XDCAM TRANSFER

PDZK-P1

HELP [English]
2nd Edition
Software version 2.13
 Table of Contents

Chapter 1 About PDZK-P1 XDCAM Transfer

Overview........................................................................................... 4
XDCAM Transfer Components ....................................................... 5

Chapter 2 Preparations
System Requirements ..................................................................... 6
Installation........................................................................................ 7
Starting the Installation ......................................................................... 7
Upgrading from Previous Versions of XDCAM Transfer .................... 7

Chapter 3 Launching and Exiting

Launching......................................................................................... 8
Choosing Data Folders .......................................................................... 8
Checking Components .......................................................................... 9
Exiting............................................................................................. 10

Chapter 4 Names and Functions of Parts

Browser Window............................................................................ 11
Player Area .......................................................................................... 12
Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists .............................. 15
Thumbnail View.................................................................................. 15
List View ............................................................................................. 15
Information Displayed in the Clip Info Area ...................................... 16

Chapter 5 Menus
Application Menus......................................................................... 19
Context Menus ............................................................................... 23

Chapter 6 Import and Export Operations

File Access Mode Operations....................................................... 24
Using the XDCAM Drive ................................................................ 24

2 Table of Contents
 Importing to Final Cut Pro ............................................................ 25
Importing Clips to Final Cut Pro ......................................................... 25
Using Subclips..................................................................................... 28
Other Import Operations ..................................................................... 28
Monitoring Import Progress ................................................................ 29
Other Operations ................................................................................. 30
Exporting to XDCAM ..................................................................... 31
Exporting ............................................................................................. 31
Keyboard Operations .................................................................... 33
Sequence Settings......................................................................... 34
Usable Final Cut Pro Presets (XDCAM) ............................................ 34
Usable Final Cut Pro Presets (XDCAM EX) ...................................... 35
Setting Audio Outputs for Export ....................................................... 35

Chapter 7 Preferences
Overview......................................................................................... 36
General Preferences...................................................................... 36
Cache Preferences ........................................................................ 37
Import Preferences ........................................................................ 38

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 About PDZK-P1 XDCAM
Transfer Chapter 1
• Archive and flat folders in user data folders
Overview Other
Offline and unavailable sources of any of these types,
based on information in the XDCAM Transfer database
PDZK-P1 XDCAM Transfer is a software solution that
enables you to use material captured in professional discs
or SxS memory cards using Sony’s XDCAM system
(MXF files and MP4 files) in Apple’s Final Cut Pro 1)
video editing software.
After editing the material in Final Cut Pro, you can write it
back to Professional Discs or SxS memory cards.
1) Final Cut Pro is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the United States
and other countries.

Support for XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and

XDCAM EX devices
XDCAM Transfer supports the XDCAM, XDCAM HD,
and XDCAM EX formats and the following sources
(referred to collectively as “sources” in this help).
Professional Discs
• Professional Discs in XDCAM devices connected to
your computer via the FireWire interface
• Professional Discs in XDCAM drives connected to your
computer via the high-speed USB interface
SxS memory cards
• SxS memory cards loaded in an XDCAM/XDCAM EX
device or an SBAC-US10 SxS Memory Card USB
Reader/Writer, connected to the computer by a high-
speed USB interface
• SxS memory cards loaded in an ExpressCard/34 slot
Folders
• Archive folders having subfolders with the same file
configuration as subfolders created by formatting with
the XDCAM EX device.
• Archive folders with the same subfolder and file
structures as FAM or VFAM sources
• Flat folders containing XDCAM MXF OP1a interleaved
files or MP4 files
User data on Professional Discs
• User data archive folders with the same subfolder
structures as FAM, VFAM, and XDCAM EX sources
• User data flat folders containing XDCAM MXF OP1a
interleaved files, MP4 files, and so on

4 Overview
XDCAM Transfer
Components
XDCAM Transfer is made up of the main application and
the following components.

XDCAM Import plug-in

The import plug-in allows you to import XDCAM clips
from Final Cut Pro.

XDCAM Export plug-in

The export plug-in allows you to write sequences
composed in Final Cut Pro back to Professional Discs or
SxS memory cards.

Final Cut Pro sequence presets

The presets allow you to configure your Final Cut Pro
sequence and export settings to conform to one of the
XDCAM profiles.

Help
This guide.

XDCAM Transfer Components 5

 Preparations Chapter 2
Notes
System Requirements • To write files and clips back to the XDCAM drive, it is
necessary to use an Intel processor computer with Mac
OS X v10.5 or later on which the XDCAM Drive
The following hardware and software are required to use
Software has been installed.
XDCAM Transfer.
• The SxS memory card driver must be installed on your
Item Requirement computer in order to use SxS memory cards by inserting
them directly into your computer's ExpressCard/34 slot.
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz, Intel Xeon 2
GHz or higher
Refer to the Operation Manual or Operating Instructions
Memory 1 GB or more
of your XDCAM/XDCAM EX device for more information
Free hard disk space 2 GB or more about SxS memory card driver.
Monitor Resolution: 1280 × 1024 pixels or
better
Operating System • Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
• Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later
• Mac OS X v10.7.0 or later
Other • Hi-Speed USB connector a)
• FireWire connector b)
• ExpressCard/34 slot c)
• AGP Quartz Extreme compositor
• PCI ExpressGraphic card
• QuickTime 7.6.4 or later (10.0 or
later for Mac OS X 10.6.2)
• Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 or later d), and
latest Apple Pro applications
a) When using an XDCAM/XDCAM EX device or an SBAC-US10 SxS
Memory Card USB Reader/Writer
b) When using an XDCAM camcorder or recorder
c) If you wish to be able to insert SxS memory cards directly into your
computer
d) • Final Cut Pro 7 or later is required to use the MPEG HD422 1920 ×
540p codec.
• Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 or later is required to use the MPEG HD422
1280×720 50M 29.97p/25p/24p codec. However, XDCAM Transfer
does not support writing out using MPEG HD422 1280×720 50M.
• Final Cut Pro X does not allow you to use the export function and
standard import function. To import clips to Final Cut Pro X, load Mov
files generated by import operations into Final Cut Pro X. The Mov files
are generated in the folder specified with Import Location (see page 38).

It is recommended that you keep your device’s firmware

updated to the latest version so that the latest XDCAM
features can be enabled.

Refer to the Operation Manual or Operating Instructions

of your XDCAM device for more information about
firmware updates.

6 System Requirements
Installation
XDCAM Transfer is distributed as a disk image with an
installer package for Mac OS X.

Starting the Installation

1 Double click the XDCAM Transfer disk image. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
installation.
2 Double click the following icon in Finder.

Upgrading from Previous Versions

of XDCAM Transfer
This software supports upgrading from the older versions
of XDCAM Transfer. Install as explained in the previous
section “Starting the Installation”. Messages appear to
inform you of the components which need to be upgraded.

Notes
• User settings from the older versions are inherited in the
installation of this version.
• When upgrading from version 1.0 to version 2.1 or later,
start by first upgrading to version 1.1. Unless this is
done, user settings may not be inherited properly.

Installation 7
 Launching and Exiting Chapter 3
• Double click the XDCAM Transfer icon in Finder.
Launching • In the Final Cut Pro menu, click File > Import >
Sony XDCAM...

