Ian Cook
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There should be XDCAM MXF options in the transcode window.
You can also right click on the sequence–>Export to Device–>Sony XDCAM. If you don’t have an XD device mounted you have to fool the Avid into exporting to local or connected storage. It wants to see an actual XD disc. Place a folder called ‘Clip’ and a file called ‘mediapro.xml’ on the root of the drive you want to export to. If you do this the drive will show up as an option in the Export to Device dialog. Note that you can use a text file or anything else for the XML file; it does not have to be a real XML.
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Sorry– grab the first one in the list, v 2.12
No offense taken. Transfer has been a workhorse and we’re sad to see it go. There will be no further development on XDCAM Transfer, PDZ-1 or Clip Browser. They are all still running strong but eventually there will be an OS or other update that ‘breaks’ them, and after that we will be limited to XDCAM Browser. We hope to have more of the legacy features (background processing, standalone import et al) implemented by then.
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https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/sony-software-model-PDZKP1.aspx
Browser is meant to be the first step in consolidating several different apps with different feature sets (not just for EX but for XDCAM Optical) We’re aware of its shortcomings and are working with the developers to improve it.
Ian Cook
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I can’t say with any responsible certainty but my best guess is that this will not happen, at least not anytime soon. You do have the option of using ClipWrap to re-wrap to .mov, and ClipWrap does have the capability of re-connecting spanned files when re-wrapping.
Ian
Ian Cook
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Unfortunately, no, the CMU software is Windows Only. You should be able to manually join the spanned files on the timeline in Premiere.
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Don is correct (except re the ‘Ian Smith’ part, lol). You can also try putting all the standalone .mp4s into a folder and adding that folder as a source in XDCAM Transfer 2.12. It can actually read ‘orphaned’ mp4s. The downside to doing it this way is that it does not rebuild the card image with all the metadata and library files. For this, the Clip Browser import method is required. When doing it this way you end up with an actual card image/archive.
Best,
Ian
Ian Cook
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purchase page is now live, thanks for hanging in there.
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XDCAM Browser has a help file that explains much of the workflow. The basic steps are the same except that in Browser you have to select ‘register for Final cut pro’ (we are desperately trying to get them to change the terminology here), either from the menu or by using the little button under the viewer. Note that in the current version of XDCAM Browser imports are handled as a foreground process (i.e. you can’t use your computer while they’re happening). Also to import multiple sub clips you have to create a clip list (req’s v1.1); there is no dedicated sub clip list as there is with XDCAM Transfer.
Hope this helps..
Ian
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This should not happen during recording. The “Media needs to be restored” messages that come up after the directories have been handled on a Mac are normal. A media error that comes up while the camera is rolling is usually caused by an issue with the media itself or a buffering problem on the camera. Were these SD or SxS cards?
Ian
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XDCAM Transfer does not do any extensive verification because its function is not archiving cards or copying data (like Clip Browser or Shot Put) but re-wrapping .mp4s and .mxfs to .mov for Final Cut. Ideally the camera masters are backed up and verified before they’re ever presented to XDT. For this you can use Clip Browser, XDCAM Browser or Shot Put Pro. This way you’ll know that the original card images have been verified before you wipe out your cards, and if there are any issues with the rewrapped files you can always go back to the original BPAVs.