XDCAM browser

Good night friends, I'm having problems exporting files from my project in Final Cut Pro X for XDCAM, when I select in Export (XDCAM HD422 50MB) it creates a. Mov (quick time) is not possible to load into the XDCAM browser, someone has a solution? I'm desperate for a solution and not found anything on the web.
thank you very much

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Premiere Pro reports a "generic file import" error when I try to drag & drop my video files (.mxf) from Sony's XDCAM browser directly into Premiere Pro project window. However, I can drag & drop the same file(s) directly from a file folder on my computer and I can also use the "file import" from Premiere Pro drop down menu to import the same files with no problems.
Also, I can successfully drag & drop video files (.m2ts) from Sony's Content Management Utility into Premiere.
But why can't I drag and drop the same files (.mxf) directly from my Sony XDCAM Browser. It appears to me that my issue is related specifically to XDCAM Browser & the .mxf files it supports (note: Sony's Content Management Utility does support .mxf files so I can't simply use that Utility).
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Sincerely,
Joe

I try to drag & drop my video files (.mxf) from Sony's XDCAM browser directly into Premiere Pro project window.
You need to use the Media Browser within Premiere
to import these files.
Copy the entire contents of the media card to an internal drive first.

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I'm using the xdcam browser version 1.3 to register footage for final cut pro. I've done this weekly with the same camera, the same sxs cards, and the same computer, drives, everything for months. This morning, however, when I press the button to regiser the clip, an error message is popping up that says, "Error occurred during the registration for Final cut Pro. Please refer the the details from the context on each clip." I'm not sure how to find the "details from the context on each clip."
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Just in case anyone else is having this problem, this error message will pop up if you have used a slash (/) in the file name.

Sony XDCAM Browser 1.2.1 available (Bugs Fixed).

This latest version from Sony fix many playback bugs with playbacks buttons of the interface and camera controls :
http://support.sonybiz.ca/esupport/Navigation.do?filetype=Software
If you encounter any new problem please post here so i may be able to forward to Sony , thank-you.

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XDCAM EX workflow...selective import? Is there a way to browse, set in & out point of file

With FCP we were able to browse/perview the files on the SXS cards, set in and out point, then ingest it. I hae not found a way other than importing everything in Premiere. I just want to inport the usable footage as to not clog up my scratch disk with junk I will never use. Is there a way to brose before import and choose??

That depends. When you trimmed the clips with XDCAM Browser, what output format did you use? If it's an encapsulated file format--meaning all the media and metadata is in one file--you can do that using any file renaming utility. Even something like Adobe Bridge will let you do this with the Batch Rename feature.
However, if you went back to, say, an XDCAM-EX structure, you probably shouldn't do that. The reason is that the format support in Premiere Pro is pretty specific when it comes to the folder structure and file naming conventions used by each particular. That said, Pr is usually OK with XDCAM-EX files when you pull them out of the structure; you'd lose information like timecode and any clip metadata, but you can then go ahead and rename the files. It would be theoretically possibly to use XDCAM Browser to add this information as metadata, though; I guess you'd have to find out if that's a suitable solution, or if it has to be associated with the file names themselves.
Incidentally, are you on a Mac or PC with your Pr installation? If you're on a Mac, you could continue to use FCP to Log and Transfer the files to MOV (or use this option in XDCAM Browser, if it exists--I don't recall), and then rename those files at will. So long as you have FCP installed on the same machine, Pr will allow you to import the XDCAM-EX MOVs. Of course, you're not working with Pr's native 64-bit importers at that point, so you need to pick what is most important to your workflows.

Working with XDCAM HD in Media Browser window (CS6)

Is it just me, or is this unusably slow?
I have a PDW-F70 deck hooked up via Firewire to my PC (Windows 7 64-bit) but when I mount a XDCAM HD disc and try to browse the contents in Premiere's Media Browser window (or in Predulde's Ingest window) then it takes what seems like forever to download and display the thumbnails and low res proxies. Is Premiere trying to do someting different? It's so incredibly slow that I'm thinking it might actually be trying to download and cache the full hi-res media before letting me browse ... but when it finally does finish, once the clip thumbnails do eventually display, then it is still taking forever to display them in the source/external display if and when I select one in the browser window ... and heaven help me if I try to actually play one of these clips.
Does this scenario sound at all familar to anyone? I'm guessing I have a basic settings issue ... either that or I am maybe just misunderstanding how this function works with XDCAM HD in Premiere.
For what it's worth, using Grass Valley's Edius app with the exact same hardware, setup and connections etc and browsing the media using their own "Source Browser" window (which is basically their version of Premiere's Media Browser window), then I can almost instantly view thumbnails and browse the XDCAM HD low res proxies, make my selections and import whats needed ... same goes if I'm using Sony's own XDCAM Browser app.
Clearly I'm a bit lost at this point and am hoping someone can help me out.
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This is a known issue in PP. Adobe has elevated the priority, but for now you'll just have to wait until thumbs are draw for better responsiveness.
In the meantime, please do report the bug as unusable for you. The more that do, the more urgency will be attached to a fix.
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Comparing options for editing XDCAM in FCP?

