• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP to (broadcast) MFX export

  Posted by Pawel Lygan on July 23, 2012 at 7:44 am

  Hi Guys!

  I need help (again)
  Our tv station start accepting files, and my client wants files not digibetas. Im working with FCP and TVP has another requirements:

  1.1. Container – MXF (with SMPTE 379-2004, SMPTE 377-2004, SMPTE 382M-
  2007)1
  1.2. Pattern – OP1a (with SMPTE 378-2004)2
  1.3. Kodek:
  – MPEG2 4:2:2 @ Main Level; bitrate 25-50 Mb/s (its prefer codec)

  Please tell me how to export my timeline to this format OR how to convert prores to MXF with those properties ?

  ps.: sorry for my english 😉

  regards
  Paul

  Shinoj Krishnan replied 13 years, 6 months ago 6 Members · 8 Replies
• 8 Replies

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  Andrew Rendell

  July 24, 2012 at 10:03 am

  FCP doesn’t export that format, so you’ll have to export a same settings quicktime and convert it with other software.

  Telestream’s Episode comes to mind, but there are a handful of options for third party software IIRC.
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  Jean-christophe Boulay

  July 24, 2012 at 8:13 pm

  Hi Pawel,

  We do this daily with the Sony XDCam Transfer for FCP plug-in. You can download it from Sony’s Pro site (direct link: https://bit.ly/PekAHy). It’s listed as “PDZK-P1 XDCAM Transfer Software”. Once this is installed, a new option will appear in FCP’s Export menu entry, named “Sony XDCam”, rather appropriately. This will bring up a dialog where you can select the container (MXF in your case) and the settings.

  I’ve only ever done this with HD material and you don’t specify anything about format, so your mileage may vary.

  IHTH,

  JC Boulay
  Technical Director
  Audio Z
  Montreal, Canada
  http://www.audioz.com
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  Pawel Lygan

  July 25, 2012 at 6:41 am

  Hi Jean!

  I want to thank You! Works like a charm! One thing to change its timeline compression from prores to imx 30 and i have beautiful MXF file in SD 🙂 thx and have a nice day! :))
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  Andrew Rendell

  July 25, 2012 at 10:09 am

  You learn something new every day. I didn’t know that the XDCam transfer software does OP1a.

  Thanks Jean-Christophe.

  🙂
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  Philip Barrett

  August 10, 2012 at 2:12 am

  Hi JC,
  Is there an option to embed an SCC file for Closed Captions? I am also needing to send an mxf file to a TV network. They are wanting a file with the DVCPro 50 or 100 codec (SD or HD) with captions embedded. Any advise?

  Thanks
  Phil Barrett
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  Philip Barrett

  August 10, 2012 at 2:54 am

  here are the specs they are wanting:
  ITEM Format
  Codec DVCPro100
  Wrapper MXF
  Bit-Rate 100Mbps
  Resolution 1280×1080 Scanning
  Interlaced Upper field dominance
  Frame Rate 59;94 Drop Frame
  Aspect Ratio 16×9 Color
  Sampling 4:2:2
  Caption EIA 708 in the
  SMPTE 436M VANC data track
  Audio 8 PCM Mono channels 16bit 48KHz
  Channel Mapping Stereo- Ch1- Left Stereo For Stereo & 5.1 Ch2- Right Stereo
  5.1 Ch3- Left Front Ch4- Right Front
  Ch5- Center Ch6- LFE Ch7- Left Surround Ch8- Right Surround
  Channel Mapping Stereo- Ch1- Left Stereo For Stereo Only Ch2- Right Stereo
  Ch3- Left Stereo Ch4- Right Stereo
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  Anouschka Farrugia

  September 11, 2012 at 8:57 am

  Hi Im having kind of the same problem however with audio. The station requires a stereo left and a stereo right on 4 channels however somehow im not managing because fcp keeps asking me to output as dual mono. i use sony XDCAM software to convert to mxf, if that helps.

  Hope someone can help me out
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  Shinoj Krishnan

  January 23, 2013 at 10:54 am

  i have tried this plugin but gives me audio crackles while i play from harris broadcast server…

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