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XDCAM Workflow Guide
Final Cut Studio 2
Final Cut Studio 2 is the new standard for HD post-production, with
integrated, real-time tools designed to help you deliver beautiful HD
programming on impossibly tight deadlines. Start with Final Cut Pro for
editing of virtually any format – DV, SD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, XDCAM HD,
fully uncompressed HD as well as Apple's new ProRes 422 production
format. Add 3D motion graphics in real time with Motion, the fastest way
to animate and express your creative vision. Sculpt, mix and repair audio
using Soundtrack Pro, the only audio application designed from the
ground up for HD production work. Finish with Color, the newest addition
to the Studio, that allows professional color grading that can elevate the
quality of any production. Finally, deliver your finished production in the
format of your choice using Compressor.
Final Cut Studio 2
1. Connecting to XDCAM
You can choose two types of XDCAM Professional Disc device to use with Final Cut Pro:
XDCAM decks and camcorders, connected through i.LINK to your Mac with File Access Mode (FAM) activated.
PDW-U1 stand-alone XDCAM drive, connected through USB 2.0 to your Mac.
In both cases, when a Professional disc is inserted into the drive, it will show up in the Finder, just like any other removable storage.
2. Import to Final Cut Pro
Select File>Import>Sony XDCAM ... to launch the import window of the XDCAM Transfer application, which will be connected to your Final Cut Pro
project. Metadata will be automatically transferred from the XDCAM disc and thumbnails will be generated for each clip; this information is cached on
your Mac enabling the disc contents to be viewed while the disc itself is not connected. Optionally, the proxy version of each clip can also be cached on
your Mac. The clip metadata includes information about A/V format, bit-rate, number of audio channels and so on.
Supported File Formats
MPEG IMX (50/40/30 Mb/s)
DVCAM
MPEG HD (35/25/18 Mb/s),
50/60i, 25p, 30p, 23.98p

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  • Page 1 2. Import to Final Cut Pro Select File>Import>Sony XDCAM ... to launch the import window of the XDCAM Transfer application, which will be connected to your Final Cut Pro project. Metadata will be automatically transferred from the XDCAM disc and thumbnails will be generated for each clip; this information is cached on your Mac enabling the disc contents to be viewed while the disc itself is not connected.
  • Page 2 1. Frame-accurate preview and sub-clip creation using proxy video 2. Preview of clips and XDCAM clip lists (sequences) 3. Full support for XDCAM essence marks and Final Cut Pro clip markers 4. Full metadata searching capability 5. Direct preview of full-quality material from XDCAM disc (full-screen mode) 6.
  • Page 3 High-resolution editing workflow (Avid Liquid workflow is similar) 1. Select a bin and choose the Import menu command and navigate to the Clip folder on the XDCAM disc, or simply drag the media files from the Clip folder on the XDCAM disc into the required bin.
  • Page 4 1. From the supported Avid editing system, select the FTPClipList Utility. 2. From the list of XDCAM clips displayed, select the required ones, and if using Interplay Transfer whether proxies or hi-res media is required, and drag them to the bin. Confirm that the clips should be transferred now. The transfer will start.
  • Page 5 EDIUS Broadcast EDIUS and XDCAM Workflow Select & Register • Connected via i.LINK or an XDCAM FTP server, choose XDCAM Select from the Capture menu. Select the clips you would like to work with, right-click and select Register to Bin.
  • Page 6 To import Proxy Data, the following methods are available : • Can choose to indicate all clips or only clips that have Essence Mark and Shot Mark (which were added by users on the XDCAM device or a PC running the PDZ-1 software).
  • Page 7 To import MXF files, the following methods are available : • Can choose to indicate all clips or only clips that have Essence Mark and Shot Mark (which were added by users on the XDCAM device or a PC running the PDZ-1 software).
  • Page 8 CleanEdit Central Database. The thumbnail viewer as well as the low-res proxy speed up and ease the entire process. As an option, media Importer also allows the merging of several XDCAM clips and even offers transparent high quality audio browsing of XDCAM proxy content.
  • Page 9 1. Import full resolution media and Proxy Data through a 1GB Ethernet Interface 2. Create Clips by browsing Proxy Data 3. Edit the Media using Geevs clients or any 3rd party XDCAM editing solution such as “Lightworks”, “Sony” or other mainstream editing applications.
  • Page 10 Lightworks Editors support the capture and play-out of broadcast media in a wide rage of formats including MPEG-2 and DV25. MXF compliance built into Lightworks allows files from XDCAM to be simply imported into Lightworks projects updating the clip information database. Close integration between Lightworks and XDCAM ensures that recorded material is imported transparently and is then immediately available for editing.
  • Page 11 Aurora Edit bins so your workflow is the same as with traditional sources. Using the XDCAM HD menu, there are two modes of operation: ■ AV/C - treat XDCAM HD like a traditional fast linear tape deck - operates only in DV mode - for MPEG media, must use Bin Source mode.
  • Page 12 The detachable media option is seen automatically. 3. To select the clips you want to ingest, check the box next to each of the clips. Sony XDCAM HD and Grass Valley Aurora Ingest with RMI From Field Acquisition File Access Mode (FAM)
  • Page 13 When previewing media, XDCAM HD files always use the low-resolution proxy. With SD files, you have the option of using proxies or high-resolution media. Aurora Edit supports shot status XDCAM. In addition, if a unique title was given to a clip in XDCAM, Aurora Edit will recognize that title and display the modified name.
  • Page 14 With XDCAM proxies now being used, View as Tape is an available option for this Removable Media type. View as Tape takes all of the available clips on an XDCAM or XDCAM HD disc and combines them to form one virtual clip. This combines the benefits of removable media (thumbnails for individual clips, easy access to individual clips, etc.) with the benefits of editing from tape (being able to freely and...
  • Page 15 NEXIO server technology makes it possible for all bays to view and edit clips simultaneously without any transfers. This ‘true shared storage’ allows users to see material coming in from any source (including XDCAM) as it is being transferred or ingested.
  • Page 16 1. From M2 Standalone, use the “Connect to XDCAM” function to download either by Ethernet or by i.LINK (FAM). 2. Select either native MXF, a template to rewrap MXF (eg. to AVI/WAV or to QT), or a template to convert to another format (eg. XDCAM IMX to DVCAM in AVI/WAV).