Hello, I'm setting up an edit with 200+ hours of footage for a 90 minute project. It's shot mostly in XDCAM HD 60i. My goal is to get 2 or 3 editors through a multi-month edit while minimizing crashes as the assembly gets longer and the FCP projects get bigger... We expect to have a few other sources that come in as Apple Pro Res 422 or HDV. As far as delivery, we don't know of any reason why we'd have to deliver in XDCAM. We think it'll be graded in Pro Res 422.
Here's what I think I understand from poring over the forum... 3 project setups to choose from, The question is, if you can afford to do it, is C the preferred setup in terms of project stability for a long-haul edit?
(Setup A) The most basic route, editing natively in an XDCAM sequence, with render setting switched to Pro Res 422, has worked for some editors... but not if they start mixing codecs in their sequence...
(Setup B) Shane has suggested a few times to just edit in a Pro Res 422 Sequence. Shane, or others--could you clarify please, do you mean keep the XDCAM media but edit it in a sequence with Apple Pro Res 422 Preset? Also, what does it do better than the above? (Is it less crashy or does it let you mix formats?)
(Setup C) Several editors here have suggested transcoding all the XDCAM camera footage to Apple Pro Res 422 and editing in that... If you can afford the storage space and the transcode time. Is that the clear winner?
If so, what's the best way to transcode in terms of video quality & workflow -- Media Manager, Compressor or any other software? Within compressor, is it better to choose "Apple Pro Res 422 for interlaced media" or just plain "Apple Pro Res 422"? (Again, shot in 60i) Would anyone recommend modifiying a Compressor setting for better results?
Also, this last one is just for curiousity... why is a clip in .MXF so close in size to the .mov that is produced when you import to FCP with XDCAM browser? My colleagues and I were thinking of .mxf files as "compressed" versions of the clips you'll edit with, but do they have the same amount of compression, just one is in an .mov wrapper?
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>(Setup B) Shane has suggested a few times to just edit in a Pro Res 422 Sequence. Shane, or others--could you clarify please, do you mean keep the XDCAM media but edit it in a sequence with Apple Pro Res 422 Preset? Also, what does it do better than the above? (Is it less crashy or does it let you mix formats?)
Yes, that is what I mean. Make a 1920x1080 ProRes 422 sequence, and edit the XDCAM in that sequence. If you have other formats, convert them to ProRes 422 if you can, or if they are other native formats like DVCPRO HD or HDV, they will mix fine. AVCHD, H.264...those get converted to ProRes.
This is better than Option A when mixing footage types. So if you have ProRes, XDCAM, HDV, DVCPRO HD, DV...this is the way to do it.
Setup C...if you have the time and space....is a fine option too. But Setup B has always worked fine for me and I see no benefit to transcoding, other than not having a render bar.
>Also, this last one is just for curiousity... why is a clip in .MXF so close in size to the .mov that is produced when you import to FCP with XDCAM browser?
MXF and Quicktime are just "wrappers" that house the footage CODEC. Like AVI is the Windows wrapper of choice. MXF can be DVCPRO HD, XDCAM...a host of other formats. What FCP does is take the MXF media, the codec, and just wraps it into Quicktime so FCP can read it better. Just changing how it is housed, not the codec. So the sizes are exactly the same.

What earliest version of FCP will handle XDCAM EX?

A client is wanting to work with footage I've just shot ... the footage is XDCAM EX ... the client has FCP 6.06. I have whatever the latest FCP is so I don't know if ver. 6.06 will handle the XDCAM-EX. If it does I can just send him the .mov files burned to DVD and he's on his way.
If the ver. 6.06 doesn't handle the XDCAM-EX I'm wondering what might be the best codec to convert everything to before sending it? What codec his 6.06 could cut comfortably (as close to XDCAM as possible)?
All ears,
Ben

Just FYI:
Support for XDCAM EX CBR codecs was inherent in FCP since version 5 and augmented in releases 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 (basically we're talking about the Apple HDV codec bundle here).
Support for XDCAM EX VBR codecs was introduced in FCP 6.0.2
Regarding import methods, you can use the free Sony XDCAM EX Log and Transfer plugin for FCP to allow you to use FCP's built in tapeless media ingest system ... but that is (apparently) flawed as it doesn't allow you to really do anything with FCP whilst it is doing its thing, you have to mark up your clips in L&T, set them to import, and then walk away till its done ... to my mind, that blows much of the advantage of a tapeless workflow out the water. Instead you can use the free Sony XDCAM Transfer application. This allows you to log and transfer your clips to FCP in it's standalone interface ... you can mark up a clip or clips, press import, and those clips are then imported in the background whilst you continue to work in XDCAM Transfer and/or edit in FCP without issue. Or there is a newer tool from Sony called XDCAM Browser (aka XDB) - this is not Sony's EX Clip Browser app, thats a different app meant for managing you original EX footage (good for making verified copies of your camera originals) but its not for making QT files. XDB is Sony's new unified app approach, combining the functions of Clip Browser and XDCAM Transfer in a single app, but presently does not allow for background importing whilst continuing to work in the app itself (ie its modal, but you can still work in FCP tho as thats a separate app). I'd personally tend to continue to recommend using XDCAM Transfer 2.12 for best functionality at this time, or the Log and Transfer plugin if you don't mind the current limitations inherent in FCP's Log and Transfer interface
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Use XDCAM Browser.
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I'm new to XDCAM transfer. I have XDCAM Browser and Transfer, latest versions. I have successfully imported into FCP, but I was surprised to see the footage stored in a default 'Movies' location. I thought, okay, I'll just change the import location in the XDCAM Transfer preferences to the FCP scratch disk location but then I realized that since I have multiple scratch disk locations I would be defeating the way FCP works, which is to to automatically go to the location with the room for the files.
I didn't have this problem with Panasonic P2.
Is there a way to import XDCAM files into FCP and have it go to the scratch disk locations already established in FCP?
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Phil