While the application is open, its icon appears in the Dock.

1 Connect your XDCAM or XDCAM EX device to your
computer.
For more information about connections, refer to the Choosing Data Folders
Operation Manual or Operating Instructions of your
XDCAM device. XDCAM Transfer displays the following setup options
dialog when it is launched for the first time.
2 Do one of the following. Click the Choose... button to select the folders on your
hard disk where you want to save the imported data.
• Open the folder where the XDCAM Transfer
application is installed, and double click the
XDCAM Transfer icon.

8 Launching
You can set the following items in this dialog. XDCAM Drive-Compatible UDF Driver is already
installed as a standard accessory in a computer with Mac
Item Description OS X v10.4.11 or later.
Cache Location Folder to save proxy AV data and clip
information (default folder: ~/Library/ If XDCAM Drive Software is not installed
Application Support/Sony XDCAM XDCAM Drive Software is supplied with XDCAM drive.
Transfer) Install it as required.
Notes
• Network folders and folders on For details, see “Using the XDCAM Drive” (page 24).
removable discs cannot be selected.
• No proxy AV data is saved for If necessary codecs are not installed
XDCAM EX clips, because this
format does not support proxy data. Connect the computer having Final Cut Pro installed to the
Internet, and execute Software Update from the Apple
Import Location Folder to save high-resolution import
clips (default folder: ~/Movies/Sony
menu. This automatically installs the necessary codecs.
XDCAM Transfer)
You can also open this window by selecting Check for
Export Scratch Folder to save high-resolution export
Location clips (default folder: ~/Library/Caches/ Installed Components... from the Help menu.
Sony XDCAM Transfer)
To keep this window from appearing when next
When you are finished selecting folders, click the OK time XDCAM Transfer starts
button. Your selections are saved and the Browser window Clear the check from the Check when application starts
appears. check box at the bottom of the window.

See “Browser Window” (page 11) for more information Note

about the Browser window.
This window does not appear if all of the required codec
components and drivers are already installed.
Checking Components
When XDCAM Transfer starts, an Installed Components
window appears. This window allows you to check
whether QuickTime and other system software
components are installed on your computer. These
components are required to make all XDCAM Transfer
features available.

This window displays a list of components, and to the left

of each component an icon that indicates whether the
component is installed.
: Indicates that the component is installed.
: Indicates that the component is not installed.

An explanation of the selected component appears in the

text area at the bottom of the window.

Launching 9
 Exiting
To exit XDCAM Transfer, select Quit XDCAM Transfer
from the XDCAM Transfer menu.

10 Exiting
 Names and Functions of
Parts Chapter 4
Browser Window
The Browser Window can be resized to any size.

a Source name View Mode: Select Thumbnail view [Image] or List view
Displays the name of the currently selected source. [List]. You can also select the view by using the View
> as Images and > as List menu items.
b Toolbar Filter By Status: There are four possible status values
Contains buttons which function as shortcuts for often- associated with clips: Good (OK), Keep (KEEP), No
used menu commands as well as the search field. The Status and Not Good (NG). These buttons selectively
command buttons can be customized with the View > show or hide clips with each of these status values in
Customize Toolbar menu item. the thumbnail and list view area.

Browser Window 11
 Search: Allows you to enter a search term, which is then d Thumbnail and list view area
used to filter the clips that are displayed. The Displays the clips in the currently selected source. You can
Filename, Title, Creator, Comment, Status, and select whether to display the clips as thumbnails (default
Essence Mark fields are searched. setting) or as a list. When more than one source is selected
Activity: Opens the Activity window. in the source list, clips from all of the selected sources are
displayed.
See “Monitoring in the Activity window” (page 29) for
more information about the Activity window. By default clips are sorted on source name and XDCAM
clip order. You can change the sort order by using the
To limit the search to specified fields or sources View > Sort By... menu item. To reinstate the default sort,
You can limit the search specified fields only by making a choose View > Sort By... > Default Order.
choice in the pop-up menu that appears when you click on
the magnifying glass icon on the right hand side of the See “Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists”
search field. Click Select All to revert to the default search (page 15) for more information about the information
of all fields. You can also click Only Selected Sources to displayed on thumbnails and in clip lists.
limit the search to the selected sources only.
e Player area
c Source list
Displays all the sources currently managed by the See “Player Area” (page 12) for more information about
software. Professional Discs and SxS memory cards the player area.
appear at the top of the list, and offline or unavailable
sources are shown at the bottom of the list. f Clip info area
Displays detailed information about the selected clip or
A circle mark appears next to the source name when source clip list.
or clip data has been modified. The type of mark indicates Names of clips and sources can be changed in this area.
whether the changes can be saved to the source.
z: The changes can be saved to the source. See “Renaming sources and clips” (page 30) for how to
a: The changes cannot be saved to the source (because the rename the sources and clips.
source is offline, read-only, or unavailable for some
other reason). See “Information Displayed in the Clip Info Area”
(page 16) for more information about the information
A B mark appears next to the icon when a Professional displayed in this area.
Disc contains user data folders. This mark can be clicked
to display lower-level folders. g Import bar
Contains an Import button and an area that allows you to
Add… button: Use this button to select and add the source select the Final Cut Pro project into which clips are
to import. imported.
Eject (Remove) button: Use this button to eject a disc, The Import button can be changed to Import All Subclips
unmount a memory card, or delete a source folder. by pressing the Shift key or Import All Clips by pressing
the Option key.
Sources can be added by dragging folders from the Finder
to the source list.

See “To select source folders manually” (page 27) for how See “Importing to Final Cut Pro” (page 25) for more
to select the source to import, and see “Ejecting discs, information about how to import clips.
unmounting memory cards, and removing sources”
(page 30) for more information about ejecting discs,
unmounting memory cards, and removing sources. Note
The import destination selection area appears only when
XDCAM Transfer is associated with Final Cut Pro.

Player Area
In the player area you can preview the proxy AV data or Notes
the original material (MXF or MP4 files) of the currently
selected clip list, clip, or subclip. • The appropriate codec must be installed on your
computer in order to preview original material (MXF or
MP4 files).
• There is no proxy AV data when material is saved in
folders having the same subfolder configuration as

12 Browser Window
 subfolders created by formatting with the XDCAM EX
device. In this case, only the original material (MP4
files) can be previewed.

2 4

5
6

a Viewer area : Clip split point (displayed when a clip has been split
Displays the video of the loaded material. in an SxS memory card)
When material is in XDCAM EX format, is split across
multiple SxS memory cards, and is offline, then “No • When the clip has been split within an SxS memory card,
Media” appears in the offline part of the material. the position bar is displayed as the figure below.

• When the clip has been split across multiple SxS

memory cards, the position bar is displayed as the figure
below.

Example: When the clip is split across 2 SxS memory cards, and
the second SxS memory card is online.

