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Using Clip Browser for the Sony XDCam into FCP
I’ve asked this before and understand that Clip Browser (the application for converting media files from the Sony XDCam HD camera into FCP) ONLY works with FCP 6 on one of the new Intel Macs. Does anyone know if there are ANY work-arounds for this? If one is on an older Mac with FCP 5, is there any hope for any kind of work around or application where i could take the original .MFX files and convert them into say DVCProHD or some other format that wouldn’t lose quality?
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Damon
You don;t want/need Clip Browser, instead try using Sony’s XDCAM Transfer Tool, which works back as far as FCP 5.1.2 for XDCAM HD (thats when the XDCAM HD codec was intro’d to FCP) and the app runs fine on older Macs too. Once you have the MXF files imported and rewrapped as .MOV’s then you can use FCP, Compressor, Episode, MPEG Streamclip or any other suitable app to convert those files to whichever target codec you need.
Cheers
Andy -
Agreed, we have the Sony tool running on a Dual 2.6 ghz PowerPC as well as several Intel G5’s with no problems. Even have edited XDCam 1080 24p and added DVCPro50 footage to the project and run it with out render (green lines) on the older G5.
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excellent THANKS, i downloaded Transfer Tool V 2.1 at https://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowContent.action?site=biz_en_GB&contentId=1166605189229
Not sure this is exactly what i need, the Sony website is a bit confusing but until i get some Sony MFX clips to experiment with i won’t know. The user guide still says one needs FCP 6.1 but the site specs say different.
Btw, when you say “wrapped as MOV’s” is that not good enough for direct usage in FCP? Or do they need to be re-exported into a more edit-friendly codec? What codec are the ‘first-pass’ converted MOV’s (from the MXF files) in?Also just out of curiosity, if i may shift subjects, do you have any opinion over the Panasonic HVX200 (DVCProHD) vs the Sony XDCAM (Mpeg2) in terms of, which you feel is better, higher quality, etc
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