Eric Peters
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The US XDCam “minisite” has not been updated with a link specific to XDCam Transfer v2.9.0. However, if you follow the link to their support area where you download the software from, you will see that it IS available. This update allows write-back of MXF files to the clip folder on XDCam discs on the U1 via a Mac. Be aware, you have to have an Intel machine to do this (no PowerPC support based on what I read) and OS 10.5.6.
Here’s the link to the XDCam Transfer downloads page:
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I’ve done some testing with the Photo JPEG format at full HD frame size and can say from experience that this would not be the way to go if you need to use multiclips. Multiclips of the full-size HD Photo JPEG variety are a real bear to work with. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution to this problem. To really achieve what you need to do and be able to use multiclips efficiently and effectively, you’d need to do a traditional offline-online workflow like Shane is recommending with the Offline RT HD codec.
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My bad… You’re correct. Using the XDCam MXF export functionality allows for limited compression types. Taking a closer look, it does allow you to do more than just XDCam formats but not much more.
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If you have Sony’s XDCam Transfer software installed on your system, you should be able to easily export the MXF file that you need by going to File > Export > Sony XDCam in FCP.
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If you export via Quicktime Conversion, you can constrain the frame size to be a true 16×9 frame size instead of anamorphic. Of course, exporting via QT Conversion will also take longer than your standard QT export.
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I’ve been in your situation before, and let me tell you… The easiest, most pain-free way of dealing with this in the long run is to suck it up and copy & paste your 23.98 sequence into the 29.97 timeline and fix the frames it has created in the transfer. If your final destination is 29.97, this really is the easiest way to go. If you stick with a 23.98 timeline and have an AJA or Blackmagic do the conversion to 29.97 for you on the way out of the box onto tape, it becomes more of a pain than it is really worth to do insert edits or pick up an output that has dropped frames than the time it would have taken to copy & paste into the new sequence.
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Reinstalling Motion might do the trick. I’ve honestly never actually come across this, but if you can afford to reinstall, it definitely couldn’t hurt. Otherwise, if you don’t actually use those templates, you theoretically could just remove them…
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Have you tried looking at the Atom Strand.HD template? It is possible there is corruption there that is causing the crash… Perhaps try moving all of the “Atom Strand.HD” associated files out of the Motion templates folder and attempt to start up with them gone.
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Have you tried trashing your FCP preferences? I would give that a go and see if that clears up your problem.
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David,
Let me know if you are still in need of someone to do this, as I know someone who would very much enjoy helping you with this.
Eric