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MXF Footage Won't Transcode to Proper Settings

Hello,


I've been using Log and Transfer to transcode some .MXF footage from an HVX camera into Final Cut. I want it to come in as Apple ProRes 422 1920x1080 23.98 fps. However, it spits it out as 960x720 DVCPRO HD at 23.98. How can I set it to transcode the footage to what I want?


I thought about using Sony XDCAM browser to help, but no luck.


Thanks!


Cheers,

Benjamin

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 14, 2013 10:45 AM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2013 10:58 AM

Sorry, but if you shot DVCPRO HD, it only comes in as DVCPRO HD. Actually, that's better, because all you are doing is re-wrapping the MXF files into QT wrappers and copying them to the media drive...there is no recompression at all happening. The files are full quality.


If you want it to be ProRes, you need to Media Manage to the format you want after you import. But, if I were you, I'd stick to DVCPRO HD. Don't add a layer of compression.


And the Sony utility won't help, that's for Sony cameras (Your's is Panasonic), and for the XDCAM format...which yours isn't...it's P2.

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Feb 14, 2013 10:58 AM in response to BenjaminWP

Sorry, but if you shot DVCPRO HD, it only comes in as DVCPRO HD. Actually, that's better, because all you are doing is re-wrapping the MXF files into QT wrappers and copying them to the media drive...there is no recompression at all happening. The files are full quality.


If you want it to be ProRes, you need to Media Manage to the format you want after you import. But, if I were you, I'd stick to DVCPRO HD. Don't add a layer of compression.


And the Sony utility won't help, that's for Sony cameras (Your's is Panasonic), and for the XDCAM format...which yours isn't...it's P2.

Feb 21, 2013 9:01 AM in response to brown198754

Or you can use the Media Manager inside FCP to do so after you import the footage...and it's free.


Best to leave it DVCPRO HD. You won't be recompressing it, you'll be working full res, and FCP was designed to work with DVCPRO HD native for many many years. I've delivered many broadcast projects shot and edited DVCPRO HD.


No need to go ProRes with this footage.

MXF Footage Won't Transcode to Proper Settings

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