Alex Bluffield
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We’ve just bought a new machine and upgraded existing to Snow Leopard. We use 2 XDCAM HD (F330 & F350) cameras and the current version of Sony’s XDCAM transfer software (2.10). We went to transfer for the first time today in Snow Leopard and hit this problem.
The XDCAM transfer software is unable to fetch the proxy data (both stills and low-res Quicktimes). It can transfer the clips into FCP, you have to cancel each error message, but can import as you normally would. However, as you have no proxy file for previewing it makes naming and choosing clips a non-starter. Sony’s line is that they not officially supporting Snow Leopard yet and are estimating a fix for this next Spring!!! So anyone in the same boat as us will be hopping mad too. We’re rolling one machine back to Leopard as an ingest station – that’s the only option at the moment. If you’re using EX cameras they’ve released a new Snow Leopard driver for the SxS cards.
If anyone else has the same problem please phone Sony & complain – the more people that call them, the sooner they’ll update the software.
Best,
Alex
Alex Bluffield
Final Cut Pro Editor
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We’ve just bought a new machine and upgraded existing to Snow Leopard. We use 2 XDCAM HD (F330 & F350) cameras and the current version of Sony’s XDCAM transfer software (2.10). We went to transfer for the first time today in Snow Leopard and hit this problem.
The XDCAM transfer software is unable to fetch the proxy data (both stills and low-res Quicktimes). It can transfer the clips into FCP, you have to cancel each error message, but can import as you normally would. However, as you have no proxy file for previewing it makes naming and choosing clips a non-starter. Sony’s line is that they not officially supporting Snow Leopard yet and are estimating a fix for this next Spring!!! So anyone in the same boat as us will be hopping mad too. We’re rolling one machine back to Leopard as an ingest station – that’s the only option at the moment. If you’re using EX cameras they’ve released a new Snow Leopard driver for the SxS cards.
If anyone else has the same problem please phone Sony & complain – the more people that call them, the sooner they’ll update the software.
Best,
Alex
Alex Bluffield
Final Cut Pro Editor
W: https://www.a2bpostproduction.co.uk -
What machine are you on Kevin?
Alex Bluffield
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He’s keyframed lots of Motion parameters like scale and position, so resetting them will destroy hrs of work. Still don’t understand why fcp’s not returning the sequences to their native codec without messing up the aspect ratio? Are there any other options?
Best,
Alex.
Alex Bluffield
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Yes there is a 108025p vbr EX option – I’m on 6.05, possibly came in one of the fcp updates?
Alex Bluffield
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Hi Hugh,
when you say ‘latest version’ I assume you mean FCP7. I know that in FCP6 there is no 25p option and as you rightly say you should use the 1080i EX codec. All these cameras record 2 fields of video – in progressive mode they just segement them. I believe when you export your timeline – the video will be ‘resegemented’ back to progressive frames.
Alex Bluffield
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Iain – I’d say it’s always better to master an older version before you move on the next one. If your happy with it and its doing what you want and your still learning new tricks – then stick with it. When it reaches the point when you want to do more – that’s the time to upgrade 🙂
Best,
Alex.
Alex Bluffield
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Stewart – if you don’t a video card in your Mac like a Kona or black magic, then a simple way to downconvert your sequence is to create a new SD sequence – PAL 10 bit uncompressed for maximum quality, if top quality not so important could create a ProRes 422 or 422 HQ PAL 10bit uncompressed sequence. Copy your HDV timeline and drop it in your new sequence. It will have a bright green preview render bar over it. Export as a Quicktime – use current settings – a reference file will be quicker. Now open that quicktime export in Compressor and apply the appropiate SD DVD setting. Compress and export for DVD studio pro and make your client’s DVD.
Best,
Alex.
Alex Bluffield
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That’s interesting Ace. Possibly we’ve tried pushing the iMac’s gfx card beyond it’s capabilities. I don’t know enough about the various gfx cards in the different Mac models, only that the Pro models have better ones.
Exporting your Motion file as a MOV is the doing the same thing as what FCP does when it renders it on the timeline. With the benefit that you can watch it in real time immediately when it import it into fcp. We still haven’t got a definitive answer on the crash though, have we!! Apple!
best,
Alex
Alex Bluffield
Final Cut Pro Editor
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Hi guys,
It’s not only ProresHQ as I experienced this crash today whilst trying to render a Motion file on my timeline in XDCAM HD. It was a big Motion file with embedded video, graphics etc about 30 seconds long. I rendered less complex motion files fine, but this one kept crashing with the ProGraphics Plugin Crash message. I’m working on an iMac, 2.66 GHz, OS 10.5.6, 4GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics card. Perhaps it’s an iMac specific issue related to the graphics card?? I exported my file as a MOV from Motion and re-imported back into FCP – that solved my problem. Is it Motion files you were trying to render or a whole load of stuff?
Best,
Alex.
Alex Bluffield
Final Cut Pro Editor
W: https://www.a2bpostproduction.co.uk