dfisk Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Hey all. So I was planning on editing the video that was shot at the Atlanta Sound Mixers gathering into stuff that people could see. I got the drives today. The footage was shot on a Sony XDCam (by Chris Mills...correct me if I'm wrong, Chris). I do all my editing in Final Cut X. I can't even play the video back in Quicktime, and when I import the video into Final Cut, nothing plays. Does anyone know of a quick and free way to convert this video? I don't have a lot of time to mess around with this. I was planning on just importing the video and chopping up each presentation as it's own file, throw an little intro/outro title, and export. Right now I'm dead in the water, and we are really busy with work stuff, so I'm hoping someone can help me out. Thanks! -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hi Dave, Try Mpegstreamclip. it's free... http://www.squared5.com/ A Mac editor acquaintance says it works. Allegedly transcodes to ProRes or other FCP friendly format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve7kjr Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Dave if you don't have any luck mail me a copy of the files I and can convert them for you H264 ? PM me Phil "KJR" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDirckze Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Pretty sure there is a free application out there called XDCam Transfer or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWilson Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Jason's right, and the last time I heard about a year ago, the person only found it on the Sony UK(United Kingdom) website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 the squared5 thing didn't work. The sony thing was the first place I went, and that didn't work. It only works with the real final cut pro, not "X", which is what i have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 X is really iMovie Pro... CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 X is really iMovie Pro... CrewC pretty much, but it works for me. I'm not a professional editor. Just doing basic editing for product videos for K-Tek. It does what I need and nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Just kidding Dave. I'm not a pro editor either but I do need more than X has to offer on the projects I do. I'm on vacation right now but when I return I will give you the name of a free app that converts anything to everything. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWilson Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 FOUND THESE AFTER A SEARCH... Sony hires professional web designers who work under usability designers to make sure it is impossible for anyone to find anything on their website. My bet is you're looking at the USA site. I think Rubik designed it after he finished with the Rubik's Cube.http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcamexsite/ Look at Download . . . and you won't see it. Click on View All in that framehttp://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcamexsite/resource.downloads and you'll see something cryptically called NLE Editing and File Transfers Click on thathttp://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcamexsite/resource.downloads.bbsccms-a... and you'll see something written in Klingon PDZ-KP1 Version 2.7 PDZ-KP1 is Klingon for Sony XDCAM File Transfer. The version number. 2.7 is also wrong. Click on Click Here to Download Software. It's very tiny to ensure no one over 40 can read it.https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/sony-software.aspx?model=pdzkp1 You then find that PDZKP1 is described as XDCAM Transfer Plug-In for Final Cut Pro (MAC). To the left of that you'll note that the Product Category is Videotape Recorders This is to let you know that you are downloading the Videotape Recorder for your tapeless camera. Click on the Klingon PDZKP1 and it takes you tohttps://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/sony-software-model-PDZKP1.aspx You'll see Kit Part Numbers which lets you know that there as many types of PDZP1 in Klingon as there are words for snow in Eskimo Look for Kit Part Number FPDZKP1A2 The Kit Description will be XDCAM XFER V2.10.0 XDCAMHD422 Which may well be a later version than 2.7 previously mentioned unless Klingon uses a different numbering system than found on most places on this planet. Note how the Description includes XDCAMHD422 which is not XDCAMEX420 to discourage download if you've actually gotten this far. Click on Download Now Free of Charge next to the above Kit Description and you will have the current version of XDCAM Transfer Software for Final Cut Pro and you don't even have to use it as a plugin even though they called it that a few pages back. Of course if you have Snow Leopard you will likely discover a Thumbnail Cache bug which Sony neglects to mention and has not yet provided an update to fix. Only people who were very good at those old computer puzzle solving adventure games like MYST can find Sony XDCAM Transfer 2.10. You are now a member of a very small and select group who know were to find the current version of Sony XDCAM Transfer on the USA site. You can not tell anyone unless they know the secret Klingon password. AND THEN http://slugfilm.ucsc.edu/production_support/?page_id=3835 AND THEN Trying to download XDCAM Transfer from Sony site as Apple Support directs me to it but hit free download and it downloads a Citrix app and error message. How do you get XDCam Transfer? Final Cut Pro X: Importing Sony XDCAM media Last Modified: June 21, 2011 Article: HT4724 Summary To be able to import Sony XDCAM, XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX media into Final Cut Pro X, you'll need to download and install the Sony XDCAM Transfer software and XDCAM Drive software. Products Affected Final Cut Pro X Choose Software Update from the Apple () menu after installing Final Cut Pro X to install Pro Apps QuickTime codecs. Visit https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/sony-software-model-PDZKP1.aspx and download the Sony XDCAM Transfer software version 2.12. Then visit https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/sony-software-model-PDWU1.aspx and download PDWU1 (XDCAM Drive Software) version 2.3.2. Hope these help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 man...how many hoops do I have to jump through? Why can't they make it so these files just work? This reminds me of when the Deva II was becoming popular, and the post guys would call me and say "I can't do anything with the DVD-RAM". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Mr. Wilson gets the honor for the funniest post I've read here all year! I agree, Sony can be extremely obtuse when it comes to customer support. Bizarre company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 man...how many hoops do I have to jump through? Why can't they make it so these files just work? This reminds me of when the Deva II was becoming popular, and the post guys would call me and say "I can't do anything with the DVD-RAM". Dave, I'm sorry to say it, but you're at fault for engaging an editing system that was well-known, well-discussed, and fairly well-documented to pretty much not work with anything! In the FCP professional editing world, 7 is the lingua franca of systems, while FCP-X... well... is responsible for a gaping bullet hole in Apple's foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 In the FCP professional editing world, 7 is the lingua franca of systems, while FCP-X... well... is responsible for a gaping bullet hole in Apple's foot. Started my day with a good laugh. Thanks JB. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinlanpro Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Hey all. So I was planning on editing the video that was shot at the Atlanta Sound Mixers gathering into stuff that people could see. I got the drives today. The footage was shot on a Sony XDCam (by Chris Mills...correct me if I'm wrong, Chris). I do all my editing in Final Cut X. I can't even play the video back in Quicktime, and when I import the video into Final Cut, nothing plays. Does anyone know of a quick and free way to convert this video? I don't have a lot of time to mess around with this. I was planning on just importing the video and chopping up each presentation as it's own file, throw an little intro/outro title, and export. Right now I'm dead in the water, and we are really busy with work stuff, so I'm hoping someone can help me out. Thanks! -Dave What format do your XDCam videos shot in? According to Sony official site, It often shots videos ended with MXF, MP4, DV-AVI. As for converting videos for your QuickTime and FCP, You can try AppGeeker. It works really well converting to multiple file formats. Download here: http://www.ilikemall.com/how-to/convert-mp4-to-mov-mac.html Great little program -- I've been using it for years. If you try it, let me how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Mills Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I shot these.. nothing special.. just xdcam EX 1080p 23.98fps.. I am trying to confirm I can transcode these for FCPX... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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