This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] XDCAM EX 35mbts

Does it keep the BPAV file structure?

On 10/18/11, Dom Q. Silverio <domqsilverio@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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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>>>> Alan Miller
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>>>> From: oliverpetersvidy <oliverpeters@oliverpeters.com
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>>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>> 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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>>>> - Oliver
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