importing .mxf files into vegas 7

[Tim G]

not working at the moment. what do i need for this to work?

 

[William_Robinette]

Raylight works.

 

[Tim G]

that's the only way? $95

 

[THoff]

Yup. Sony decided to only support their own XDCAM MXF format.

 

[Tim G]

what programs have native support of .mxf files?

 

[mvb]

what programs have native support of .mxf files?

Raylight IS native MXF, for both Vegas and Premiere. You can cut the
files directly in the timeline, you can make a P2 card that plays back
on the camera, all without recompression/loss of quality.

 

[Tim G]

thanks, but which programs can import and edit .mxf files, out of the box?

 

[David Jimerson]

Edius Broadcast, Avid, FCP.

But if the sticky point is an extra $95, I don't think you'll be happy with those choices, either.

 

[Barry_Green]

what programs have native support of .mxf files?

Basically any editor *but* Vegas. SpeedEdit, EDIUS, Avid, Quantel, Liquid, and FCP has an "import" utility for the files; Premiere Pro is supposed to be adding native MXF import in the next release.

 

[Tim G]

thanks guys. I'm gonna go with raylight.

 

[valladao65]

am I missing something, I paid $195 for Raylight...

 

[Barry_Green]

So did I. IIRC, The Mac version is $95, the Windows version is $195. At least, that's the way it was last time I checked.

 

[Tim G]

yea $195..i dropped the "1"