XDCAM EX directly to quicktime

[Craig Seeman]

The short answer MIGHT be Yes but the longer answer is I can’t tell because you haven’t given enough info about your setup.

You must have FCP 6.0.2 and up to have the XDCAM EX codec. I’d also suggest you download ClipBrowser 2 and XDCAM Transfer software 2.7.

If you’re attempting to use as a “web cam” it may depend on whether your computer can handle HD-SDI in or maybe the SDI in if you send SD out of the SDI.
You might also be able to use firewire if you shoot in HDV compatible mode.
You might be able to use the component out of the camera.

All that depends on what your input device/card is and your computer’s capabilities.

[Anders Meisner]

Hi!
Sorry for withholding information.

I have FCP 6.0.4
Downloaded and installed SxS Drivers
Downloaded and installed XDCAM Transfer v 2.7.1
Downloaded and installed Clip Browser v 2.0

The thing is, right now, I don’t need to get a live preview, now I just want to import my footage. I have a firewire-cable connected to the camera but nothing happens, I don’t get the camera to show up in the finder and nothing happens when I go to XDCAM Transfer or the clip browser.

Any help is highly appreciated.

[Don Greening]

[Anders Meisner] ” I have a firewire-cable connected to the camera but nothing happens”

The EX FW connection is for HDV only, for when you have another HDV compatible device such as a camera or deck hooked up to the EX. You cannot import footage to your computer using FW. Your computer will not see it.

– Don

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Ander,
Just open the XDCAM Transfer software with any SS card inserted in the Xpress slot.

Hi Don,
I haven’t used yet the FW at all.

[Don Greening] “when you have another HDV compatible device such as a camera or deck hooked up to the EX. You cannot import footage to your computer using FW.”
What means that? That you can only use the FW to dub from the EX-1 to a HDV device?
Rafael

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[Don Greening]

[Rafael Amador] “What means that? That you can only use the FW to dub from the EX-1 to a HDV device?”

I’m glad you asked, because it made me re-read the owner’s manual again. It states that you can only use the FW connection to transfer HDV material to an HDV compatible device such as a camera or a deck. This means that you need to be shooting in SQ (HDV) mode otherwise it won’t work. HDV recording also works in reverse, because the manual states that the EX will record an HDV stream to the SxS Pro cards from a connected HDV device.

What I did forget about is that the EX can transfer an HDV stream (only) to a non-linear editor via FW. Then the manual get a little vague concerning the performance of FW transfer using an NLE:

“If the playback clip is short or the playback in point is near the end of the clip, the signal may be interrupted between the clip and the next clip. When you try to capture such a signal using the non-linear editing system a malfunction may occur, depending on the non-linear editing system in use.”

The manual goes on to talk about other issues with FW and NLE’s but what it boils down to is that FW is for HDV only.

– Don

[Don Greening]

I apologize for the mis-information. You can transfer files from the EX via firewire directly to your NLE, provided that the FW connection is enabled in the EX menu and that you’re only transferring files shot in HDV mode. To enable the EX firewire connection go to the “OTHERS” menu and set the i.LINK I/O to “Enable”.

– Don