Sony SxS XDCAM view and work with please help!
Sorry everyone, I have searched, but I'm at my wits end!
I was fortunate enough to have been given a Sony EX3 XDCAM camera to use/try this weekend. They sent two SxS cards. I have never worked with this format before and now find myself in very unfamiliar territory.
In my searches here, there have been links for drivers, software etc, which either led nowhere or didn't work. I've searched the web, some links brought me back to the same place these forums did which again, wasn't of use unfortunately. I've tried downloading MPEG Streamclip, which did not recognize the mp4 file and couldn't work with it. I was still no further ahead.
Please please I hope someone can help me out? I have two more days of shooting to do, with only two cards, which I won't reformat until I know I've got this footage and can do the following....
1. I need a recommended way to view the files to see the footage
2. I need a recommended way to convert the files to work with in FCP7 (I'm assuming convert the mp4 to mov? then I can do what I want without issue? but really not sure and need your help)
I've tried Compressor, but that didn't work either. May have been a user issue I'm sure.
Any help as soon as possible would be VERY gratefully appreciated as it always is!
Thank you all,
Rene
17 MBP 2.66 w/4GB RAM (2009), 14 iBook, LaCie 1TB x 4, 500, 250, 60g FW, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 80gig 5G iPod, 17" Studio Display, FCS3, Logic Pro, Shake 4,