Second SxS memory card (online)

First SxS memory card (offline)

If the View > Snapping menu item is checked, the

playhead snaps, or moves directly, to Essence Marks, and
b Position bar In and Out points.
Displays the current position, the In point, the Out point,
and essence marks.
To go to a specific point in the movie, drag the playhead V
in the timeline.
V: Position of current frame
: In point
: Out point
: Essence mark

Browser Window 13
 c Command buttons A message like the following is overlaid after playback of
the final frame when there is more material on a second
memory card.
Go to Start
Play/Pause
Go to End
Set Mark In
Set Mark Out

Next Frame
Previous Frame
Add New Subclip
Show Full Screen

Show Full Screen: Displays a full-screen preview of the

material.
Go to Start: Goes to the start point of the material.
Previous Frame: Goes to the previous frame (one frame
at a time if the button is held down).
Play/Pause: Starts play or pauses it.
Next Frame: Goes to the next frame (one frame at a time
if the button is held down).
Go to End: Goes to the end point of the material.
Set Mark In: If you have selected an existing clip, this
button sets its In point.
Set Mark Out: If you have selected an existing clip, this
button sets its Out point.
Add New Subclip: If you have selected an existing clip,
this button creates a subclip.

Note
The Set Mark In, Set Mark Out, and Add New Subclip
buttons are disabled when the player area is
displaying a clip list.

You can use keyboard shortcuts to set In and Out points,

perform reverse play, navigate quickly between essence
marks, and move between In and Out points. For details,
see “Keyboard Operations” (page 33).

d Current timecode
Displays the current timecode of the material being
previewed. When no timecode is recorded, displays
“--:--:--:--”.

e Timecode of In point, Out point, and duration

Displays the timecode of the In point, Out point, and
duration. When no timecode is recorded, displays
“--:--:--:--”.

f Overlay area
When the playhead approaches an essence mark, the name
of the essence mark is overlaid at the bottom of the video.
When the In or Out markers are being dragged, thumbnails
for the In and Out frames are displayed over the video.

14 Browser Window
 NO CODEC: Appears when the video codec for the high-
Information Displayed On resolution material for this clip is not installed on your
computer.
Clips and In Lists INCOMPLETE: Appears when a clip is split across
multiple SxS memory cards, and the current part is not
the part recorded on the second memory card.

Thumbnail View j Subclip

Whether any subclips have been created for this clip (“IN/
Thumbnails appear in the thumbnail and list view area OUT” is shown if so).
when you select View > as Images.
Thumbnails display the following clip information. k File name
File name of the clip

7 l Clip editing status

1 Appears when clip data has been changed.
z: The changes can be saved to the source.
8 a: The changes cannot be saved to the source (because the
source is offline, read-only, or unavailable for some
9 other reason).
2
3 0 m End point timecode
Timecode of the end point of the clip
qa
4 qs To change the thumbnail size
5 qd The size of thumbnails and the information displayed
6 depends on the setting of the Magnification slider in the
Preferences window (see page 36). The timecode for start
points, end points, and durations does not appear when
small thumbnails are selected, but small thumbnails allow
a Video format and bit rate
more clips to be displayed.
Video format and bit rate of the clip

b Essence mark
“EM” appears if an essence mark is set in the clip.

c Status
Status of the clip, displayed as OK, no indication, NG or
KEEP

d Lock icon
This icon appears when the clip is locked (protected). List View
e Start point timecode Lists of the clips appear in the thumbnail and list view area
Timecode of the start point of the clip when you select View > as List.
List view displays a table with columns representing
f Duration attributes of the clips. The following table shows the
Duration of the clip, displayed as timecode attributes displayed by default. You can use the View >
List Columns menu item to add or subtract columns from
g Audio channels and quantization bits the list.
Number of audio channels and number of quantization bits

h Frame rate and drop-frame mode

Frame rate of the clip, and “DF” to indicate drop-frame or
“(no indication)” to indicate non-drop-frame

i Proxy AV data, codec of original material, and

Default fields
state of clip
The following information: Field Description
PROXY: Appears when the clip has proxy AV data and
Source Source name or folder name
can be previewed in the player.
# XDCAM clip order number

Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists 15

 Field Description This area includes all the information about the selected
clip’s data. The data items are divided into 6 groups. Click
Name File name
the B mark to display the items in a group and their
Title Clip title information. The groups contain the following items.
Type Clip or clip list
Group Item Description
Start Start point timecode
Source Name Source name or folder
End End point timecode (items related name
Duration Clip duration to sources)
Type Type (e.g.: Professional
Status Clip status (e.g.: Good(OK), (no Disc, SxS memory card or
indication), Not Good(NG), Keep(KEEP)) folder)
Comment Comment about the clip Modified Last modified date
Frame Rate Frame rate (e.g.: 50i) Size Capacity and used/
available space
Video Format Video format (e.g.: MPEG HD)
Access Source attribute (e.g.:
Bit Rate Video bit rate and type (e.g.: 25 Mbps Read Only)
(CBR))
Clip Name Primary filename
Audio Audio format (e.g.: AES-3) (items related
Type Clip or clip list
Channels Number of audio channels (2 to 8) to clips)
Modified Last modified date
You can sort the rows in the list by selecting a column
Size Actual or estimated size on
heading. The currently selected clip is highlighted. the media (e.g.: 87.1MB)
Locked File system locked
Note attribute
Clips are shown in grey when the video codec for the high- Note
resolution material (MXF or MP4 file) is not installed on On the XDCAM EX device,
your computer. clips can be deleted even if
they are locked here. If you
want a clip to be protected
from deletion when you
Information Displayed in the Clip return an SxS memory
card to the device, set the
Info Area clip’s status to “OK” in the
Logging tab.
Detailed information for the selected clip is displayed in Timing Start Timecode of start point
two tabs: the Information tab and the Logging tab. (items related
End Timecode of end point
to clip
timecode) Duration Timecode of duration
Information tab Timecode Drop-frame or non-drop-
Type frame
Video Video Format Video format (e.g.: MPEG
(items related HD)
to clip video)
Bit Rate Video bit rate and type
(e.g.: 25 Mbps (CBR))
Frame Rate Frame rate (e.g.: 50i)
Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3)
Frame Size Video frame size (e.g.:
1440 x 1080)
Codec Type of codec
Audio Audio Format Audio format (e.g.: AES-3)
(items related
Sample Rate Audio sampling rate (e.g.:
to clip audio)
48 kHz)
Channels Number of audio channels
(2 to 8)
Quantization Number of audio
quantization bits (e.g.: 16
or 24 bits)
Monitor Checkboxes to enable or
disable the indicated
channels
Balance Left-Right balance

16 Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists

Group Item Description Group Item Description
Identification UMID UMID data Clip Title Clip title (multilingual)
(information (items related
Manufacturer Manufacturer of the device ASCII Titlea) Clip title
about the to clips)
that created the clip (e.g.: (alphanumeric)
device that
SONY)
created this Creator Clip creator
clip) Product Product name of the
Comment Comment about the
device that created the clip
clip
(e.g.: PDW-F330)
Status Material status
Version Version number of the
device that created the clip Essence Name Essence mark title
(e.g.: 1.56) Marks (e.g.: ShotMark1)
(table of all the
In In point timecode
You can select which audio channels to monitor during essence
(e.g.: 00:05:43:21)
marks in the
playback in the player by using the Monitor check boxes in selected clips) Out Out point timecode
the Audio group. This selection also affects which audio (e.g.: 00:05:43:21)
channels are imported to Final Cut Pro when the Only Duration Duration (e.g.:
import monitored audio channels option is checked in the 00:00:00:01)
Import tab of the Preferences window.
Subclips Check Check All Check boxes that
(Displays all of specify whether to
Check
Logging tab the subclips import this subclip
None
and child into Final Cut Pro
clipsb) that Check
have been Clips
made from the Check
selected clips, Subclips
together with
information Name File name or title of
about them, clip
and check In In point timecode
boxes.) (e.g.: 00:05:43:21)
Out Out point timecode
(e.g.: 00:06:45:24)
Duration Duration (e.g.:
00:01:02:03)

a) By default, this is not displayed.

