can you Import Sony xdcam files into FCP directly from external drive?

[Gary Adcock]

[Anthony Smedile] “Has anybody had success with importing off an external drive?”

you need to have the entire BPAV folder from the cameras card. If you just copied the video files you maybe in trouble.

Search in the Cinealta forum – there are a couple of threads there.

gary adcock
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[Anthony Smedile]

what is the BPAV folder? In the drive I have a list of folders w/ dates & card numbers, inside each of those I have a CLPR folder, a TAKR folder, CUEUP.XML file, a MEDIAPRO.XML file, then inside the CLPR folder I have multiple folders of all the clips from the camera, inside one of those you finally have a MP$ file and a few other files. Lots of folders in folders.
The weird thing is when I open the sony Clip Browsing software, I can preview each clip just fine by navigating straight to the MP4 clip and importing it.
Is the BRAV folder the master folder w/ all those sub folders I mentioned above?
Any insight is appreciated! I thought this was going to be easy like P2 media!!

[Andy Mees]

[Anthony Smedile] “Is the BRAV folder the master folder w/ all those sub folders I mentioned above? “

it sounds like it. With XDT2.7 you should be able to add that folder directly ie click “Add” and then navigate to and choose that parent folder. if that is not working you might want to experiment by creating a new folder called BPAV within that parent folder, then copying all the other files in the parent into that new BPAV folder. Then try again ie click “Add” and navigate to and choose the parent folder (not the BPAV folder itself).

[Gary Adcock]

[Andy Mees] “Then try again ie click “Add” and navigate to and choose the parent folder (not the BPAV folder itself).”

Andy

my Guess is the naming structure- if dates and names were added, I am assuming the folders are no longer readable by the application-

NO hyphens, slashes or periods in naming

USE only letters, numbers and underscores < _ > in your file names (same for P2)

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
Inside look at the IoHD

[Anthony Smedile]

Gary & Andrew,

A hearty ‘Thank You’ to you both. I just created a folder called ‘BPAV’ and dragged everything out of one of the folders that the media is stored in, fired up XDCAM transfer, clicked ‘Add’, navigated to the folder and bam, 54 clips just like it contains. Haven’t taken it any further yet as I am relishing this experience.
Hopefully it should all goes as planned from here.

Thanks Again,
Anthony