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Bruce Cooke
July 26, 2017 at 5:31 pm in reply to: Importing P-2 media into Media Composer 8.4.5

I think P-2 AMA Plugin was the issue. I didn’t have it. Once installed, things seem to be working – with a few quirks here or there. If I change the “Link” settings, “P-2 Import” becomes a File menu option and seems to work. If I return “Link” settings to auto, “Link Media” allows me to link to the P-2 media.

Thanks for your help. I wonder since I’m dealing with MXF files, whether there’s really any benefit to importing rather than linking?

Bruce Cooke
Bruce Cooke
July 23, 2017 at 7:18 pm in reply to: Importing P-2 media into Media Composer 8.4.5

Thanks for reply. Source Browser isn’t available until 8.6, I’m using 8.5.4. I will upgrade if it works. It worked for you?

I did trying linking to the folder as you described using “Link media.” I selected the folder as you described. I labeled each P2 card by number. I selected the “002” folder, which contains the content folder and text file. A BIN Selection dialogue box opened and I placed the linked file in a bin. The icon for a “linked” file appeared normal. However, when I tried to view the footage, all that I see is a low res freeze frame of the media.

I’m not sure why “Link” would act differently whether accessed via the Link menu (8.4.5) or Source Browser (8.6). I would appreciate any thoughts you have.

Bruce Cooke
Bruce Cooke
July 23, 2017 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Importing P-2 media into Media Composer 8.4.5

Thanks for the reply. I’m not using Resolve. Did try to transcode clips as an alternative. It appears that P2 card store the audio and video separately. The test file I transcoded and then linked into Media Composer project, looked good, but not play in the source window.

Bruce Cooke
Bruce Cooke
February 4, 2015 at 5:03 am in reply to: Problem using “Log & transfer” in FCP 7.0.3 to ingest AVCHD footage

Eric,

Thanks for the advise. They are MTS files. I didn’t realize there was such variation of formats within AVCHD. I’ll download the ClipWrap demo and try it out. Any idea whether Avid works with MTS files?

Thanks again for your help.

Bruce Cooke
Bruce Cooke
February 4, 2015 at 4:56 am in reply to: Difficulty “logging and transferring “AVCHD footage into FCP7

Shane,

Thanks for your advice. We’re using OS 10.7.5, so I can use ClipWrap2. I’ll try the demo. The footage was shot on a Panasonic AG-AC90, which I believe came out a year and a half ago. I didn’t realize there was such variation of formats within ACVHD. I knew the footage needed to be converted to Pro Res to work with.

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I’ve been at this for awhile. I started editing 35/16mm film on a flatbed transitioned to linear video editing, off and on-line. Then moved to non-linear, from the earliest systems on, shooting on Beta and Digital-beta then moved to Hi Def, P-2 cards and now SD cards.

Thanks again for your help.

Bruce Cooke