Workflow for Using PX270 AVC-LongG Footage IN FCPX?

[Jorgen Gustafson]

I’m using Intra100 for post, but sometimes I’m just shoting a long show and it’s going right to archive without any post…and the I use Long-G. Not even apps like MXF Converter or MXF Wrapper Pro can read the Panasonic Long-G. The strange thing is that Compressor swallow this codec and I can re-pack it to “ordinary” H.264/.mov for archiving :-D. That’s strange…Compressor takes it, but no other app!
I really hope that they fix this – a Panasonic AJ-PX270 gets much more useful if you can use all codecs/settings – it gets more versatile.

(I just notised that QT7pro can play this MXF files with Long-G – maybe that’s why also Compressor can take them)

[David Schumacher]

This is amazing to learn! Which version of Compressor are you using? How do you bring the footage into compressor (ie all the different folders, etc)?

[Jorgen Gustafson]

I just drop the MXF file into Compressor.

(I have a plug named “MXFImporter.component” in the QuickTime plugin folder. If this plug is Apple standard – or if I have installed it when installing all those apps I’ve tried past years – I don’t know)

[David Schumacher]

Unfortunately I tried dropping a couple of AVC-G files into Compressor but as soon as I try dropping the output setting on them Compressor crashes. I have MXFImporter.component installed too.

Which version of Compressor are you running and which OS?

[Jorgen Gustafson]

I have the latest of everything…always :-).
My succes must be ’cause of the MXFImporter.component and I now know where I got it from – it’s from Hamburg Pro Media. I have MXF4mac installed and the QT plug makes my Compressor also like MXF – even if it’s Panasonic Long-G codec inside 🙂

https://hamburgpromedia.com

[Tony Peck]

It looks like apple just added AVC-Long Gop support. I have not tried it yet. Hopefully it works well.

[Jorgen Gustafson]

Nope. Doesn’t work. Updated to FCPX 10.1.4 and Pro Video Formats 2.0 software update – still can’t import an MXF file with Panasonic LongG codec: “None of the selected files or folders can be imported. Change the selection and try again.”
Sad bad job, Apple. You can do better than this.
I have reported it. One of the main things about this update was to support MXF LongG – Apple is bragging about it – and just this specific thing is NOT working. What can I say? Don’t they even test the updates themself? Maybe they just dp theoretical checks – reading the code – actually not trying to import anything in real life? 😀

[Tony Peck]

I just did a quick test and it worked great in FCPX. I had no problems at all. I only shot 5 minutes of video. I I’m going to do another test with longer footage.

[Jorgen Gustafson]

I’m comunicating with Apple now – they want to know what camera (AJ-PX270EJ) I used to create the file. The file is alson not on card – it’s copied from card to hard disk. The drama goes on. 🙂

[Jorgen Gustafson]

QuickTime 7 Pro plays the file, but something is wrong:

QT says the file is 5,3 GB – it is not…it’s 238 MB in Finder and that’s right (it’s just one minute of 720p50).

QT says it plays with 746 Mbit/s!!! That’s also totally crazy – it’s a LongG file at 25 Mbit/s.

So – I have to make another file for testing, but the cam is not here now. And it’s scary if the camera make corrupted files (I have latest firmware).

I will do different files, maybe it’s just 720p50 that is a strange bastard.

I’ll be back.