To enable it to be displayed, click Title and then click Show ASCII Title
that has appeared.
b) When the selected clip is in XDCAM EX format, and has been split within
a single SxS memory card because of file system limitations, or when the
selected clip has been split and recorded across multiple SxS memory
cards.

About XDCAM EX child clips

When the selected clip is in XDCAM EX format, and has
been split within a single SxS memory card because of file
system limitations, or when it has been split and recorded
across multiple SxS memory cards, the smaller clips into
This area includes logging information about the selected which the original clip is split are called “child clips” in
clips and their sources. The data items are divided into 4 this help. In XDCAM Transfer, these child clips are
groups. Click the B mark to display the items in a group displayed as subclips and can be handled in the same way
and their information. The groups contain the following as subclips (except that they cannot be deleted).
items, all of which are editable.
Notes
Group Item Description
Source Title Source title • In the Subclips group of the Logging tab, the clip name
(items related
Comment Comments added to
is displayed by default and child clips are displayed
to sources) below them as subclips. Clips whose check boxes have
the source
been cleared there are not imported. It is possible to
import a specific child clip only by checking its check
box.
• XDCAM Transfer does not support editing of essence
marks.
• It is not possible to select more than one essence mark at
a time.

Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists 17

 • XDCAM Transfer supports deletion of clips and
subclips, but clip lists cannot be deleted.
• It is not possible to select more than one subclip at a
time.
• When a clip is in XDCAM EX format, and has been split
within a single SxS memory card because of file system
limitations, or when it has been split and recorded across
multiple SxS memory cards, the child clips displayed in
the Subclips group cannot be deleted.
• When a clip is in XDCAM EX format, and has been split
and recorded across multiple SxS memory cards, the
Name fields of the child clips displayed in the Subclips
group are displayed as [Part “number” (“filename” on
“media name”)].

• When a XDCAM EX format clip is split into parts on

multiple SxS memory cards, and the current material is
not the material on the final memory card (in other
words, when it is INCOMPLETE), then by default the
clip check box is cleared. Check the check box if you
want to import the clip.

18 Information Displayed On Clips and In Lists

 Menus Chapter 5
XDCAM Transfer has two kinds of menus: application
menus accessed via the menu bar, and context menus
accessed by right clicking with the mouse.

Application Menus
XDCAM Transfer has the following menus and submenus.
(Items in bold are the default selections.)

Menu Command Submenu Description

XDCAM About XDCAM Transfer — Opens a window about XDCAM Transfer.
Transfer
Preferences — Opens the Preferences window.
Hide XDCAM Transfer — Hides XDCAM Transfer windows.
Hide Others — Hides the windows other than XDCAM Transfer.
Show All — Shows all XDCAM Transfer windows.
Quit XDCAM Transfer — Exits XDCAM Transfer.

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 Menu Command Submenu Description
File Close — Closes XDCAM Transfer.
Add Source — Adds a source to XDCAM Transfer. The thumbnail and list
view area displays the properties, thumbnails, and so on of
the clips in the newly added source.
Eject or Remove Source(s) — Does one of the following.
• Ejects a Professional Disc from an XDCAM device.
• Unmounts an SxS memory card.
• Deletes a folder or offline source from XDCAM Transfer.
Delete Clip(s) a) b) Deletes a clip.

Save Changes b) — Saves changes.

Fetch Proxy/Proxies For — Loads proxy AV data from the currently selected source or
Source(s)/Clip(s) clip.
Note
This command is invalid since XDCAM EX does not have
proxy AV data.
Fetch Metadata For — Loads metadata from the currently selected source or clip.
Source(s)/Clip(s)
Cancel Tasks For — Cancels all tasks associated with the selected sources or
Source(s)/Clip(s) clips.
Show In Finder — Displays the currently selected source or clip in the Finder.
Page Setup — Displays the page setup dialog for printing.
Print — Prints an index to the currently displayed clips with
thumbnails and clip information.
Import — Imports clips or subclips.
Import All Subclips — Imports all subclips from the selected source.
Import All Clips — Imports all clips from the selected source.
Edit Undo — Undoes an operation.
Redo — Redoes an operation.
Cut — Cut.
Copy — Copy.
Paste — Paste.
Delete — Delete.
Select All — Select all.
Special Characters... — Selects a special character.

20 Application Menus
Menu Command Submenu Description
View As Images — Displays the currently loaded clips as thumbnails.
As List — Displays the currently loaded clips as a list.
Image Options Show Overlays Specifies the information overlaid over thumbnails. Checked
items are overlaid.
Video Format Video format
Bit Rate Bit rate
Audio Audio channels
Frame Rate Frame rate
Timecode Type Timecode type
Status Clip status
Essence Marks Whether essence marks exist.
Media Availability Media availability
Subclips Whether subclips have been created.
List Columns — Checkboxes for column items are displayed.
Checked columns appear in the list.
Default Column Layout Returns the column layout to the default order.
Sort By — Checkboxes for column items are displayed.
Clips are sorted using the checked columns as sort criteria.
Default Order Sorts clips on the source and clip names (default order).
Filter By Status — Select one of the following status values, and display clips
with that status in the thumbnail and list view area: Good
(OK), Keep (KEEP), No Status, Not Good (NG)
Show All Show all clips, regardless of status.
Timecode Options Show Frame Pairs Changes the timecode display method.
(60@30, 50@25)
Note
When this item is checked, XDCAM Transfer displays 59.94p
clips as 30fps, and displays 50p clips as 25fps.
Show Title — Displays clip titles in preference to filenames.
Show Handles — Shows handles (margins) as gray overlays on the timeline.
You can specify the length of the handles with the Subclip
handles text field on the Import tab of the Preferences
window.
Show Preview Overlays — Displays the “Incomplete Clip” indication for entire MP4 files,
instead of at the last frame only.
Snapping — Snaps the playhead V to essence marks, and In and Out
points, when it gets close to them.
Hide/Show Toolbar — Hides or shows the toolbar of the Browser window.
Customize Toolbar — Customizes the toolbar.
Clip Clear Subclips — Clears all subclips in the selected clip.
Make Subclips From — Creates one subclip for each essence mark in the selected
Essence Marks clip.
Export Clip To File — Exports a clip to a selected destination.
Export Poster Frame To — Exports a thumbnail of a clip to a selected destination.
File c)
Export Proxy Movie To File — Exports proxy AV data to a selected destination.
Note
This command is invalid since XDCAM EX does not have
proxy AV data.
Status — Displays clip status: Good (OK), Keep (KEEP), No Status,
Not Good (NG).
Go to Poster Frame — Goes to the poster frame used as the clip’s thumbnail.
Set Poster Frame — Sets a specified frame as the clip thumbnail.
Show Full Screen d) — Displays the clip in full-screen mode.

