• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  XDCAM IMPORT ERROR TO FCP

  Posted by Annu Lilja on September 2, 2008 at 9:42 pm

  Hi.

  I’m trying to import an XD CAM clip to FCP with XDCAM Transfer. The clip is actually more than 50 minutes long, which I can view with XDCAM Browser. But as i try to import the clip, it seems like it is only 11 minutes long. Also, in the middle of importing, I get this error message:

  Import Error
  The clip could not be imported. There may be insufficient disc space.

  Although I have more than enough disc space.

  Any useful hints?

  Thanks!

  Annu

  Andy Mees replied 17 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
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  Chris Borjis

  September 3, 2008 at 12:16 am

  trash preferences.
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  Andy Mees

  September 3, 2008 at 12:30 am

  Well at the risk of being painfully obvious … have you got enough disk space?

  Where are you importing the clip to? Internal hard drive, dedicated media drive or ? You target the Import directory in the XDCAM Preferences which by default is set to the ~/Movies folder. You will probably want to change this to your external. What version of XDCAM Transfer are you using? Versions prior to 2.x had a major bug which could result in your hi res imports being directed to the otherwise hidden /Volumes directory if you inadvertently launched XDCAM Transfer without the target drive mounted.
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  Stuart Simpson

  September 3, 2008 at 8:31 am

  Which version off the XDCAM transfer software are you using? The most recent version is 2.7.1

  -Simmie
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  Annu Lilja

  September 3, 2008 at 11:59 am

  Yes I have disc space. I am importing it to an external hard drive.

  I’m using version 2.5.1.
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  Annu Lilja

  September 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  I’m using version 2.5.1. Do you have a link to the latest version? Would it make a difference?
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  Annu Lilja

  September 3, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  How do I do that? I’m new to FCP.
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  Stuart Simpson

  September 3, 2008 at 3:27 pm

  [Annu Lilja] “Would it make a difference?”

  It might fix your problem – you can download it from Sony. Try http://www.sonybiz.net

  -Simmie
  3 MacPros – Kona 3 & Kona LH
  2 G5s – Kona LH
  2 G4s – Cinewave
  xbox360, Wii, PSP, PS2
  https://www.speak.co.uk
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  Andy Mees

  September 4, 2008 at 4:33 am

  How much space do you have on your External drive? Does that sound about right?
  How much space do you have on your built-in system drive? Does that sound about right?

  Go to your XDCAM Transfer menu > Preferences window >> Import tab … what path is shown for the Import Location?

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