Thanks for the info!
The clips/footage will first be transferred to a Hard Drive and then injested into my Final Cut system from there. I will indeed be downloading/installing Sony’s Log and Transfer plug in software utility for XDCAM EX, but will I still need the SXS card reader drivers if I’m not dealing with those cards directly?
The other thing I am concerned about is the ability of my Powermac G5 Dual 1.8GHz to handle the XDCAM EX footage (especially since it is HD). I know it will be taxing my system a lot, but do you know if there will likely be a problem with my machine just dealing with the footage at all?