  • Page 17: Workflow Steps

    Sony XDCAM and XDCAM HD devices. DVCAM, MPEG IMX, and MPEG HD are all supported. Matrox Axio users can transfer native XDCAM and XDCAM HD MXF files into their editing system then mix them with a variety of other native HD and SD media and AVI files on an HD or SD timeline in real time.
  • Page 18 4. Export your HD or SD timeline from within Adobe Premiere to an XDCAM or XDCAM HD compatible MXF file. 5. (0ptional) Play out your project from the Axio timeline in realtime directly to XDCAM or XDCAM HD over SDI.
  • Page 19 Newauto HIMALAYA NLE product line supports connectivity with different types of devices including Sony XDCAM. MXF files in XDCAM can be imported into NLE system for native editing without conversion, the edited files can be written back onto XDCAM disc, and the upload and download can be done via either i.LINK or Ethernet interfaces. The NLE system supports interoperable editing of both high-resolution and low-resolution files.
  • Page 20 Sony XDCAM and Quantel’s Systems deliver the best production workflows today. Users are impressed with the speed and agility of the Quantel XDCAM interface, that allows direct access to the essence and metadata. This, combined with the easy to use, progressive Quantel editing interface has resulted in much faster operational workflows.
  • Page 21 XDCAM Workflow Guide ©2007 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Contact Quantel Phone +44 (0) 1635 48222 +44 (0) 1635 37882 Website www.quantel.com/products MK10346V4OHB07SEP QTL...

  • Page 22: Function Description

    XDCAM Workflow Guide Sony XDCAM + Sobey EditMax system; an integrated program editing workflow based on XDCAM non-linear medium. It can reduce editing time and cost, realize magic improvement editing efficiency. After on-site shooting, the editor can edit Proxy AV data using Sobey Mobile Station in the field. When the Proxy Editing is complete, the Sobey system can ingest only necessary parts of high-resolution material which were selected in the proxy timeline.
  • Page 23 According to workflow, it not only emphasizes editing conveniently, but also provides powerful functions at the same time. E7 makes use of open structure and CPU+GPU as the kernel; E7 cooperation with Sony XDCAM HD. And it can easily support future system development.
  • Page 24 Vegas Pro 8 software provides all the tools needed to edit proxy and full resolution HD and SD XDCAM MXF files natively, no transcoding required. Vegas Pro 8 supports all HD and SD XDCAM compression types (MPEG HD, IMX 30,40,50, DVCAM), all framerates, all aspect ratios, multichannel audio, and essence marks.
  • Page 25 Premiere Pro v2.0 and the VT Proxy Editor™ low-resolution editor. The VT XDCAM Browser connects via Ethernet directly to any XDCAM device on the network and allows the user to seamlessly browse the centralized database and sort media by ID, date, duration, and thumbnail picture.
  • Page 26 2. Select the XDCAM device from the drop down list or enter a new IP address. 3. Once connected, the browser will display a list of clip IDs, metadata, and thumbnails on the XDCAM media. 4. Select one or more clips in the display and drag into the Adobe Premiere Pro project bin.
  • Page 27 ■ Mixed XDCAM native formats editing on the same timeline The XPRI NS Editor can handle XDCAM formats natively and these do not require transcoding while material is being ingested. The original picture quality is therefore maintained throughout the workflow. The XPRI NS can even “mix and match” high- and low-resolution contents in any combination of formats (both SD and HD) - everything appears seamlessly on the same timeline for finishing with the extensive palette of XPRI NS editing tools.
  • Page 28 • The ways to import media are flexibly selectable. Proxy only, high-res only, or both and entire clip or trimmed clip. • You can also directly drag & drop clips from XDCAM Explore to the timeline and importing media automatically start.