Clip Browser: is it necessary?

[Michael B. McGee]

i've been using Clip Browser version 1 successfully for about a year now. i haven't had a need to upgrade to 2.5, but i did it anyways just to see the difference between the two. If you're only dumping/transferring footage from the SxS cards to a hard-drive, do you really need to use Sony Clip Browser? this leads me into my second question. on version 2.5 you have an option to use Data Protection and/or CRC. does anyone find these two functions to be necessary? i've read a few threads where people have had trouble transferring footage, but they weren't very specific. so, what are your thoughts?

thanks,
Mike

[Jon Neely]

i never use clip browser i always use xdcam transfer.


Jon

[adamr316]

You don't HAVE to use Clip Browser, but it's better than Windows Explorer or the Mac equivalent for a few reasons (and others I don't use/can't think of):

Renaming files

Meta tagging

Splitting files (for saving disc space/putting files on DVD-R and whatnot)

Moving individual video clips to other folders. It's not so easily done in Windows Explorer, et. al.

It's free...why not?

[GuyB]

Its also important if you want to use an NLE that doesn't support the mp4 files but does support them rewrapped into MXF. Unfortauntaly CB 2.5 re-wraps them in a different way to previous versions and it break compatibility with a few NLEs.

You can also batch export to other codecs, some for purchase, such as IMX, some free (DV).