Floh Peters
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Btw, the XDCam transfer software works in 2 steps; first the XDCam MXF file gets rewrapped into QuickTime by the XDCam transfer software, then the QuickTime gets imported into Media 100 into a codec of your choice. If you look into your media directory you should see either 2 copies of each file or subfolders; open them in QuickTime player to see the file before the Media 100 import; you also can see what codec is used in QuickTime player…
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Pretty much everything is possible 😉
First thing I would check what format the clips were shot in. You can see that in the information section of the XDCam window. Then do a “check for installed components” from the help window. Is everything green?
Next, how did you get the material? On XDCam disc?
Are the XDCam codecs installed on your system (is the codec reported in the XDCam window when you select a clip)? -
[Andy Taplin] “When I select import it just imports the proxy”
Um, this should not happen. How do you see that it imports the proxies only?
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That´s right, in XDCam Transfer you are only seeing the proxies. If you want to view the full clips (but why do you wan to?) I think you can do that via the XDCam Browser application. Not sure, though, since we usually only look through the disks via the proxies.
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As Dave suggests, you either could have selected no video output in the Video output preferences of Media 100, or you could have selected a standard that your monitor does not support. I would recommend starting with some SD PAL or NTSC media and SD output, and then working your way up.
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This is pretty straightforward. Simply make the window you want to use as the source for your collect your active window. E.g. if you want to collect your files from a timeline, make sure your timeline is your active window. If you want to collect files from multiple sources, e.g. 2 bins and 3 programs, make sure your Project only contains these elements, and make your project window your active window.
Then use the “collect files” command, select a target folder on a drive with enough space and let it do its thing. The command will not only place all the necessary media files in the new folder, it also will place a copy of your timeline there.
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You need to transcode your AVCHD files into something Media 100 can read, e.g. ProRes. So the import is not instant, but I think it is pretty fast. You simply launch ClipWrap from within Media 100, and there you can transcode your clips into ProRes, and they will automatically import into your Bin. Very easy.
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Why don´t you download the Media 100 Suite trial version and use this for exporting your timeline… and while you are at it, why don´t you give the trial a try 😉
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Scaling from HD to SD is a process where you have to do some compromises. It is either fast or good. Media 100 did some compromises there by using the QuickTime scaler for the software conform, which is not too bad and relatively quick, but it is not great either. There are several other scaling algorithms in 3rd party apps (e.g. BitVice), which are better but also slower.
But I heard rumors that the whole framesize conversion is going to be somewhat more smoothly in the next release of Media 100 😉
The fact that Red titles sometimes do not conform correctly most likely is a bug. Ideally they should come through the conform without problems and should stay in their editable format. -
The 5D uses an MPEG4 variant for recording, which cannot be used in Media 100 (or FCP, for example) directly for editing. You need to convert the files into something Media 100 can handle, first. When doing that you have to make sure to carry over as much details as possible from your original files.