XDCAM Browser still just BPAV?

[Craig Seeman]

I am completely confused about what you’re trying to accomplish.
You can copy BPAV and/or you can wrap BPAV to MOV. That hasn’t changed as far as I can tell.

In either case you should always backup your BPAV with CRC checking because if the MOV files are become damaged for any reason, your toast without a backup.

[Ron Pestes]

Yes, I know about CRC but was hoping it could be done with the option of making a .MOV download. The two step process is not fast enough for me so I make two downloads to separate drives for safety.

Apple Certified Master Pro FCS 2
Sony EX-3
MacBook Pro

[Ian Cook]

Hi ron,

If you are asking about using the app in standalone mode to re-wrap to .mov, without FCP running, then no, unfortunately that’s not possible in 1.0. We have already asked for this functionality, which is present in XDCAM Transfer. I’d recommend you use XDCAM Transfer 2.12.

Hope this helps and thx for the feedback,

Ian

Ian Cook
Sony Broadcast and Professional Company

[Ron Pestes]

Yes, I have been using Transfer for this. I was just hoping for a one step solution. Hopefully in the next version?

Apple Certified Master Pro FCS 2
Sony EX-3
MacBook Pro

[Craig Seeman]

So Registration for FCP is ghosted is because it’s simply not functional without FCP open. I had been playing with it with FCP amount and assumed it was performing all the same functions of both ClipBrowser and XDCAM Transfer as I thought that was the intent.

[Craig Seeman]

In FCP there’s now an Import XDCAM Browser in addition to Import XDCAM. The former opens the new XDCAM Browser.

XDCAM Browser can not wrap to .mov unless FCP is open as you note.

In short, while XDCAM Browser can wrap to .mov when called within FCP like XDCAM Transfer, it can not do it as a stand alone like XDCAM Transfer.

So it seems XDCAM Browser is like ClipBrowser with the addition of being able to call in from within FCP for direct wrap to .mov import.

You can already import from within FCP with XDCAM Transfer. You can already import from within FCP with Log & Transfer with Sony Plugin.

You can use ClipBrowser to copy BPAV. You can now use XDCAM Browser to copy BPAV.

XDCAM Browser improves workflow how? Please do explain. I’m sure I’m missing something.

[Craig Seeman]

Upon closer inspection I agree with you Ron. If it doesn’t change the two step process it’s not a workflow improvement at all. A workflow improvement would be a Copy and a Wrap to .mov in one program without having to open FCP.

[Ron Pestes]

I agree, the new Browser does not seem to help us much with workflow. Also, setting in and out points takes time to make a new clip, you can’t just set the points and import, it just makes a new clip in the Explorer window. You still have to do another step to import it.

Apple Certified Master Pro FCS 2
Sony EX-3
MacBook Pro

[Ian Cook]

All your observations are correct, Craig.

XDCAM Browser was not intended to radically change the existing workflow. The idea was to start consolidating the features (and development costs) of all the different applications into one application that will be easier to support and maintain. Also keep in mind that this is version 1.0. There will be additional features and fixes added as the application matures.

Ian

[Craig Seeman]

While I certainly appreciate the long term goal but it means for the time being Sony now has to support Clip Browser, XDCAM Transfer, Log & Transfer FCP plugin and now XDCAM Browser. It’s currently more overlap than consolidation.

Adding stand alone wrap to .mov would have cleared up much of the above since it could replace Clip Browser and Transfer for most people.