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XDCAM to Apple ProRes 422?
I’m trying to capture EX XDCAM 1080i footage as Apple ProRes 422 using Log and Transfer and it won’t allow it.
I’ve downloaded the newest XDCam transfer software as well as the plugin and there is still no option in Log and Transfer preferences for XDCam footage.
Any idea of another way to get this footage captured as Apple Pro Res?
Thanks so much.Nick
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hmm…I could be misunderstanding the whole “convert to prores on import” thing, but I believe you can’t convert XDCam to ProRes because FCP already has native support for XDCam, where as with a codec like AVC-Intra, it doesn’t. So you can convert that to ProRes.
So either capture and convert to ProRes with Compressor, or capture and work in a ProRes timeline
Rob Grauert, Jr.
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You can render to ProRes422 in your timeline, but converting your footage to ProRes422 is a moot point. It won’t make the footage any better. And render times are about the same as using XDCAM compared to ProRes422 (not HQ).
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Wayne Carey
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The reason I don’t want to just render to Pro Res is I want to eliminate the XDCam codec all together for the offline edit because I have found it to be completely unstable in FCP and causes crashes several times a day. I have experienced this on 2 projects now where XDCam has been mixed with other codecs in the same timeline.
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Well, I can tell you this… Mixing ProRes422 with anything else is a very slow rendering process. Mixing formats is very possible but not advised for smooth editing. We try to avoid this at all cost when possible.
The question here is… What is the majority of your footage format?_______________________________
Wayne Carey
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The majority is XDCam but I’ve been cutting in XDCam sequences and it’s still crashing.
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Make sure that yor software is up to date and trash your prefs.
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Wayne Carey
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If you mix XDCAM with ANYTHING else, use a ProRes timeline. Trying to add non-XDCAM footage to an XDCAM sequence makes FCP unstable. But, work in a ProRes sequence and things will go much smoother.
The only way to convert XDCAM to ProRes is via the Media Manager or Compressor…AFTER you import everything as XDCAM via the Transfer Tool.
Shane
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Good point, Shane. Sometimes we forget to add the everyday stuff to our posts.
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Wayne Carey
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Something is wrong w/your system if you are getting crashes like that using XDCAM EX footage. Where I’m at we have about 13 editors and we started using the EX-1 cameras about 18 months ago and we haven’t had any issues like that. We’ve mixed it with HDV, DVCPro HD, Animation (GFX) and ProRes.
-Andrew
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No not the system, already changed computers, re-installed then updated all the software etc. I think it has to do with a combination of all the different codecs and the size of the project, roughly 175mbs.
It a documentary with 200 hours of footage, Many many sequences etc.
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