Trouble transferring footage from an EX1 into FCP 6.0.1

[Jared Cicon]

Hey David,
I’m afraid I am a bit more of a rookie than you give me credit for. some of the instructions you are providing are over my head (relating to naming of files). I think at this point it is just a matter of information overload.

Now that I have updated to FCP 6.0.6., Don is currently walking me through a single stage process (Using XDCAM Transfer) that should help me get the footage into FCP. Thanks for helping out here. I appreciate you guys taking the time to help a novice like myself.

Jared

[Scott Sheriff]

Jared,
What I did was start with a fresh HD.
Install SL, then install FCS2, the run the auto update. Update any drivers that aren’t SL ready. Then what I did was put my old system drive in a different bay, and moved anything I was missing like data files and other aps from the old Sys drive to the new. The only thing I had to do is get a new driver for my Contour Shuttle /jog knob.
When I was done, all was working well, but I went back to my old Leopard sys drive. Every couple of days I would pop in the new sys drive and run the auto update. Once there was an update for SL, which was about a week or so after the release, I left that drive in place as my sys drive, and have been using it since.
I don’t think you need the old updates to be installed in order. I’m guessing the auto update checks your system and provides what is needed. A fresh FCP6 (6.0) install last August (see above) with just the latest auto update, produced the same results as my original FCP6 install from two years that has been progressively auto updated. Both ended up as 6.06.
I think the majority of problems most folks are having is not doing the ultimate clean install, since it is a bit more work, but I think its the way to go.

Scott Sheriff
Director
SST Digital Media
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com