Is Apple Being Misleading About Native Editing Support?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Oliver Peters] “I think you are missing the point”

Like I said, not without third party help.

I edit native MXF files in FCP all day everyday with no rewrap/transcode.

This tutorial is old as there’s an app I use called p2 Flow that sends the files over now, but the concept is exactly the same. It works with AVC-I since v7.0:

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/garchow_jeremy/dvc_pro_hd.php

Jeremy

[Oliver Peters]

[Jeremy Garchow] “there’s an app I use called p2 Flow”

Yes, I’m familiar with it. As you said – a third party solution, because Apple WON’T do it.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Jeremy Garchow]

Aren’t some of the Avid AMA plugs written by manufacturers?

Hopefully the camera import SDK will become something similar. Who knows.

[Oliver Peters]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Aren’t some of the Avid AMA plugs written by manufacturers?”

Yes. AMA is a plug-in architecture. Avid provides the QuickTime plug-ins, as well as native ProRes support (in addition to AMA). Other AMA plug-ins (Sony, RED, Canon, etc.) are supplied by each camera manufacturer. With an AMA plug-in installed, access is direct to the native camera file from within Media Composer. IOW, you don’t go through any external third-party application between the camera files and the Media Composer interface.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com