Premiere CS3 Now Importing Native .mxf files

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Just a heads up that Premiere Pro CS3 will now import .mxf files from your p2 cards as I've just downloaded the update and it works!

This is the long awaited update from Adobe's CS3 Production Premium release a few months ago.

You will be able to import the .mxf files along with all of the meta data.

Here is what Adobe says:

"Import and edit content from Panasonic P2 equipment natively, without transcoding or rewrapping. Deliver content quickly and efficiently with true native editing directly from the P2 media. Or copy files to the hard drive to take full advantage of your system’s speed. Adobe Premiere Pro retains key metadata from the P2 media, making it available within the project window. Finally, export your work to P2 to allow playback on P2 equipment."

To get this update please go to the "Adobe Updater" on your system and download the latest update for Adobe Premiere Pro.

This is great news for Premiere users and should eliminate the need for 3rd party software!

Not to mention if you're running OnLocation you can record direct to disk.
 
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It's great, and full-rez playback is flawless, and waaaayy better than Raylight's awkward (if wonderful to have in the meantime) multi-rez playback. Yay!
 
This is such great news - I can not wait to test this out tomorrow!

I paid for a Matrox Axio LE just to get the native mxf support. The question now is do I keep it or sell it?
 
the naitive support is actually really nice is PPRO CS3. as mentioned above, it does in fact run considerably faster than raylight (which i still love and use to convert files for use in AE and other apps BUT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM YOUR PPRO PLUGIN FOLDER OR IT CAN CRASH PPRO AFTER IT HAS NAITIVE SUPPORT) . in fact it runs full frame 1080p with a few filters/effects applied flawlessly .. at least on my machine.. which is dedicated. anyway. i dont really see the need for the axio . I mean, sure youre going to get full rez quality with some filters applied, but only with the axio ones. once you apply any non axio filter your in the same boat as everyone else and start using adaptive resolution.. which isnt anything bad anyway. Im perfectly happy to let the res drop a bit if im applying 4 heavy effects to full framerate 1080p. in fact, when i first installed the support patch, i loaded down a 1080p clip with about 4 effects, then overlayed another clip with a key, and applied a couple effects to that, and it still plays back nice and smooth, and im still on a dual core .. not quad. anyway Id see how the performance is on your machine before you go and sell your axio. it is a great peice of hardware, time youd have without it.
 
What is the version number that has the new update, i ran the adobe updater and all i got was a AE update to 8.01, my Premiere says 3.00
 
version 3.1.0

be sure that you have the updater checked to update all your adobe programs including PPRO. you can switch on/off what it checks updates for
 
Neil Rowe said:
anyway Id see how the performance is on your machine before you go and sell your axio. it is a great peice of hardware, time youd have without it.
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That's just it. I don't use the Axio for anything beyond importing MXF files. The Matrox project files in general never seem as stable as regular Adobe ones, especially since I create a lot of custom-sized projects.

Thankfully, the Matrox certified machine had hefty specs - dual quad-core Xeons - and the new native mxf in 3.1 runs beautifully.

I read an Adobe PR saying the support would also be added to After Effects in an upcoming patch, has there been a date set for that?
 
Is there a naming convention you have to follow? I'm trying to import MXF files that were shot with the Firestore and Premiere keeps crashing....

Thanks!
 
Anyone importing MXFs that they shot on their Redrock M2? I ask because when I import the MXFs and then flip the footage horizontally and vertically in PP CS3, I get this wierd pulsating scrambled line at the top of my footage.

Anyone else getting something like this or know how to fix it?
 
Stinkin Adobe...

Stinkin Adobe...

I am new to this forum but have been using Premiere Pro 2 on my PC with the Raylight pluggin for the past six months. I recently took the plunge and bought a Mac Book Pro thinking that I would move to Final Cut Pro as the workflow for my HVX200 seemed to be more straight forward. Right when I made that decision Adobe announced the patch to CS3 to read native .mxf files. I was interested. Before taking the plunge I decided to download the trial version. When I went to patch it with the newly added .mxf support it wouldn't let me. I spent my day on the phone with Adobe (3 hours) I was hung up on 3 TIMES!!!!!

Finally they tell me you cannot try the patch you have to have purchased the whole version in order to use these new features!!! Isn't the point of a trial to see if their product will work for you before you drop $1,500!!!!

The tighter Adobe squeezes the more clients slip through their fingures.:kali:

www.redumbrellamedia.com
 
No need to try it, it works fine and is faster than Raylight for sure. But they said they'd update the trial in a few weeks in one of the official adobe blogs.
 
Premiere pro CS3 and a Macbook pro (core 2 duo, 2GB ram)

Premiere pro CS3 and a Macbook pro (core 2 duo, 2GB ram)

Anyone edited native .mxf files using Premiere Pro CS3 on a Macbook Pro (core 2 duo, 2GB ram). How does it work?

Any input would be appreciated.
 
I haven't editing native .mxf on a Macbook Pro (core 2duo, 2 gigs ram) but I have on my Athlon 62 x2 4400+ (your system may be better) and it works great! It's literally drag and drop and it plays back nicely too. One thing to note though is that once you add color correction and stuff like that, it does slow it down quite a bit but that's bound to happen with a system of similar specs.
 
Hayzen said:
Anyone importing MXFs that they shot on their Redrock M2? I ask because when I import the MXFs and then flip the footage horizontally and vertically in PP CS3, I get this wierd pulsating scrambled line at the top of my footage.

Anyone else getting something like this or know how to fix it?
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Help may be on the way, which is a footage flipper for MXF files. You drop in your CONTENTS folders and it generates new versions right side up. It will also (eventually) do other nice things like grain reduction.
http://www.dvfilm.com/MXFX
 
I have the exact same problem when usiing vertical flip on my MXF files (shot with a 35mm adapter) the vertical flip (and not the horizontal flip ) seems to be the problem. As a workaround use 180 rotation and it works flawlessly

Raylight always comes to the rescue! :thumbsup: Will it do it without any generation loss?
 
Hmm. Ive always used the 180 rotation since its right there in the motion parameters for the footgae without adding the two seperate effects to flip it. Im sure that the raylight program will not cause generation loss since its really only flipping the image and not actually doing any sort of processing to the image, but its easy enough to just do it in the NLE. you can easily copy the basic motion parameters from the first clip(or sample clip) you do to every clip you drop into the timeline.
 
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