• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  QuickTime component for XDCAM 1080 30p

  Posted by Colin Rich on November 5, 2009 at 1:32 pm

  Hi, I’m running QuickTime Player 7.5.5 and Final Cut Pro 4.1.2, and cannot play XDCAM 1080 30p footage, I believe it’s from an EX1 or -3. I know I need a component to play this, anyone know what component and where to find it?

  Thanks!

  Colin Rich replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  November 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm

  The component would be Final Cut Pro 6.0.4 or higher. The codecs for that format, really only come with FCP. You cannot use 6 year old software to edit camera technology invented 4-5 years after it was released. If you want to edit XDCAM EX footage, you have to upgrade to FCP 6 or 7. And you need an Intel Mac to deal with that format.

  Or you find someone who has that rig, who then imports it, and converts it to a format you can deal with, like DVCPRO HD. No…wait, DVCPRO HD support in FCP hit at version 4.5. That won’t work either.

  Time to enter the 21st Century and get a new rig and editing software.

  Shane

  

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  Colin Rich

  November 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm

  Thanks for the tip about the codec only being available for FCP 6. I made a colossal typo in my post, we’re running 5.1.2. So your tip of using DVCPro HD could work. Excellent! Also, in my defense, I’m not the owner of the company I work for, just a mere peon, I obviously realize what old equipment I’m working with– I deal with it everyday!

  Thanks again!

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