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Premiere and Ikegami GFCam HDS-V10
Hi all,
Is anyone working with media recorded on GFPak via an Ikegami GFCam? We just started working with the Adobe production suite, and I can’t seem to find any reference to the best way to import clips recorded to a GFPak. In Avid, the GFPak mxf (which I believe is similar but not identical to XDCAM) must be transcoded to a different codec to allow for playback and storage.
Does anyone have a workflow suggestion for removing clips from the GFPak to the storage harddrive, and what format/codec conversion might suit the clips’ playback best?
Thanks!
Lindsay
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Just in case anyone’s curious, I found a solution to the Ikegami import problem. It requries the plug-in at the link below. It’s a little bit pricey, but seems to be the only option out there.
https://www.mainconcept.com/products/apps-plug-ins/plug-ins-for-adobe/codec-suite.html
Among other things I attempted, which all failed, was to pass it through Media Encoder first, but neither AME or PP had hte capacity to link the audio and video mxf files stored on the GFPak.
The plug-in allows PP to do so, and media may be imported using the Media Browser. While PP links the audio and video it does not hide the file structure like it does with P2, just giving you a thumbnail image. You need to be sure to pull your clips from the ‘Video’ folder. The audio will come right along with upon import, have no fear!
Happy to say I only really struggled with this for a solid day with the help of my IT staff . I thought it would have taken much longer to find a solution.
Lindsay
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