XDCAM import to other than uncompressed

[Gary Adcock]

[enzojeanb] “Is there any way to import XDCAM HD footage to FCP in a lower resolution than uncompressed HD,”

Sony created a XDCam ingest plugin that allows you to work with the Native (compressed) XDcam files. Why aren’t you using that. or the Flip 4 Mac version?

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows

[Andy Mees]

… for file transfer? No. The idea of the tapeless workflow revolves around the principle of shooting and then editing with the native footage. With XDCAM HD you are shooting to Sony’s MPEG HD format. The transfer software is just moving the raw media from the XDCAM disc to your media drive. There is no transcoding.

Yes, you can also capture as DV via AV/C mode, or similarly, via the HD/SD SDI / Composite outputs of the deck, if you have one, and thence to an IO card or device that will transcode to a different codec of your choosing.

Or you can batch recompress all your ingested media to a different codec using Media Manager, Compressor, or an alternative dedicated application.

[Jean Baillargeon]

Hi Gary

Sorry… I looked on Sony’s site for the lug in you mentionned… couldn’t find anything relating… can you be more specific…

As well… I thought the only media on XDCAM disks was uncompressed except for the proxy files which I can’t use in FCP or maybe I can and just don’t know how to do

Thanks for the advice…

Jean

[Jean Baillargeon]

Hey

I was already do the SDI out capture to a dv codec… I wanted to know if there was a more streamlined way of just accessing the XDCAM data. You mentioned using the media manager to recompress to another codec. Does the timecode data stay the same across the rrepcompress cause I tried exporting the uncompressed files to another codec and timecode did not track across…

thanks

Jean

[Gary Adcock]

I had no problem finding these links

https://flip4mac.com/pro_xdcam.htm

https://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/FCP_XDCAMHD_whitepaper.pdf.

https://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/xdcamDownload.shtml

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows

[Jeremy Doyle]

How are you getting your files uncompressed?