EX1 footage and Vegas

Marc S wrote on 10/27/2014, 12:25 PM
Anyone know why EX1 footage takes so long to import into Vegas? I always get long pauses and program not responding notices when trying to import MXF files exported from the Sony Content browser (especially if they are long files). It eventually comes in but takes a while. Premiere on the other hand imports it immediately. Strange considering this is a Sony camera/format. I brought it up to the Sony guys at NAB but don't really expect a fix considering updates are few and far between and it's probably not a priority.

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Mindmatter wrote on 10/27/2014, 12:49 PM
I used to work with EX3 files for some projects, but always imported the mp4 files from the EX3 via USB directly to my harddisk. I used a windows folder search to filter out the mp4 files only and never bothered with all the the other metadata etc bulk of files. Worked very well, and less hassle and clutter on my disc.

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rs170a wrote on 10/27/2014, 1:22 PM
I use a JVC 700 series camera which gives me the same type of footage. If it's a long continuous program (e.g. lecture, play, etc.) I use the ClipBrowser to convert the files to one large MXF. Otherwise I grab the individual mp4 files and don't bother with the conversion.
Other than the initial building of the audio files, import is very quick.
I used an EX1 once and the procedure and results were exactly the same.

Mike
farss wrote on 10/27/2014, 4:50 PM
I own and shoot with an EX1.

As suggested above I use the Content Browser to convert the camera files to MXF. For concerts where clips can span cards this is mandatory as Vegas can make a mess of joining clips that span cards.

Vegas can take a very long time getting ready to rock n' roll, that's for sure. What I do is select all the mp4 files I want to use in the Explorer Pane then R Click and select Add to Project Media. Then I take a coffee break or go to bed. For really long concerts a couple of days holiday can be in order.

It's true that Ppro is much better at handling the situation as it does the same amount of work but in the background. Despite all Ppro's shortcomings at least the user is not left understandably thinking the application has crashed and at several points in the process.

Bob.
Marc S wrote on 10/27/2014, 6:03 PM
Thanks for the feedback. I'm also using the content browser to export files to MXF for NLE first. I don't have any issues importing AVCHD, .MOV or X-AVCS 4k footage. Only MXF files from the EX1 cause me issues.
farss wrote on 10/27/2014, 9:08 PM
As I'm pretty much exclusively using EX1 footage it's hard for me to offer much comparison between EX! footage and say AVCHD. The last concert I shot was 1x EX1 and 1x NX30 and the AVCHD from the NX30 was quicker to get ready to roll on the T/L but I'd attributed that to the smaller file size.

Bob.