xdcam 50fps import to fcp sound sync problems

[Philip Timm]

This is something that I’ve not experienced first hand, but there are a LOT of people who are shooting on Canon XF305’s and end up importing using the Sony XDCam app, and they’re all experiencing this same audio out of sync/jerkiness problem.

I’m guessing that the Sony XDCam tool is being used because it’ll actually SEE the MXF files, where the Canon app fails to even recognise them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the problem seems to be caused by failing to copy the rushes off of the CF cards properly. The MXF files alone are insufficient. There are additional files that need to be with the MXF, in a fixed folder structure before they will be recognised properly.

A lot of people don’t seem to be copying their media from their camera rushes properly. That’s why they have data wranglers on shoots nowadays; it’s NOT just copy & pasting files.

This is yet another msg in a thread of no answers, but I hope someone DOES find an answer soon!

[Kel Russin]

Hi all,
Did anybody find a solution for this mess?

[Chris Cornwell]

Aloha everyone,

I was given a set of XF305 rushes that had been copied onto the hard drive. For what it’s worth, I ran into the same audio syncing issues, but was able to import them without problems into FCP by replicating the folder structure on the card (CONTENTS/CLIPS001/INDEX.MIF + JOURNAL + JWO..”) and logging and transferring them in FCP after installing the Canon FCP plugin.

[Andre Lavoie]

did a solution occurred?… i have the same out of sync-scratchy sound problem, and i received the mxf on a disc, already imported…. help!!!!!

[Thierry Humeau]

Having the exact same issue here, metadata got screwed up and we only have the MXFs to work with. XDCAM Transfer Tool import the file in FCP but audio totally wacky. Any update/fix on that issue? MXF work fine in Premiere Pro CS6 or AVID. Thanks.

[Andy Mees]

Hey Thierry

You say “exact same issue” … can you confirm then that you are trying to import Canon XF305 (or similar) MXF media using Sony XDCAM Transfer software? If so then that is likely the issue. Sony’s software is wrapping and tagging the media according to properties of Sony XDCAM HD clip format, not Canon’s version. Try using Canon’s own tools (XF Utility) instead … or maybe you can try Convergent Design’s FileConverter?

Cheers
Andy

[Thierry Humeau]

I got the official word from Canon today… XDCAM TRansfer Tool for Final Cut is not compatible with Canon MXF files which require Canon’s own XF plugin for importing to FCPro. Our problem is that the metadata was compromised (producers renamed folders and moved files around….) and I can only now work with the raw MXF video files. Canon says only solution is to transcode those file to a FCPro compatible codec. Doing that now using Adobe Media Encoder.

Cheers,