Clip Browser and FCP X

[Ian Cook]

XDCAM Transfer does not work in plugin mode but v 2.12 can be run standalone under Leopard/Snow Leopard. Clip Browser isn’t a Final Cut Pro plugin; v 2.6 remains qualified for Leopard/Snow Leopard with no further development for Lion. Going forward, XDCAM Browser will be qualified for both FCPX and Lion and will replace both XDCAM Transfer and EX Clip Browser.

[Bob Tompkins]

That’s sort of confusing. I have Transfer and Clip Browser. Is XDCam Browser different and is there a link for the download?

So how do I get an SxS card into FCP X?

[Don Greening]

The unaltered XDCAM .mp4 footage is supposed to be compatible with FCPX, meaning you can drop the clips into the program and it will display the files natively without transcoding to a .mov container. Can you not navigate to your copied BPAV folder within FCPX and import? My buddy has successfully edited XDCAM EX clips and 5D footage in the same timeline without issue. I’ve just never bothered to ask him with the initial procedure is since I’m not planning to get FCPX for a while.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Michael Palmer]

“I’m not planning to get FCPX for a while.”

Or at all for me.

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Don Greening]

Ah, Michael my good friend, never say never. Perhaps in the not too distant future Apple may discover the shining path of reason and actually make FCPX into a professional program for professionals – again, instead of an iMovie on ‘roids 🙂

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Michael Palmer]

Sure and we can start editing directly from our iphones ipads and ipods, and distribute to itunes. iwon’t

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Craig Seeman]

Don, I’ve tried getting the EX mp4 into FCPX and I get files with black video.

Apple has this
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4724
Maybe I’m missing something but all I got was black.

Note it says nothing about wrap to .mov though.
It seems XDCAM Transfer is the conduit.

XDCAM Transfer which Sony has EOL’d and is not going to be made compatible with Lion.

Even if the above works it seems like it’ll only be temporary as people move to Lion.

Only Ian knows for sure but it would seem XDCAM Browser will be the conduit at some point. Having to use a conduit program in any case is still awkward.

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I am going to give this another run through as time permits. If someone doesn’t beat me to it, I’ll expand a bit on Apple KBase if it helps. Of course someone reading this post might beat me to it so if I serve as catalyst so be it.

[Ian Cook]

As I mentioned in my previous post you can use Transfer in standalone mode (the plug-in integration doesn’t currently work in X) to rewrap to .mov, which is the process outlined in the Apple KB article. Will have another update shortly but for the near term at least we will be rewrapping to .mov. XDCAM Transfer is EOL but Browser will be getting some updates for plug-in integration (with X; already works with 7) and and standalone mode (currently not supported at all).

[Don Greening]

I’ll ask my buddy how he did it. He’s running an iMac with Snow leopard.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Steve Connor]

Depressingly doesn’t sound like any native XDCam file support in FCPX anytime soon

Steve Connor
Adrenalin Television

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