
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