Application Menus 21
 Menu Command Submenu Description
Window Minimize — Minimizes the window.
Zoom — Zooms in the window.
Browser — Opens the Browser window, or brings it to the front.
Activity — Opens the Activity window.
Bring All to Front — Brings all XDCAM Transfer windows to the front.
Help XDCAM Transfer Help — Opens this help file.
Check for Installed — Opens the Installed Components window (see page 9).
Components...

a) This command cannot be executed for archive folders and folders with the
same subfolder structure as XDCAM EX or SxS memory card sources.
b) This command cannot be executed in the following cases.
• When the connected XDCAM device does not support the deletion of
specified clips.
• When the clip to be edited is read-only.
• When the REC INHIBIT mechanism of the XDCAM device is enabled.
• When the Professional Disc is read-only.
c) This command can be executed only for clips with thumbnails that have
been saved in the cache memory of XDCAM Transfer.
d) The appropriate codec for the high-resolution material (MXF or MP4 file)
must be installed on your computer to use full-screen display.
This command is disabled when an XDCAM device has been connected
by a FAM connection.

22 Application Menus
 Menu Description
Context Menus Export Clip To Exports a clip to a selected destination.
File
Export Poster Exports a thumbnail of a clip to a selected
Context menus appear when you select a clip or source and Frame To File d) destination.
click with the Control key held down. Context menu show Export Current Makes a thumbnail from the current frame
often-used application menu commands. The commands Frame To File and exports it to a selected destination.
shown vary according to the target that you click and the
Export Proxy Exports proxy AV data to a selected
situation. Movie To File destination.
Source context menus Note
This command is invalid since XDCAM EX
Menu Description does not have proxy AV data.
Eject or Does one of the following. Status Changes clip status.
Remove • Ejects a Professional Disc from an
XDCAM device. Show Full Displays the clip in full-screen mode.
• Disconnects from an SxS memory card. Screen d)
Save Saves changes. a) This command cannot be executed for archive folders and folders with the
Changes a) same subfolder structure as XDCAM EX or SxS memory card sources.
b) This command cannot be executed in the following cases.
Fetch Proxies Loads proxy AV data of the currently • When the connected XDCAM device does not support the deletion of
selected source or clip. specified clips.
• When the clip to be edited is read-only.
Note
• When the REC INHIBIT mechanism of the XDCAM device is enabled.
This command is invalid since XDCAM EX • When the Professional Disc is read-only.
does not have proxy AV data. c) This command can be executed only for clips with thumbnails that have
been saved in the cache memory of XDCAM Transfer.
Fetch Metadata Loads metadata from the currently
d) The appropriate codec for the high-resolution material (MXF or MP4 file)
selected source or clip. must be installed on your computer to use full-screen display.
Show In Finder Displays in the Finder the thumbnail or clip
information that is currently selected in the The clip context menu also appears when the control key
thumbnail and list view area. is held down while clicking in the player area.
Cancel All Cancels all tasks associated with the
Tasks selected source.

a) This command cannot be executed in the following cases.

• When the connected XDCAM device does not support the deletion of
specified clips.
• When the clip to be edited is read-only.
• When the REC INHIBIT mechanism of the XDCAM device is enabled.
• When the Professional Disc is read-only.

Clip context menus

Menu Description
Delete a) b) Deletes the clip.
Save Saves changes.
Changes b)
Fetch Proxies Loads proxy AV data from the selected
source or clip.
Note
This command is invalid since XDCAM EX
does not have proxy AV data.
Fetch Metadata Loads metadata from the currently
selected source or clip.
Show In Finder Displays in the Finder the clip that is
currently selected in the thumbnail and list
view area.
Cancel Task Cancels all tasks associated with the
selected clip.
Import Imports a clip.
Clear Subclips Clears subclips created in the selected
clip.
Make Subclips Creates a subclip from an essence mark.
From Essence
Marks

Context Menus 23
 Import and Export
Operations Chapter 6
File Access Mode Using the XDCAM Drive
Operations
You can use the PDW-U1 and PDW-U2 XDCAM drives
to read files and clips on Professional Discs.
File Access Mode (called FAM below) allows you to If you are using an Intel processor computer with Mac OS
mount a Professional Disc loaded in an XDCAM device on X v10.5 or later, you can use the XDCAM Drive Software
your computer. You can also view the files on the disc in to write files and clips to Professional Discs loaded in the
Finder. XDCAM drive.

For information about how to connect an XDCAM device

to your computer, refer to the Operation Manual or
Operating Instructions of the XDCAM device.

To use user-defined filenames with XDCAM

Change the settings of your XDCAM device so that the
user-defined filenames are available.

Note
Firmware version 1.5 or higher is required to use the user-
defined filenames with the IMX/DV recording devices
(such as PDW-1500) or HD420 recording devices (such as
PDW-F70/F75).

Refer to the Operation Manual or Operating Instructions

of your XDCAM device for more information about how to
configure it.

24 File Access Mode Operations / Using the XDCAM Drive

Importing to Final Cut Pro

Importing Clips to Final Cut Pro

1 Start Final Cut Pro.

2 Open the Final Cut Pro project into which you want to
import the clip.

3 Create a sequence in the project.

XDCAM Transfer starts, and the Browser window
Create a sequence using presets that match the format opens. The source appears in the source list, and
of the material you want to import. transfer of the clip starts.
See “Sequence Settings” (page 34) for more
information about presets.

4 Prepare the source for the import.

Check that your XDCAM or XDCAM EX device is
correctly connected to your computer, and then insert Next, transfer of clip thumbnails and proxy AV data
a Professional Disc or SxS memory card. Files starts. When the transfer finishes, the thumbnails
corresponding to the clips on the media appear in appear in the thumbnail and list view area.
Finder.
The file format of the files varies according to the
Notes
media format, as follows.
• It may take some time to complete the transfer of
• XDCAM, XDCAM HD: MXF files thumbnails and proxy AV data if the disc contains a
• XDCAM EX: MP4 files large number of clips.
• XDCAM EX clips which have been split, either • XDCAM EX does not use proxy AV data.
because of file system limitations or for storage on • The following folders are recognized automatically
multiple SxS memory cards: SMI files and added as sources when you add a Professional
Disc to the sources.
- User data folders that are recognized as archive
folders or flat folders.
- Archive folders or flat folders in user data folders.

5 Import the file into the project.

In Final Cut Pro, select File > Import > Sony
XDCAM…

Importing to Final Cut Pro 25

 In Thumbnail view, information appears for each clip.
You can click a thumbnail to load its clip into the
player and preview the video and audio of that clip.
Detailed information about the clip appears in the clip
info area.
See “Browser Window” (page 11) for more
information about the names and functions of Browser
window parts, and see “Information Displayed on
Clips and In Lists” for the type of information
displayed.

6 Select the clip that you want to import, and click the
Import button.
The high-resolution material (MXF or MP4 files) of
the clip is transferred to Final Cut Pro.

When import of the clip finishes, the clip appears in a

Final Cut Pro project bin and you can start editing.

