[Avid-L2] Re: Sony Z7 M2T files and Avid

The Sony Recording Unity Utility I mentioned is only available Windows. Its on the same page that you downloaded the Log and Transfer plug-in for FCP.

Sony didn't create a version of it for the Mac.

The 13 frame gap sounds like a missing GOP.

Bob

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger Shufflebottom <rshuff@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks - the Sony Utility seems to be FCP only (I'm on a Mac) and it
> links the files correctly but no good for Avid unless I am missing a
> trick. I did a test by recording for 26 mins or so on the camera
> resulting in one file of around 3.7GB and one of around 800MB. In FCP,
> this came in correctly as one clip. In MC 4.0.2, I had to manually
> import both parts and stitch them together in the Timeline. Now - here
> is the weird thing. In Avid, there was a gap of 13 frames in source TC
> between the end of the first clip and the beginning of the second
> clip. The total duration of the clips came in at 26m:13s:23f (PAL). In
> FCP the reported clip length was 26m:12s:12f. WTF as we say? The shot
> was locked off with little movement so can't tell if frames were
> actually missing in Media Composer. I am still pondering this!
> Otherwise (for moderate length takes) the CF method is good.
>
> On 7 Dec 2009, at 13:30, pleasecallmebob wrote:
>
> M2T files are natively supported by Media Composer for import. Its a
> simple rewrap, not transcode.
>
> Its my understanding that the GOP for each M2T file is correctly
> closed at an I-Frame. If spanned clips are imported, they can be
> dropped one after the other and no frames are lost. There might
> actually be a duplicate frame at the cut point.
>
> If you'd like to combine the spanned M2T files use the "Sony Recording
> Unity Utility." This will combine the M2T files into a single file.
>
> Bob
>
> +++
> With best wishes,
>
> Roger Shufflebottom
> Avid Certified Instructor
> http://www.bottom-line.tv
> Tel: +44 1992 535 031 (UK)
> Mobile: +44 7973 543 660
>

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