Hi Phil
Although XDCAM Transfer can be launched from within FCP (using the File > Import > Sony XDCAM.. command) the app itself is standalone and works outside of the control of FCP. It has no means of discovering and using the Capture Scratch location defined within FCP (because Apple do not provide any means for a third party app to do so).
The Panasonic P2 format is (can be) transfered directly using FCP's own Log and Transfer interface and so works wholly within FCP hence the target directory for imports honors the defined Capture Scratch location.
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Great news from Sony about XDCAM Softwares and Snow Leopard.

Received this infos from Sony today and have think you would like to know about-it :
"Sony is currently studying positively to offer a solution to support Snow Leopard with XDCAM Transfer ASAP (much earlier than the previously discussed March 2010).
And will update to the market of its revised schedule in a couple of weeks."
I got the go for it and post it from Sony a few minutes ago , have a nice day.

Yes XDCAM Transfer 2.11 and XDCAM Browser 2.6 are now available for Snow Leopard.
Only XDCAM EX is fully supported at this moment but optical XDCAM HD is planned March 2010.

Issue with XDCam log and transfer update

I'm trying to install Sony's XDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plug-in, and only can get as far as the "Destination Select" tab, where I'm informed that it "can't be installed on this disk. Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 or higher is recommended for this software."
I just installed Final Cut Pro 7 yesterday.
... what gives? Do I even need this update to be able to manage the videos from my PMW EX1r? I was unable to use them in final cut pro when I tried earlier, and was led to that "Log and Transfer Plug-in" from Sony and told it was the solution, which now won't allow me to even install it.

You have a number of options, make sure you have the latest Sony XDCAM EX Log and Transfer plug in (v1.2) also grab Sony's XDCAM Transfer (v2.12) which you can use instead of the aforementioned L&T plug in. Plus there is Sony's Clip Browser app (v2.6) for checksum validated offloading of the media from the camera/cards ... and now there is a brand new app called Sony XDCAM Browser (v1.0) which is designed to combine/consolidate the functions of the various utilities into one single handy dandy app. Unfortunately in this first release it has far inferior functionality as compared to what can be managed with the separate apps.
All of the above can be most easily downloaded (requires no registration) from Sony's Canadian website:
http://support.sonybiz.ca/esupport
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How to transfer an XDcam EX project.

I am currently attempting to open up a XDcam EX project after copying all the files to another HDD. I've gotten as far as importing the files into XD cam EX clip browser ver 2.6, however the the only options for export are as follows; MXF for nle's, MXF for XDcam HD, MXF for XDcam HD422, Mpeg IMX and MXF for XDcam DVCAM, Raw DV, AVI DV, and some other flavors. Mind you my intention is to reconnect the media and work on the project remotely.
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Okay, I've downloaded XDCAM Browser 1.2 and used the command "Register for Final Cut Pro" under the file pull down menu, or "command I". You first however have to open Final Cut, and in the Final Cut Pro [File] menu, select [Import] - [Sony XDCAM Browser]. Then select and register the clip list containing the clips or subclips to be imported by the XDCAM browser in the XDCAM browser software. Once executed the selected files will automatically be imported into your browser window in FCP. If you'll notice in the source column, it'll show you the destination of the newly transcoded file, that's the re-connect destination. I could have taken these files when copying to the new HDD, however I mistakenly grabbed the original camera files instead.
Live and learn.

XDCam to ProRes utility?

Has one been invented yet? I need it badly. My FCP just hates any MPEG2 footage. It's a crash-fest. And a utility that does this would save me a step and the time of transcoding to ProRes after importing the XDCam.
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Hey Jim
Yes, I expect David probably just misinterpreted what it is you were asking. Neither XDCAM Transfer, nor XDCAM Browser nor the FCP Log and Transfer plugin (for XDCAM EX) will allow you to transcode to ProRes as part of the import process, they all do a rewrap only ie they maintain the video in its XDCAM camera native encoding and simply place that "essence" in a Quicktime wrapper so that it's directly readable by FCP.
ProxyMill is the only app I've seen that is purported to transcode XDCAM HD files directly to ProRes as part of the ingest process ... I've never used it so can't attest to the fact from personal experience. I'd encourage you to download the demo and see if it works as you need it to.
http://www.imagineproducts.com/files/pdf/sonyworkflow.pdf
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