26 Importing to Final Cut Pro

See “Exporting to XDCAM” (page 31) for information
about how to export your edited sequence to an XDCAM
device.

To select source folders manually

The Professional Disc or SxS memory card loaded in the
connected XDCAM or XDCAM EX device appears
automatically at the top of the source list. Rename it by
overwriting the title in the Name item of the Source group
of the Information tab (see page 17). If you have copied
material to your hard disk or a network folders, you can
also manually add those folders to the source list.

1 Click the Add... button at the bottom of the source list.

Thumbnails and information about the clips appear in

the thumbnail and list view area. Clip details and
proxy video are cached.

2 Select the folder you want and click the Open button.

Importing to Final Cut Pro 27

 See “Player Area” (page 12) for more information about
how to set In and Out points in the player area.

When the clip is imported, only the subclip will be actually

imported.

Renaming a subclip
In the subclip list, double click the name of the subclip you
want to rename and type the desired new name.

Offline and unavailable sources are shown at the

bottom of the source list. A source is offline if its Removing subclips
media is not currently inserted into your XDCAM or Remove subclips from the subclip list by selecting them
XDCAM EX device, and network folders are and pressing the Delete key, or clear the list completely by
unavailable if your computer is not connected to the using the Clip > Clear Subclips menu item.
network.
However, you may still be able to view these sources
Creating subclips from essence marks
if they are cached.
You can easily create subclips from XDCAM essence
marks by using the Clip > Make Subclips From Essence
Note
Marks menu item.
The following folders are recognized automatically This command adds one subclip for each essence mark in
and added as sources when you add a Professional the selected clip.
Disc to the sources. However, these folders cannot be
added individually as source folders.
• User data folders that are recognized as archive Other Import Operations
folders or flat folders.
• Archive folders or flat folders in user data folders.
Selecting the next clip while importing a
clip
Using Subclips You can select and view the next clip while another clip is
being imported.
Instead of importing an entire clip, XDCAM Transfer Select the clip in the thumbnail and list view area to load it
allows you to specify and import a subclip. This can result into the player. You can then use the player command
in significant transfer time savings if you only need part of buttons to play the clip, jump to specified frames, and so
a long clip. on.
About XDCAM EX child clips
When the selected clip is in XDCAM EX format, and has See “Player Area” (page 12) for more information about
been split within a single SxS memory card because of file the player.
system limitations, or when it has been split and recorded
across multiple SxS memory cards, the smaller clips into Clip import destinations
which the original clip is split are called “child clips” in When you start XDCAM Transfer by selecting Import >
this help. In XDCAM Transfer, these child clips are Sony XDCAM... from the File menu of Final Cut Pro, clips
displayed as subclips and can be handled in the same way are imported into the current Final Cut Pro project.
as subclips (except that they cannot be deleted). When you start XDCAM Transfer by double clicking it in
Finder, clips are imported into the folder that you chose in
the application preferences.
To specify and import a subclip
Click the “+” button to set In and Out points in the player See “Preferences” (page 36) for more information about
area. These settings are copied to the subclip list in the clip preference settings.
info area.

28 Importing to Final Cut Pro

Note Monitoring the Dock icon
A simple overview of progress is shown in the Dock. The
When you import entire MPEG HD clips, the software
XDCAM Transfer icon is overlaid with the number of
may import a few extra frames. This is due to the long
items remaining in the transfer queue. When the numbers
group of pictures (GOP) compression method used by
count down and disappear, your transfers are finished.
MPEG HD. You can trim these extra frames in Final Cut
Pro.

Importing all clips

To import all clips from the currently selected source, hold
down the Option key when you click the Import button.
You can also hold down the Option key when you select
File > Import in Final Cut Pro. In both cases, only subclips
are imported for clips that have subclips defined.

Importing subclips only Monitoring thumbnails

To import only subclips from the currently selected source, At a more detailed level, the progress of a particular clip
hold down the Shift key and click the Import button or transfer is shown in Thumbnail view.
select File > Import in Final Cut Pro.

Note
The subclips that are imported when you do this are those
that are checked in the Check items of the Subclips group
of the Logging tab (see page 17).

Importing to a different Final Cut Pro

project
XDCAM Transfer remembers your Final Cut Pro projects
until you close the application. Monitoring in the Activity window
It is also possible to monitor all the activity of XDCAM
Transfer. The activity window shows the progress of clips
that are currently being transferred and also shows all the
other pending tasks in the queue. You can cancel a
If you have opened a new project in Final Cut Pro since particular task by pressing the × button on that task.
launching XDCAM Transfer, you need to reconnect Pressing the × button on a source cancels all active and
XDCAM Transfer to the new project. Within the Final Cut pending tasks for that source.
Pro application, open the Browser window and click on the
correct project tab.

Then select the File > Import > Sony XDCAM… menu
item. XDCAM Transfer connects to the new project.

Monitoring Import Progress

Transferring original files between an XDCAM device and
Final Cut Pro is a background process to enable you to
continue working while it happens.

This part of the Help describes several ways to monitor the

progress of clip transfers.

Importing to Final Cut Pro 29

 causes all the cached information for that source to be
Other Operations discarded.

Renaming sources and clips

You can rename currently loaded sources and clips.
On the Information tab of the clip info area, click the Name
item in the Source or Clip group and overwrite it with a
new name.

See “Information Displayed in the Clip Info Area”

(page 16) for details about the information displayed in
this area.

Notes
• Sources cannot be renamed in the following cases.
- When the REC INHIBIT mechanism of the XDCAM
device is enabled
- When the source is an SxS memory card or a folder
with the same file structure as XDCAM EX.
- When the source is a Professional Disc loaded in an
XDCAM drive
- When the source is offline or unavailable
• Clips cannot be renamed in the following cases.
- When the REC INHIBIT mechanism of the XDCAM
device is enabled
- When the clip is recorded on an SxS memory card or
in a folder with the same file structure as XDCAM EX.
- When the clip is recorded on a Professional Disc
loaded in an XDCAM drive
- When the source of the clip is offline or unavailable

Transferring QuickTime movies

The Export Proxy Movie To File… menu item allows you
to send a QuickTime movie to a location on your hard disk
or network. This is a good way to share clips for review in
QuickTime Player.

Locating material files in Finder

You can use the Show In Finder item in the File menu to
locate and display full-resolution material files.

Setting the poster frame displayed as the

thumbnail
The Clip > Go to Poster Frame menu item allows you to
navigate quickly to the thumbnail picture for the current
clip. This is set to the index picture by default, but it is also
possible to use Clip > Set Poster Frame to set it to the video
frame currently showing in the player.

Ejecting discs, unmounting memory

cards, and removing sources
You can use the Eject button at the bottom of the source list
to eject the currently selected disc or to unmount a memory
card. When the current source is a folder or offline disc, the
button changes to Remove. The Eject or Remove button

30 Importing to Final Cut Pro

 • Choose the destination and filename for the exported
Exporting to XDCAM XDCAM MXF file.
• Review the settings to be used.
• Confirm that your chosen settings match those of the
connected XDCAM device.
When you are finished editing in Final Cut Pro, you can
• Change the location used for the temporary files
use the XDCAM export plug-in to export the sequence to
generated during the export process.
a disc.

