EX1 QT files

[Greg Ball]

Guys, you bring up good points. I’ll do that in the future.

But I never turn over my editing to another party. I always edit in FCP. In this case I’m refusing to edit for this client any longer, and I’ve offered them the footage to take elsewhere.

So again I can give them this free converter ling to convert quicktime to MXF?

[Rafael Amador]

[Greg Ball] “So again I can give them this free converter ling to convert quicktime to MXF?
“
It works great, but I think that only in Mac.
If they don’t have a Mac, you will have to export the MFX for them.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Michael Palmer]

OK drag each clip onto the time line separately and export them on by one as Sony XD Cam. You first need to set the Sequence Audio tape to dual mono and you can put everything back as original. Craig Seeman has a nice little tutorial here somewhere showing each step.

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Greg Ball]

If this works well on a mac, why not just give them the Quicktime files the way they are.? All I do is take the shooter’s files and import them into FCP and it work perfectly.

I don’t understand why I should bother to drag each of about 400 clips to a timeline to export them as Michael suggests

[Michael Palmer]

If they have FCP 6.0.2 or newer they should have no problem. If you were the person who disregarded the original files and they need them back them you should return the footage back to original.

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Craig Seeman]

[Craig Seeman]

It may even depend on why you and the client are parting ways. If they are interrupting your standard workflow one could argue that they get stuck with the files as you get them since you began following your standard workflow. I would not use the workflow you use though.

Natively those mov files will only work in FCP 6.0.2 and up and they are being hit with an awkward workflow (possibly with costs involved) to use files in another NLE.

[Rafael Amador]

I think that the best way may be the Convergent-design converter.
Your customers will get the original individual clips just as MFX.
I have tried with the EX-1 and NANO (422) files.
You can batch re-wrap.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Greg Ball]

I don’t know what they have. I fired my client, and in the firing I told them I’d give them the footage to take elsewhere. They’re not paying me for this and I’m not giving any more time to convert files. I’m told that anyone can download the ex1 codec and use it. Isn’t this true?

[Craig Seeman]

[Greg Ball] “I fired my client, and in the firing I told them I’d give them the footage to take elsewhere.”
In that case hand them the MOV files and move on (or away). If they can’t figure out what to do maybe they’ll realize what you’re worth in 20/20 hindsight.

[Greg Ball] “I’m told that anyone can download the ex1 codec and use it. Isn’t this true?
“

No. ClipBrowser (cross platform) and XDCAM Transfer (Mac Only) are free but the codec is generally part of the NLE. ClipBrowser can re-wrap the MP4 to MXF or MOV or leave as MP4 as needed. That’s why MP4 is the camera master. MXF or MOV may require third party plugins, not from Sony and not free.

If they are tech savvy (or get such consultant) they may claim you didn’t give them the camera masters and you’d be in for a fight. They could even “win” since handing them MOV may be evidence that your workflow is flawed (not saving the camera masters) even if the MOV are lossless derivatives.

In ALL CASES, the BPAVs are masters and they should be archived because the unforeseen happens.