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RE: working with HDV or XDCAM ?
hi there… does anyone know the workflow for using HDV or XDCAM footage in after effects ? How does it come out of the camera and will I need to convert it before bringing it in to after effects ?
kind regards
Ben
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6 Replies
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It depends on whether the camera you plan to use is tape-based (HDV) or file-based (HDV and XDCAM).
If it’s file-based (ie, it records video on memory cards or discs) Adobe video applications (like AE and Premiere Pro) will handle the native file as recorded by the camera. No need to transcode or re-wrap. You just drag the folder from the SxS card or optical disc to your hard drive, and then import the files into your After Effects or Premiere Pro project.
If it’s tape-based, After Effects will also work with native files. But you will have to transfer them from tape using Premiere Pro. Of course you could also use other editing applications, but those apps may need to re-wrap the files to another format while capturing.
Adolfo Rozenfeld · Adobe
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thnaks that’s good to know
but what formats do they come out of in HDV and XDCAM
what file do you get and work with in after effects ?
is it an M2t file ?
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HDV is m2t.
XDCAM uses the MXF container.Adolfo Rozenfeld · Adobe
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thanks very much
so After Effects will import an MXF file then no problem ?
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Yes, but just not any MXF file out there. It will handle MXF files as used in the XDCAM and P2/DVCPRO HD formats. Those it will handle directly, as recorded by the cameras.
Adolfo Rozenfeld · Adobe
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HDV is tape.
XDCAM and XDCAM HD are MXF
XDCAM EX on card is MP4, it can be re-wrapped to MXF.
My AE CS4 on the Mac only imports XDCAM EX wrapped in MP4. I don’t get any XDCAM MXF files imported, only Panasonic P2.
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