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XDCAM EX and Avid
New post, same project.
First off, here are some specs
– 2.4 Duel GHz processors
– 2.00 GB of RAM
– Media Composer with Mojo SDI 3.0
– Avid Unity storageDoes anyone have any experience with using Sony XDCAM EX and avid? The EX uses flash memory instead of optical drives. I figured out how to export clips into mxf’s using sony’s clip browser software. Then, I imported into avid with no problem.
So my question; is there a cleaner way to do it? Right now, disk space is being used by the original clips (long mpeg, whatever that means), the exported mxf file, and then the file avid built upon import.
i tried draggin the exported mxf’s into the new Avid Media Files bin, but avid rejected it. Avid wanted to quarentine the files.
Is it the way I’m importing them? I’ve created a 1080p/23.976 project. I’m importing the clips as DNxHD 115 MxF. Picked this setting almost at random. sounded bigger than 36, smaller than 175.
which brings up a second question, what do these settings represent? the avid page just compares the new settings to sd settings, but uses a different set of numbers. 145 MxF. not sure how it translates.
thanks for your help!
cc
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Chris. The XDCAM EX files are in a .mp4 file wrapper so they must be converted to .mxf for the Avid to import. With 3.0 you can import these 35 mbits or 25 mbits XDCAM EX clips and edit without having to convert them to DNxHD 115 which takes up more space. When you add effects they will have to be at an Avid resolution when rendering. Also, you will want to render to one Avid resolution when you output the program.
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