Can't Import EX-1 footage

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Drew Harty

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Hello,

I am considering the purchase of an EX-1 and did some shooting at a store where the salesmen transfered the footage to my Mac Pro laptop via the USB port. I now can't import the footage into FCP.

On my desktop there is a CLRP and TAKR folder and two .XML files. In the CLRP folder there are sub folders each with a .MP4, .SMI, .XML, and two .PPN files. I upgraded to FCP 6.02, Quicktime 7.4, and OSX 10.4.11 and installed XDCAM Transfer 2.1 and the SxS driver. (Didn't do anything to active QT 7.4 as I have in the past.)

When I open FCP and select Import Sony XDCAM the transfer window opens, but when I select ADD from the bottom of the left window the Sony file folders do not appear as a choice.

The files were shot in 720 24p and I have used EX 720 24p and the generic capture template (don't see a EX capture template) in Easy Set UP.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Thanks, Drew Harty
 
I am confused! when he transfered the footage did he create a folder on your hard drive that duplicated the contents of your card or are they just files dumped with everything else? If so, collect all the bits that he has dumped on your desktop and stick them in a folder then in xdcam transfer select that folder as a new source. let me know if it works
 
Hello Philip,
I believe he just dubbed the files to my desktop. I placed both folders and the the two .XLM files in a single folder and tried again. The transfer window recognized the TAKR folder but not the CLPR folder with the .MP4 clips. I then placed the CLPR folder in the TAKR folder, and still nothing. I then placed a .MP4 clip and supporting files directly in the TAKR folder and still nothing. Transfer window shows zero clips. Is there something that happens through the SxS driver that makes the files recognizable that hasn't happened because the files were just copied to my desktop from the camera before I had installed the driver?

I can see through your work and others that the camera is capable of producing very high quality images, so my concern is more about how the long GOP holds up in editing and then encoding for playback on a DVD. Much of my work if for playback on large plasma screens or through projectors where artifacts can become visible. How do you find the long GOP holds up in editing?

Drew
 
Drew, you must be missing something key, the directory structure needs to be identical to the cards...if I get a chance I will look at mine and tell you where your stuff should go.

Don't worry about long GOP. I edit natively in it all the time. Have been for over a year. I grade stuff heavily and have never had the breakup I experience with HDV or DVCAM.

You won't have any problems putting it onto DVD, dont forget DVD is a highly compressd mpeg 2. I have a 47" LCD and when i put on just H264 mp4 version onto it that are compressed from 1.8gb down to 70mb they look fantastic!
 
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