This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: XDCam to FCP workflow

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: XDCam to FCP workflow

Hum.... That may be the ticket. What I can do with Premiere that I'd
REALLY like to do inside Avid is work with the MXF files generated by
the Sony Clip Browser (or whatever), then export the sequence directly
to Adobe Media Encoder. No intermediate codec. It saves a TON of time
on long/cheap projects.

With Avid I try to do that with a QT Reference file to Sorenzen or
directly to Encore - but it never seems to work right and I always end
up having to export a full QT file - which can take HOURS and just kills
productivity. If this fixes that, it would be worth the money. Am I
understanding the capability correctly?

Thanks Terry
Mark

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On 4/11/2013 2:57 PM, Terence Curren wrote:
>
> <<http://www.videotoolshed.com/product/69/avidmxfcreator>>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Mark Myers <MarkM@...> wrote:
> >
> > The only real hassle I run into is that with log GOP files like XDCam,
> > you can't do a quick time reference export - half the time even if you
> > do a trans code to DNxHD overnight because it never seems to get
> > everything. That means your machine can be tied up for a LONG TIME if
> > you have a large program to export, not to mention bunches of drive
> space.
> >
> > Quick and dirty projects - like my kids spring musical - tend to be
> done
> > in Premiere because I can export directly to Adobe Media Encoder in the
> > background and keep working in Avid on paying projects..... If someone
> > has a way around THAT - I'd be really grateful.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > Owner, Director
> > SR Film & Video Productions
> > 195 W Broad St
> > Salunga PA 17538
> > 717-393-5333 ex 142
> > www.SR-Pro.com <http://www.sr-pro.com>
> >
> > Follow us on Facebook
> >
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> > On 4/10/2013 11:05 PM, Mark Spano wrote:
> > > I see. Just thought it was a part of workflow you might not have
> known, but
> > > with those considerations, it makes total sense.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Mark Myers <MarkM@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >> **
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Yeah, but then my system is tied up for hours transcoding and
> > >> exporting. This is for a non-profit client who paid me to shoot, but
> > >> wants to edit themselves. I need to keep machine and especially my,
> > >> time to a minimum. Using the Sony clip browser means I can batch
> > >> process overnight.
> > >>
> > >> When I'm doing my own work, 99% of the time the footage spans
> more than
> > >> one card, so AMA isn't practical. I use the Clip Browser to dump
> > >> everything into one folder, doing some sorting and logging at the
> same
> > >> time, then pull the entire folder into Avid and sort into bins.
> > >>
> > >> -Mark
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Owner, Director
> > >> SR Film & Video Productions
> > >> 195 W Broad St
> > >> Salunga PA 17538
> > >> 717-393-5333 ex 142
> > >> www.SR-Pro.com <http://www.sr-pro.com>
> > >>
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> > >> Twitter <http://twitter.com/SRProductions>
> > >> On 4/10/2013 10:13 PM, Mark Spano wrote:
> > >>> You can use Content Browser to "register" the clips for FCP.
> This just
> > >>> rewraps the XDCAM files to MOV, which can be easily imported
> into FCP.
> > >>>
> > >>> BTW, why are you jumping through those hoops with MC? Link to
> AMA Volume,
> > >>> and consolidate. Much faster and you preserve that tasty metadata.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Mark Myers <MarkM@...> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> **
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Have a client looking to use some of my footage in an older FCP
> system,
> > >>>> 5 or 6.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I know my workflow is pretty easy - re-wrap XDCam to MXF in the
> Sony
> > >>>> Clip Browser, then suck it directly into Avid with little
> hassle. I'm
> > >>>> not seeing that an older version of FCP can do the same. Anyone
> have
> > >>>> any experience in what formats FCP prefers? I'd really like to
> not pull
> > >>>> all the footage into Avid and export it.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks
> > >>>> Mark
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Owner, Director
> > >>>> SR Film & Video Productions
> > >>>> 195 W Broad St
> > >>>> Salunga PA 17538
> > >>>> 717-393-5333 ex 142
> > >>>> www.SR-Pro.com <http://www.sr-pro.com>
> > >>>>
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