Importing Sony XDCAM Footage SxS / SDHC Cards - Mac Pro

So I'm beginning to start using Sony XDCAM footage for the first time from an EX3. I have directly offloaded the footage to a MacBook Pro by directly connecting the SxS card and or SDHC card with the adapter. This is very quick and effective, however, I don't edit on the MacBook Pro, I edit on a MacPro. In order to direct connect offload, this requires me to offload to MacBook Pro, then transfer to an external hard drives, then transfer to one of the 4 hard drives in the MacPro - Kind of time consuming. I'm not a big fan of the camera to MacPro USB option as it is painfully slow and ridiculous.

I am wondering if there is a way to offload SxS and SDHC cards directly to a Mac Pro without the means of a USB card adapter? Do they make FireWire supported adapters for SxS or SDHC cards? Or do they make an actual direct connect function that somehow can be installed in the back of the machine in the areas where you could install say a BlackMagic card? I don't even know if that would the correct area I just thought of it. I'm just really trying to NOT use the camera USB connect mode in order to get the footage to the Mac Pro.

THANKS!

Mac Pro 2x 2.8 Quad Core Intel Xenon, 8GB Memory 1.5TB HDD, 30" Cinema Display, Mac OS X (10.5.5), Final Cut Pro Studio 6.0.4 - QuickTime Pro 7.5.5

Posted on Jan 13, 2009 8:16 AM

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Jan 13, 2009 3:08 PM in response to kdengs

Hi kdengs,
I just had this issue as well. Depending upon your workflow, if you upload the contents of the SxS card from the EX3, while the card is in the ExpressCard slot of the laptop, directly to an external hard drive that has either a 4-pin or 6-pin firewire interface on the HD enclosure case, you could then use firewire to upload to your MacPro.

You could even get a 4-pin to 9-pin, so called bi-lingual, firewire cable to go from the external HD to the FW800 port on the MacPro.

The only other option, besides USB, is an ExpressCard/PCI-e adapter/card. Unfortunately, the only ones I've seen are for PCs, not Macs.


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