Ian Cook
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no, but feel free to let me know if you have any Qs…
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Clip spanning is normal behavior with AVCHD and FAT file systems. There is metadata in the files that will allow them to be automatically joined if you bring them in using Premiere’s Media Browser (as opposed to file–>import). Avid AMA will work the same way.
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Ok, good to know.. For the record you should be able to transcode to a higher resolution format such as XAVC-I, ProRes, DNx etc by changing the export preset… You shouldn’t be limited to the more compressed web formats.
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We’ll be releasing an update for Yosemite soon. In the meantime you can use an SxS card reader (SBACUS10 or SBACUS20) or the camera. The device driver is only required when using the express card slot.
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Spanning cards is normal and doesn’t usually corrupt files. If all else fails you can send me the clip and I can take a look at it for you. In the meantime:
-Does it play back/copy/otherwise behave normally in Content Browser or the new Browse application? VLC plays back EX files but I’d like to see how the clip behaves in a Sony application that looks at all the metadata. VLC does not do this; it just looks for an MPEG stream and does its best to decode it.
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/catalystbrowse
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/contentbrowser-The Content Browser application can also be used to import the files to a new archive and, in the process, regenerate all the metadata. This can restore clips that have minor metadata kinks in them. To do this, make a new folder and highlight it in one of Browser’s navigation/Explorer windows and then File–>Import the suspect .mp4 files. This will create a new BPAV with new XMLs in the location you selected. If you get an “unsupported file” error when you try to import the clip you will probably have to send the file to us.
Ian Cook
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yes, as stated above you can now update to any production level version from 1.0 or higher.
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Most editors (FCP, Premiere, Avid etc) take XDCAM, XDCAM EX and XAVC files natively. If you have transcode to ProRes you can use Catalyst Prepare, Resolve, Premiere (Mac only)..
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the LT2 plugin does not support XAVC-L yet so a transcode via Prepare or Browse is currently the best way to get these clips into FCP. there will be an update to FCP and LT2 to support the X70 and Long GOP XAVC.
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This should be no problem but I’d strongly recommend using Content Browser instead of the older EX Clip Browser. Operation would be the same– drag clips from different cards/archives into a new ‘master’ archive folder. Easiest way to do this is to create the new folder, load it into the lower Explorer window and then drag from cards/archives in the upper Explorer window. Doing it this way will consolidate clips into one growing BPAV folder/archive. Or you can do multiple Copy Alls to any folder and the clips will get stored in separate archives named after each source. Doing it this way will keep the BPAVs separate while storing all the clips in one location. E.g.:
User/Bob/XDCAM EX Archives
/Card 1/BPAV
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lol, it’s actually pretty intuitively designed and easy to use. if you have Qs or problems let me know here or via support and I will get you sorted