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Sony PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX HD Camcorder clip transfer
A friend asked me if i can edit some footage shot on Sony PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX HD Camcorder and stored on Sony – SxS-1 G1A 32GB Memory Card. Do i need to download any software from Sony, and do the normal memory card readers read these cards? By the way i am using FCP 3.
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marinos,
You need the “SONY Clip Browser” and the “XDCAM Transfer” tool.
Rafael -
Final Cut PRO 3…or Final Cut STUDIO 3 (FCP 7)? BIG difference. If you have FCP3…then you can’t edit this footage at all. FCS 3 with FCP 7…then do what Raf said.
Shane
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Sorry. Final Cut Pro Studio 3. I have the XD Cam transfer tool because i used XD Cam before. But does the card go into my memory card reader?
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What are “the normal card readers?” You need a reader that accepts Express34 cards…that is what the SxS cards are. Not CF, or SD…but Express34. Some Mac Laptops have that slot built in.
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “What are “the normal card readers?” You need a reader that accepts Express34 cards…that is what the SxS cards are. Not CF, or SD…but Express34. Some Mac Laptops have that slot built in.”
Right.
Unless you have a MBP with Express slot, you need an SxS card reader, but you can also read the SxS from camera with an USB cable.
rafael -
Hi Rafael,
Is your described method above for XDCAM EX preferable to using Log and Transfer in FCP 7?Shane has an excellent tutorial on the Cow on using Log and Transfer for Canon media and P2 cards but I use EX3 media as well. I’m wondering if there is a benefit of using one method over the other?
I know that L&T does not allow transcoding of EX media to ProRez and that may be a factor.
Shane – your thoughts?
Best regards,
Chris -
Hi Chris,
L&T is the recommended method to deal with most tapeless formats mostly because many of them (mostly AVCHD from DSLRs and some camcorders) do not support TC, so L&T is the only way for media managing or to reconnect media.
EX clips has SMPTE TC, so you don’t really need L&T for this purpose.Personally I don’t use L&T because this force you to work with the full BPAV structure.
I shoot and use the Transfer plugin (stand alone) in the field to convert to QT.
I prefer to deal directly with the QT clips. BPAV folders is a source of problems.In the end is all about media managing. Going L&T gives you more options that are important when dealing with high volume of footage (for example allows you to rename the footage)
That’s not my case.
rafael -
[Chris Rowe] “Shane – your thoughts?”
Use the Clip Browser, and then convert to ProRes via the Media Manager to retain metadata. IMHO.
Shane
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Rafael & Shane,
Thanks for the replies. Is there any reason I should not be mixing the converted (through L&T) ProRez files that originated from a Canon DSLR in the same sequence as native XDCAM EX files taken in through L&T?The sequence settings are set to render ProRez and all other clip format attributes are the same.
Chris
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[Chris Rowe] “Thanks for the replies. Is there any reason I should not be mixing the converted (through L&T) ProRez files that originated from a Canon DSLR in the same sequence as native XDCAM EX files taken in through L&T?
The sequence settings are set to render ProRez and all other clip format attributes are the same.”
No Problem, just set “Render in high precision” so all the sequence will be rendered at 10b.
rafael
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