The f3 records in xdcam ex format by default.
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 2:38 PM, "Dave Spraker" <avid@spraker.tv> wrote:
> I think the footage in question was from the new F3, not the EX3.
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Myers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:22 AM
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: Verne Mattson
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: XDCAM EX 35mbts
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> I have had no problems at all using AMA and EX3 MPEG4 files. It links
> up just fine. My normal workflow is to start editing, then on the first
> overnight, do a "transcode" of the footage and timeline to DNxHD. If I
> don't have time for the transcode, than a Video Mixdown seems to do the
> trick. The procedure of re-wrapping to MXF is pre-AMA workflow although
> it certainly works, and I also use that workflow if I know the footage
> is going to be archived.
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> On 10/18/11 11:30 AM, Verne Mattson wrote:
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>> I saw this in testing for an indie feature I'm editing that's being
>> shot on the F3. We shot tests at various bit rates at 1080 p 23.98,
>> recorded to Nano, and I brought the files via AMA into a Mac Avid MC
>> 5.5 at 145, 180, 220 and 280 MBps. The 220 and 280 rates had black
>> frames like you did. Maybe Avid can't handle the datarates?
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>> Another issue I came across was with footage shot on an EX3 for some
>> additional scenes. The EX3 shoots mp4 natively (which is fine for FCP
>> and Transfer Tool) and I couldn't get Avid AMA to link to it. The EX3
>> can wrap clips to mxf, but evidently you have to set the camera to
>> shoot that way. I did some research and the solution is to use the
>> XDCAM clip browser to rewrap to mxf. It's Export>MXF for NLE, and
>> choose a destination folder. Avid AMA can then link to it.
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>> Verne
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>> On Oct 14, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Alan Miller <ammfx@yahoo.com <mailto:ammfx%40yahoo.com>
>> <mailto:ammfx%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>>> We are seeing this on 3 different systems from two different cameramen.
>>> Why would it play 29.97 but not 59.94? Is there a new codec that has
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>>> released by Sony for the F3?
>>> Alan
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>>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 4:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: XDCAM EX 35mbts
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>>> Alan,
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>>> I have no idea why this is happening or what the solution is, but
>> Xdcam at 35Mbps is a VBR codec (as is Xdcam at 18Mbps). The 25Mbps
>> setting is CBR, like HDV. Maybe the 50Mbps is also CBR and there's an
>> issue in combining the two codec compression schemes. Just a thought.
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