Note Sequence Settings

XDCAM Transfer version 2.8 or earlier does not support You can use Final Cut Pro sequence presets to export
write back of edits to Professional Discs loaded in an sequences back to XDCAM.
XDCAM drive.
See “Sequence Settings” (page 34) for more information
The XDCAM export plug-in allows you to do the about sequence presets.
following.

Exporting
1 Start the export plug-in. Start the Sony XDCAM Export plug-in by choosing
File > Export > Sony XDCAM…
Select the sequence that you wish to export in the Final The Sony XDCAM Export plug-in starts, and the
Cut Pro Browser window. XDCAM Export window appears.

2 Select a transfer destination. Notes

In the Exporting ‘(clip name)’ to list box, select the • For file and directory names, you can use letters,
media loaded in your XDCAM or XDCAM EX numbers, and symbols from the Unicode 2.0
device, or click the Choose... button to select another character set. However, the following control
location, such as a folder on your hard disk. characters and symbols cannot be used.
- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F
To assign a name to the exported file - Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |
When the selected location supports user-defined file • Before exporting an MXF file with a frame rate of
names, you can choose a name for the exported file. 50p or 60p, set the duration to an even number of
Check the With filename check box and enter a name.

Exporting to XDCAM 31
 frames. Files with durations set to an odd number of
frames cannot be exported.

3 In the [As format] list box, select the format (MXF or

MP4) of the clip or sequence to export.

4 In the Using settings list box, select an export preset. You can continue to use Final Cut Pro during the
export. The progress of the export appears in the
The video and audio formats of the clip or sequence XDCAM Exporter window.
appear. If exporting is not possible under the current
settings, a message appears to display the reason why
it is not possible.
Normally the correct preset will be identified
automatically from the sequence, but you are free to
choose any of the listed presets.

If you choose Current settings

Current settings option allows greater flexibility. For
example, by using this mechanism and manually
configuring your sequence settings it is possible to Notes
export 4 channels of 24-bit audio to an IMX-capable • If an incompatibility between the sequence settings
XDCAM device. However, this option is not and the settings of the XDCAM device is detected,
guaranteed to work with XDCAM devices. the export is not performed. Check the setting and
try clicking the Export button again.
Recompress all frames check box • Exports are not possible if the XDCAM device is set
When checked, this check box causes Final Cut Pro to to REC INHIBIT.
fully re-render the sequence for export. The export
operation is faster when this box is left unchecked. Refer to the Operation Manual or Operating
Instructions of your XDCAM device for more
Anamorphic 16:9 check box information about device settings.
This check box should be checked if you are exporting
standard definition anamorphic 16:9 media. Monitoring export progress
Refer to the Final Cut Pro user manual for more Final Cut Pro renders your sequence before writing it to the
information about working with anamorphic material. disc. A progress bar shows the progress of this part of the
operation.
5 Click the [Choose…] button to specify the location of
intermediate files.
Intermediate movie files are created by Final Cut Pro
during the export operation. These files may be very
large, so it is recommended that you choose a location
for them in the Create intermediate files in list box.
Intermediate files are deleted automatically once the The time taken to render the sequence depends on the
sequence is recorded to XDCAM. complexity and length of the sequence and the
performance of your computer. When the rendering
completes, you can resume using Final Cut Pro while the
Note
rendered sequence is recorded to the selected XDCAM
Because of the large size of these files, you should disc or folder as an MXF file.
choose a location with plenty of free disk space. It is
recommended that you use a folder on your preferred Monitoring with the Dock icon
Video Render scratch disk. Up to 50 GB may be
required for the longest sequence that can be written to A simple overview of transfer progress is shown in the
an XDCAM disc. Dock. The XDCAM Transfer icon is overlaid with a red
“recording in progress” arrow and the number of items
6 Click the Export button. remaining to be recorded. When the numbers count down
and disappear, the operation is complete.
Export of the sequence starts, and the clips are
rendered. The progress of the export is displayed as
follows.

32 Exporting to XDCAM
 Keyboard Operations
The following keyboard shortcuts are available in
XDCAM Transfer.

In any area of the window

The detailed progress is shown in a separate window, Shortcut Operation
which can be brought to the front by clicking on the Dock Tab Move to the next focus area
icon. Shift + Tab Move to the previous focus area

When the source list has the focus

Shortcut Operation
Rr Change current source
Open/Close selected source

When a thumbnail or clip list has the focus

Shortcut Operation
Rr Change selected clip
Space Toggle play/pause

When the player area has the focus

Shortcut Operation
Command + Change selected clip
Control +
Space Toggle play/pause
J Reduce speed by one level
K Pause playback
L Increase speed by one level
Go to next/previous frame
Rr Go to next/previous edit point (start, In,
Out, end)
Option + Same as Rr
Shift + Rr Go to next/previous Essence Mark
I Set In point at current frame
O Set Out point at current frame
Shift + I Go to In point
Shift + O Go to Out point
Option + I Set In point at start of clip
Option + O Set Out point at end of clip
Option + X Clear In and Out points
N Toggle snapping on/off
Enter/Return Add selected In/Out to subclip list
Keypad ‘+’ Same as Enter/Return

When a subclip list has the focus

Shortcut Operation
Rr Change selected subclip
Delete Delete selected subclip

Keyboard Operations 33
 Type select
A basic “type select” function is also provided in the
source list. Type in a few consecutive letters from a source
Sequence Settings
name and the first matching source name is selected.
Player speed levels This part of the Help explains how to easily create
The player speed levels are as follows. sequences for XDCAM and XDCAM EX.
• 8 times, 4 times and 2 times normal speed reverse
playback Refer to the Final Cut Pro documentation for general
• reverse playback information about sequence settings.
• normal speed playback
• 2 times, 4 times and 8 times normal speed playback
Usable Final Cut Pro Presets
(XDCAM)
When using Final Cut Pro and XDCAM Transfer, you can
use the following settings from the Final Cut Pro Sequence
> Settings... menu.

Refer to the Final Cut Pro documentation for further

information about sequence presets.

DVCAM:
• DV NTSC 48 kHz
• DV PAL 48 kHz
IMX:
• IMX NTSC (30 Mb/s)
• IMX NTSC (40 Mb/s)
• IMX NTSC (50 Mb/s)
• IMX PAL (30 Mb/s)
• IMX PAL (40 Mb/s)
• IMX PAL (50 Mb/s)
MPEG HD:
• XDCAM HD 1080i50 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080i50 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080i60 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080i60 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p24 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p24 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p25 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p25 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p30 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p30 VBR

Note
XDCAM HD (35 Mb/s VBR) codecs are also used for
18 Mb/s VBR material.
MPEG HD422:
• XDCAM HD422 1080i50 CBR
• XDCAM HD422 1080i60 CBR
• XDCAM HD422 1080p24 CBR 1)
• XDCAM HD422 1080p25 CBR 1)
• XDCAM HD422 1080p30 CBR 1)
• XDCAM HD422 720p50 CBR 1)
• XDCAM HD422 720p60 CBR 1)
1) Supported by Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 or later

