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kairosmatt wrote on 1/5/2009, 9:38 AM
What is the source of the files?

If they are DVCPro MXFs you need Raylight. If they are MXFs from Sony EX cams, then I think you need to re-wrap them to AVI using Sony's included software (I don't have one of these cams, but there are posts on this board about them).

Vegas has an XDCAM explorer if it is that format.

kairosmatt
brogers wrote on 1/5/2009, 9:49 AM
Yes, it was a Panasonic HVX 2000. Thanks so much for the info. I'll go purchase it now.
brogers wrote on 1/5/2009, 10:57 AM
Thakns again. Raylight works great!
kairosmatt wrote on 1/5/2009, 1:22 PM
Glad it worked out for you. I also use the included DVfilmaker to convert HDV to Raylight AVI with great results.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/6/2009, 5:13 AM

Vegas Pro 8 will accept MXF files from the EX cameras directly into the timeline. No need to re-wrap. I have yet to find any issues with editing from them directly.

MXF is a wrapper, just like avi and mov.


farss wrote on 1/6/2009, 5:29 AM
"Vegas Pro 8 will accept MXF files from the EX cameras directly into the timeline. No need to re-wrap. "

Vegas will accept MXF files from the XDCAM cameras, XDCAM EX is mp4 not MXF. It has to be rewrapped and merged to MXF to get it into Vegas. There have been issues with this and Vegas that the latest Clipbrowser corrects, that's why I always archive my camera original files and the MXFs.


Bob.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/6/2009, 5:56 AM

The Clipbrowser automatically wraps the files (which are mp2, not mp4) in the MXF wrapper.


farss wrote on 1/6/2009, 6:25 AM
"which are mp2, not mp4"

Sorry Jay, no, they're in a MP4 container which in turn contains mpeg-2. Just open a BPAV folder in Windows and drill down to see how it works, you'll see a file something like "051_0270_01.MP4"
The Clipbrowser rewraps and joins (if needed) the files in the MP4 containers into MXF.

FCP and PPro can directly import the mp4 containers and join them on the T/L.

Bob.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/6/2009, 6:37 AM

Sorry, Bob, they ARE mp2. Go to the back of "Operating Instruction". Under "Specifications" and "recording/playback formats" its states:

Video
HQ mode: MPEG-2 HP@HL,
35 Mbps / VBR...

SP mode: MPEG 2 MP@H-14
25 Mbps / CBR


farss wrote on 1/6/2009, 6:43 AM
Yes, Jay, the A/V is encoded to mpeg-2.
They are contained in a MP4 wrapper. MP4 is a container just like MXF, neither MP4 or MXF are codecs.

As I said, don't take my word for it, open a BPAV folder and you will not see any file with a .mpg extension, they are MP4 containers with mpeg-2 vision and audio and all manner of metadata inside.

Bob.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/6/2009, 6:47 AM

Bob, go back and re-read what I said. They are mp2 FILES--don't care what they're wrapped in.

A corned beef sandwich wrapped in aluminum foil doesn't make the sandwich a hunk of aluminum!

Don't take my word for it, read the manual.