hi guys!

are there any rumors out there that a simple export of a clip or sequence with hopefully 8 audio tracks to a quicktime or mxf with xdcam hd 422 codec might be possible in the future? hate to say it, but f***ing FCP can do that and i hate to go down that road!

thanx 

Not a QuickTime file, but with MC 4.0, only works on Windows, a XDCAM OP1a MXF file can be written back to an AMA mounted folder.

Place a blank XDCAM HD folder structure on a drive.

Use Link to AMA volume for the empty folder. A bin will open and an error dialog that no clips were found.

Close the bin and delete it.

Select a Sequence or clip and Output > Export to Device > XDCAM

Under Target XDCAM Disk, Select the path for the AMA Volume.

Select the desired Video Format

And OK.

This will create an XDCAM HD OP1a MXF file in the clip folder that can be played by the XDCAM Viewer and imported back into Media Composer. For some odd reason, the audio is distorted with the VX-10 player on Windows, but VLC on Windows and the XDCAM Transfer application on the Mac works.

The clip will have the correct Time code of the sequence or clip.

What this won’t do is create a whole XDCAM HD disk, with the Proxy etc. The clip in this folder will not work with AMA.

It will also write over any clip that’s added. If C0001 is in the clip folder, and another clip is written to the folder, it will be written over with no prompting.

Hi Bob,

is this the only way to export XDcam HD (4:2:2) without using a device like Sony-U1?

(and will it work with MC 3.5.4 ?)

I don´t understand, why Avid did not made an export setting "XDcam". It would be very handy to export sequences on harddrives instead of using ProDisks...

Please specify "Place a blank XDCAM HD folder structure on a drive."

How exactly should this folder look?

I am trying to find an alternative export method, so I don´t need to buy another hardware (like U1).

Since the TV company insists in getting the films as ProRes 4:2:2 or XDcam HD I have no luck using DNxHD...

Thanks for your help!

Thomas

This is the only way I know to export an OP1a XDCAM HD MXF file. As far as I know, this doesn't work in 3.5.x, but I honestly haven't tried it.

My suggestion is to copy the contents of an empty XDCAM disk to a folder and use AMA to link to this folder. I placed one here if you need one.

This isn't officially supported and is a bit of a hack, but in all my tests it does work very well.

Hi Bob,

works fine with MC 3.5.4.

Nice workaround!

Thank you!!!!!!!!