34 Sequence Settings
 To preset these settings
Usable Final Cut Pro Presets In Final Cut Pro, select the User Preferences... menu item
(XDCAM EX) and click the Audio Outputs tab. An audio output preset is
created and appears in the Presets list. You can make it the
When using Final Cut Pro and XDCAM Transfer, you can default for new sequences by clicking in the column to the
use the following presets from the Final Cut Pro Sequence left of it in the Presets list.
> Settings... menu.
Audio output presets can also be selected under Load
Refer to the Final Cut Pro documentation for further Audio Output Preset… in the Sequence Settings window.
information about sequence presets.
Notes
• XDCAM EX 1080i50 VBR
• XDCAM EX 1080i60 VBR • Audio channels may not be assigned properly when you
• XDCAM EX 1080p24 VBR drag a clip from a Final Cut Pro bin and drop it in a
• XDCAM EX 1080p25 VBR sequence. In this case, right click the Toggle Auto Select
• XDCAM EX 1080p30 VBR button on an audio track in the sequence and Select
• XDCAM EX 720p24 VBR Audio Outputs to change the channels assignments.
• XDCAM EX 720p25 VBR • To perform pan pot of audio tracks (editing by channel),
• XDCAM EX 720p30 VBR select a clip in a sequence and then remove the check
• XDCAM EX 720p50 VBR mark from the Edit >Linked Selection menu item in
• XDCAM EX 720p60 VBR Final Cut Pro. This allows you to edit audio tracks by
channel.
For MPEG2HD 1440×1080 files, use the following
presets, in the same way as for XDCAM.

• XDCAM HD 1080i50 CBR

• XDCAM HD 1080i50 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080i60 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080i60 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p24 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p24 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p25 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p25 VBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p30 CBR
• XDCAM HD 1080p30 VBR

Setting Audio Outputs for Export

In addition to using the recommended sequence presets,
there are additional constraints on sequences that will be
exported back to an XDCAM disc.
Choose the Sequence >Settings… menu item in Final Cut
Pro and click on the Audio Outputs tab. Select the
appropriate number of audio outputs (2, 4 or 8) to match
your XDCAM setup. You must also select Dual Mono
grouping for all outputs.

Sequence Settings 35
 Preferences Chapter 7
Overview General Preferences
This chapter explains XDCAM Transfer’s preference The General preferences allow you to choose certain
settings. To open the Preferences window, select settings that will apply by default to newly added sources.
Preferences from the XDCAM Transfer menu.
In the Preferences window you can set the following 3
kinds of preferences.
Source List:
• General: General settings • Automatically add media check box
• Cache: Settings related to data caches When this check box is checked, XDCAM Transfer
• Import: Settings related to import operations automatically scans XDCAM discs and memory cards
when they are first inserted, and adds them to the source
list.

The XDCAM export plug-in does not have its own

preferences.
If it is cleared, you must add discs or memory cards
manually using the File menu or the Add button of the
source list.

See “To select source folders manually” (page 27) for

more information about how to add sources manually.

• Show offline media check box

When this check box is checked, the names of disc and
memory card sources appear in the source list of the
Browser Window even if they are not currently loaded in
your XDCAM or XDCAM EX device. This allows you to
view the sources using cached data.
If you clear the check, offline sources do not appear in
source list.

Image View (thumbnail/list view area):

• Magnification slider
This slider control the size of the thumbnails shown in
thumbnail/list view area. You can choose to see fewer clips
in greater detail or more clips in less detail.

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Audio Channels:
• Audio Channels check boxes Cache Preferences
The Audio channels check boxes set the default channels
to be monitored while reviewing low-resolution proxy AV
data in the player. These settings can be changed on a clip- The Cache preferences control the location and size of disk
by-clip basis in the info view. space used for the cache of low-resolution proxy AV data
and thumbnails.
See “Information Displayed in the Clip Info Area”
(page 16) for more information about how to change the Cache Location:
monitored audio channels on a clip-by-clip basis.
The current location appears in the text field. You can click
the Choose... button to display a browse window and select
Use these settings in combination with the Only import
another location.
monitored audio channels option in the Import Preference
to control which audio channels are imported by default.
For example if you normally record MPEG IMX with just
2 channels of audio, choose to monitor “1/2” and select
Only import monitored audio channels.

Codecs:
• Import clips with no installed codec check box
Specifies whether to import clips even when the codec for
Cache Size:
the original material of those clips is not installed on your The slider controls how much disk space to use for the
computer. cache. The selected amount appears beneath the slider. The
current cache size is also displayed. You can click the
Clear button to clear the whole cache.

Other preferences:
• Automatically fetch proxies check box
When this check box is checked, tasks to fetch proxy AV
data are automatically added to the queue when a new
source is added (default setting). When it is cleared, you
must fetch proxies explicitly.

Note
XDCAM EX does not use proxy AV data.

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 Note
Import Preferences When both the Add clip title check box and the Add UMID
check box are cleared, the original file name of the clip is
added to the movie file name.
The Import preferences control the operation of import of
clips and subclips. • For subclips add In and Out timecodes check
box
Import Location: When this check box is checked, the timecode of the In and
Out points of the subclip is added to the movie file name.
Displays the location where files are sent when they are When it is cleared, the timecode is omitted (default
imported. You can change the setting by clicking the setting).
Choose... button.
• For subclips add subclip name check box
When this check box is checked, a subclip name is added
to movie file names. When it is cleared, the subclip name
is omitted (default setting).
• For subclips add index number check box
When this check box is checked, an index number is added
to movie file names (default setting). When it is cleared,
the index number is omitted.

• New folder for each source check box Other Preferences:

When this check box is checked, a new folder is created in
the import location folder for each new source (default
setting). When it is cleared, all clips are saved directly to
the import location folder.
• Overwrite existing files check box
When this check box is checked, existing file are
overwritten. When it is cleared, and the name of an input
file is already in use, then a unique file name is created by
adding a serial number to the name (default setting).

Filename: • Subclip handles check box and text field

Specifies the length of the handle (margin) added before
and after the start point and the end point of subclips. You
can enter any value in the text field.
• Only import monitored audio channels check
box
When this check box is checked, only the monitored audio
channels are imported. When it is cleared, all audio
channels in the clip are imported (default setting).
• Write Final Cut Pro XML file check box
• Add source name check box When this check box is checked, Final Cut Pro XML
When this check box is checked, the source name is added Interchange Format documents are saved under the same
to the movie file names of clips. When it is cleared, the name (except for the XML extension) as the movie file.
source file name is omitted (default setting). This setting
does not depend on the setting of the New folder for each • Uncheck subclips on import check box
source check box. When this check box is checked, the check marks are
automatically cleared from clips and subclips in the
• Add clip title check box subclip list when the clips or subclips are put into the
When this check box is checked, the clip title is added to import transfer queue (default setting). When this check
the movie file names of clips (default setting). When it is box is cleared, clips and subclips remain checked even
cleared, the clip title is omitted. after they are put into the input transfer queue.
• Add UMID check box • Open imported files with check box
When this check box is checked, the UMID is added to the When this check box is checked, imported clips open
movie file names of clips. When it is cleared, the UMID is automatically in the selected application (except for the
omitted (default setting). case of transferring clips to Final Cut Pro projects). When

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it is cleared, imported movie files do not open
automatically.

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