I borrowed a friends camera Canon XF300 and am shooting in 1920x1080 30p. We have been moving the data files to a laptop, but need to convert the files to import to FCP7. What's a good conversion software for this?
MacBook Pro, iOS 5.1.1
Hi,
If you have been saving the full file structure from the Camera, you should be able to use log and transfer in FCP with the Canon XF plug in.
DM
Alright, David...I think I really blew it! We got the plug-in and loaded up games from the cards, However, the files we uploaded from the MacBook (We transferred some over to free up the cards) aren't coming through. I only transferred the Actual File Folders, not the "Parent" folder. I didn't see anything in them, so didn't think they were needed.
Questions now...is there any way to reconstruct the files without the original shell/parent folders?
OY VEY! If you can reconstruct the file structure, even if the folders were empty...do it. And then follow this workflow tutorial.
http://library.creativecow.net/ross_shane/tapeless-workflow_fcp-7/1
ALWAYS back up the full card...make a folder, give that folder a unique "reel number," and copy everything on that card into that folder. OR...use ShotPut Pro to do the backup for you.
Thanks for joining in, Shane. Question is, Can you reconstruct it just by adding the "Empty" folders? We tried this, but it seems the files that were not captured with the folders titled...
CONTENTS
CLIPS001
....still aren't recognized. We tried adding thes "Dummy" folders, but can't seem to Fake Out Final Cut. We also had a card with the raw files on it and added the other files that were brought in without the "parent" folder, but FCP won't recognize these. It seems that if all the info is there, there must be some way to construct them, but I just can't figure out how....
My wife actually watched your video last night, but still can't find that "Magic Bullet"
You might need to invest in software that allows your computer to read the MXF files natively. Calibrated software is a good option.
http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/
Use this to open the files in QT, or get them into MPEG STREAMCLIP, and then convert/export as ProRes.
And in the future...keep the full card structure.
Thanks for the follow-up Shane. I sent them an email to see if this will work for my predicament. It looks like for $249 I may be able to get software that will work. Is this the only company you know of with a product like this? Will keep you posted.
No, but it's the least expensive. I also like MXF4Mac, but it is a bit more. It has more features that justify it. But Calibrated is a good solution. There is also RAYLIGHT...but I haven't used that in years.
Thanks Shane & David! I ended up purchasing the Calibrated software...$250, but worked quickly and GREAT customer support. Thanks guys, I thought I was in deep doo doo! Now I need to catch up on my other projects.
You will need to convert the MOD files to work in iMovie.
You will need MXF Converter (which is free download). Download Mac MXF to FCP Converter here.
Drag your MXF file into MXF Video Converter. Then, click FILE/EXPORT USING QUICKTIME. Choose Apple Intermediate Codec as your video codec. Leave the audio codec as uncompressed (or AAC should work as well). Name and save the file to a place where you an find it later.
You can now import it into FCP by using the FILE/IMPORT MOVIE command from the top menu.
fwiw, I recently spent a few hours exploring options to convert mxf files (avid media). I downloaded and installed a bunch of demos. Calibrated was the most expensive of the ones I checked and the only one that worked.
You can use the free Canon XF Log and Transfer Plugin to help you transcode and import the XF300 1080 30p videos to FCP 7. When importing, you should choose ProRes 422 HQ as the editing format.
If your plugin doesn't work well with your Mac OS X, you can use the MXF Converter for Mac to encode MXF to proRes 422 HQ .mov with 1080 30p quality, then directly copy the converted file to FCP 7 for further editing.
Have a good time on editing and watching your HD movies.
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