Importing Sony PMW EX1 footage into FCPX

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Importing Sony PMW EX1 footage into FCPX

I just got a Sony PMW-EX1 (not the 1r). I'm not very familiar with this format and I'm having trouble getting my footage into FCPX. I imported a clip the way I thought it should be done and it simply showed up as a green clip.

Would someone familiar with this camera and FCPX help me get my footage ingested for use in FCPX.

General information:

Camera connected via usb and card can be seen in the browser.

I searched through the card until I found a file named pir80684_01.MP4

When I imported the file the clip is completely green. When I try to open the file in Quicktime I get this error.

The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -12909.)

FCPX said to access the camera via camera import, and then create a camera archive. This was not possible for me as the camera did not show up in the camera import section.

iMac 27, Mac OS X (10.6.7), i7-256GB SSD-2GB HHD - 16GB Ram

Posted on Jun 30, 2011 10:10 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 27, 2011 7:03 AM in response to RevivAlive

This came from Twezk Digital:

"There is no “native” XDCAM EX support (unlike native DSLR support) in the new FCPX — you still have to use Sony software to “wrap” your XDCAM files into a Quicktime file and then import your clips from there. And the new XDCAM Browser won’t do the trick, nor will the Clip Browser, no, you have to use something you may not have used before: XDCAM Transfer. If you think of XDCAM Transfer as your new Log & Transfer window, I guess it is about the same, it just feels wrong to have an “evolutionary” new video editor and need to switch out to an older third-party application for a codec that has been around for so long now."

The link: http://www.tweakdigital.com/2011/06/fcpx-and-xdcam-workflow.html

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Answer 2

Nov 1, 2013 10:56 AM in response to Punchdrunk

Hello

What is the actual answer to getting footage into FCPX from the EX1?

Was it to use PDZK-LT2 camera import plugin for Final Cut Pro ?

Thanks

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Answer 3

Nov 1, 2013 11:28 AM in response to RevivAlive

I am using PMW EX3 (Similar to PMW EX1) . But technically both are same camera, except few extra features in EX3. I had the same problem like you. Now I have found the solution.

You are making a minor mistake. After you connect, open only the begining folder. After that don't go folder inside folder(If you go folder inside folder and finally if you choose the video folder manually, you get green). Wait for some time. As it reads slowly one after the other the clips gets highlighted. Now its your time to click on any of the clip. You will see the video. Now select and click on import option at the bottom. Our PMW camera is with USB 2.0 (not 3.0). So give sufficient time. At the background it will be reading.

Wish you all the success. Let me know whether you succeed or not.

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