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Importing XDCAM EX clips from FCP7

Feb 8, 2013 7:03 PM

Tags: #xdcam_ex #final_cut_pro #premiere_import

I'm trying to import XDCAM EX clips into PPro6 (PC) from an FCP project.  The clips were originally brought in through the Sony Browser into FCP7.  The format info is:

 

XDCAM EX 1080p30 (35 Mb/s VBR), 1,920 x 1,080 (1,888 x 1,062)

MPEG-2 Video, Linear PCM, Timecode

Total Bitrate:  35,860

Original Format:  MPEG HD

Linear PCM, 16 bit big-endian signed integer, 1 channels, 48000 Hz

Linear PCM, 16 bit big-endian signed integer, 1 channels, 48000 Hz

 

All of the clips have the .mov extension.  Here's an example of a clip label:

 

GRY40715_01.mov

 

I think the codecs are all registered - I've brought in other footage directly off the card and it reads and edits fine, so I think the XDCAM EX codecs are there.  It is only the material that has been through FCP.  The originals still play and edit fine in Final Cut.

 

Curious.  Any thoughts?

 

James

426 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: LCTM_2102, Feb 9, 2013 9:53 AM
 
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  • Harm Millaard
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    1. Harm Millaard,
    Feb 9, 2013 4:41 AM   in reply to LCTM_2102
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    Bring in the complete BPAV directory from the SxS cards. You don't want to use .MOV files, since it reverts the 64 bit nature of PR to 32 bits because of QuiRcktime. The original BPAV directory contains the clips with a .MP4 extension, nothing .MOV.

     
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    2. LCTM_2102,
    Feb 9, 2013 7:25 AM   in reply to Harm Millaard
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    Thanks for the reply, but these are files imported long ago, the cards have been erased.  I've had no problems bringing in files off the cards.  Do I have to convert these files, that have already been imported into FCP (through the Sony Browser, using the BPAV directory), into some other format to use them in Premiere?  If so, what format?  Encore doesn't recognize them either so I would have to do a batch recompression in FCP Media Manager - a couple of hundred gigs worth of material - to turn them into ProRes, or something similair.  Is that my only option?

     

    Sorry if I wasn't clear before.

     

    James

     
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  • Averdahl
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    3. Averdahl,
    Feb 9, 2013 7:36 AM   in reply to LCTM_2102
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    "Is that my only option?"

     

    No, try this: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QXD.asp

     

    This should work for you!

     
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    4. LCTM_2102,
    Feb 9, 2013 8:14 AM   in reply to Averdahl
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    Thanks, I'll download and test the demo.  I don't like having to spend $150, but it beats days of recompressing!

     

    James

     
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    5. LCTM_2102,
    Feb 9, 2013 9:53 AM   in reply to Averdahl
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    Works perfectly.  Thanks.

     

    J

     
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