Hardware Suggestions Please
Hi All,
I'm fairly new to FCP, coming from a lifetime of Avid MC. I've got FCS2 on a Mac Book Pro, with 2 USB, 1 FW400 and 1 FW 800 ports. I'd like to be able to capture and output SD and HD, using P2 (from HVX200 camera), XDCAM and occasionally DVCAM (so if deck control's possible....).
1. Can I do this with the laptop I've got (are there breakout cards/boxes available)?
2. If I can't, could you please recommend a Mac desktop model that would allow me to build this workflow?
Thanks in advance for any advice you've got!
Hi,
you should be able to achieve all of the things you have described with your MBP.
I don't know which MBP you have and which XDCAM format you use, but some MBP lines have the express card reader, so that you can plug the SxS cards in it.
Otherwise you can always connect your EX camera (if that's your case) and ingest your clips using the Log & Transfer function (prior to have installed the L&T plugin from Sony website) directly from the camera connected through USB.
You can do the same with your HVX200 and P2.
Regards,
Armando.
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