FCPX won't import XDCAM BPAV folders. Any suggestions?

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FCPX won't import XDCAM BPAV folders. Any suggestions?

An FCP 7 user, I'm testing FCP X for the first time. Installed the trial version, created & named an event, ready to go. Attempted to import XDCAM EX BPAV files first from an SDHC card via USB without success. Then attempted to bring in a BPAV folder I had on one of my internal hard drives from a previous project with the same result: "Some files cannot be imported into Final Cut Pro. Only supported files will be imported if your continue. The following files are not supported:" --and then it lists every file on the card.

The only thing I haven't tried is returning the card to the camera and attempting to transfer via a USB cable, but even if it worked, why shouldn't I be able to import files directly from the card?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 12:45 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 31, 2013 4:49 PM in response to Tony@Folklore

http://youtu.be/mu6_50Wobjg might help

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Answer 2

Jan 31, 2013 5:17 PM in response to GottaRunNYC

Thanks for the suggestion but that video was for MTS files, not BPAVs. I'm perplexed because FCP X documentation says that the XDCAM EX should work fine. Until I discover a more elegant solution, I ran across this one: I downloaded a free program called Content Browser ( http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/contentbrowser1 ). Read the manual, of course, but basically you import the BPAV folder, then select the clips intended for FCP X in the Explorer window in Content Browser, go under the Content Browser Clip Menu and select "Import to Final Cut Pro" --it was pretty straightforward from there.

This can't be the easiest method, but it's working.

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