Unable to import or view MXF files

Question

I have downloaded and installed Calibrated{Q} MXF, which is supposed to enable me to import and edit with MXF files, but all I get is the first 30 seconds. Is this proprietary software, and if so, where can I get a codec to work with these files which a client has supplied me? (I don't think I should fork out hundreds of dollars for the "privilege" of working with a closed format. I would rather give the job back to the client.)
MXF Quickstat tells me the codec is IMX30 PAL, with Audio codec AES3. At the top it has: "MXF Type: OP1a SingleItem SinglePa... // Video Type: SMPTE D-10 Mappings.
Compressor also cannot get more than 30 secs, and XDCam Transfer doesn't recognise the files. I think the client may have compiled these on an Avid, but my understanding is that MXF is a wrapper that should work across platforms, and IMX should work with an XDCam-compatible system. I have worked with EX and SX before without a problem.
Many thanks for any assistance.
j0n

Answer 1

Sound like you have the DEMO version of Calibrated. it only does the first few seconds so that you can see that it does, in fact, work. If you want to see the ENTIRE clips, you need to buy it.
Is this proprietary software
This is third party software, yes. Apple doesn't make it. If you want it to work fully, you need to buy it.
MXF Quickstat tells me the codec is IMX30 PAL, with Audio codec AES3. At the top it has: "MXF Type: OP1a SingleItem SinglePa... // Video Type: SMPTE D-10 Mappings.
What is that? Avid? Doesn't seem like Avid. How are the files named? REALLY long names? Separate audio and video? Are they in a folder called MXF, then another one called 1? I think you need to ask the client where these came from. Only they can really answer that question.
but my understanding is that MXF is a wrapper that should work across platforms
It will, but not every application can read MXF natively. Avid is PC and Mac...and can read MXF files. That's cross platform. If you mean cross platform in terms of software editing applications, you are mistaken. FCP doesn't work with MXF natively, it needs third party software.
but my understanding is that MXF is a wrapper that should work across platforms, and IMX should work with an XDCam-compatible system. I have worked with EX and SX before without a problem.
Correct...you convert the XDCAM footage to QT to allow FCP to see it. Either with the SOny software or the FCP L&T interface. It doesn't work with it natively.
Shane