Expert Connections : Sony XDCAM

Pre MC 3.5* How To transfer media using Sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser version 2.0 software

BobRusso — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

This should only be used for Media Composer 3.0 / NewsCutter 7.0 and earlier. Please see: http://www.avid.com/xdcam/

I’m Bob Russo with Avid Technology. In this tutorial I’m going to demonstrate how to transfer media using version 2 of the Sony® XDCAM® EX clip browser software with the Avid® Media Composer®.

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Along with Mac – Intel support, version 2 of the Sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser software now enables the MP4 files to be directly rewrapped to Avid Media Files. The first step is to select the destination for the MXF files. Since these are Avid Media Files the exact folder must be selected: Avid MediaFiles – MXF and the appropriate numbered folder.

Now select the SxS card or folder where the EX media is stored; choose the clips to use in the Media Composer and select File, Export, Avid AAF.

Select a location for the AAF file and click execute. AAF files are created with the clip metadata and the clips are rewrapped as OPAtom MXF files.

Now in the Media Composer, select File, Import. Navigate to the folder where the AAF files are and select them. The clips along with sequences are imported into the bin linked to the media ready for an edit. The sequences can be deleted.

And that’s how you use media from an XDCAM EX camera with the Avid Media Composer.

Pre MC 3.5* How To Edit with Media from a Sony XDCAM EX Camera

BobRusso — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:19:00 GMT

This should only be used with Media Composer 3.0 / NewsCutter 7.0. Please see: http://www.avid.com/xdcam/

Watch this video to learn exactly how to take media from the XDCAM EX card and edit with it in the Media Composer. A transcription of my narration is posted below the video.

I’m Bob Russo, the product evangelist for Avid Technology. Today, I’m going to talk about how to use media from a Sony® XDCAM® EX camera with the Avid® Media Composer®.

Using the Sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser software, select a memory card or drive where the EX media is stored. The clips load and I can play them in the viewer. Decide on the clips to use in the Media Composer and select File, Export, MXF. Choose a location for the files and click Start. The clips are quickly rewrapped as MXF files, like the files from an XDCAM™ HD camera.

Now in the Media Composer, select File, Import. The import box opens. Navigate to the folder where the MXF files are and select them. The files are added to the Media Composer very quickly, because they aren’t actually being imported. Instead, the clip information is being created in the bin and the media is being copied to the Avid media files folder. Once the clips are in, I’m ready to edit and combine them with other clips in my project.

And that’s how you use media from an XDCAM EX camera with the Avid Media Composer.