XDCAM and FCP 5

[Jose Panadero]

You have to copy the MXF FIles into your computer. Once you have MXF files on your hard disk, you need to extract the IMX MPEG-2 media
data and store it within QuickTime media files. This process requires a third-party
plug-in (Telestream) that extends the ability of Final Cut Pro to import MXF-encoded media. Once
your IMX media has been converted from MXF to QuickTime media files, you can
import the QuickTime media files into Final Cut Pro.

IMX can be recorded using NTSC or PAL video standards at three possible bit rates
(30, 40, and 50 Mbps). Final Cut Pro supports real-time editing and effects using the
50 Mbps IMX format. You can use 30 and 40 Mbps IMX in Final Cut Pro, but the
RT Extreme playback engine does not support these formats

[Morten Raarup]

Does this keep Tc reference?. I mostly do onlining and colorgrading on project already edit in AVID or FCP, and the I just get at seqence that I have to batch.

Morten Raarup
On Off Line Postproduction
Copenhagen, Denmark

[Jose Panadero]

As far as I know, MXF is a container for the media, like QuickTime.

That plug-in only changes this container from MXF to QT.

Regards

[Mark Maness]

I am a current user of all this new technology. We use the Flip4Mac MXF Plugin and it works greaat. It does only have one issue that I’m not very keen on. When you import your footage, it imports all eight channels of audio even if you only used two of them. But it does work and works really well. There is a word of caution though. Make sure that you shoot all your footage in IMX50 codec only and you need a really fast computer for the video tracks to be realtime. IMX is a processor intensive codec so be aware of that. Oh yeah…. one more thing. You need to have your shots on the disc shot as individual shots as takes instead of the old school of just letting the tape run. If you do this you may end up with a 10 minute long Quicktime movie that you may only need 30 seconds of. So, when you are shooting and you need seperate takes, press the record button off and then on again to make a seperate clip on your disc. This will relieve you of alot of headaches.

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions