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Kate Ketcham · July 2nd, 2008, 10:23 PM

Hello - My name is Kate Ketcham and I work as a Customer Support Supervisor for Avid Technology. I read your post and wanted to reply to your concerns about XDCAM EX on Mac platforms.

The Sony XDCAM EX cameras capture MP4 files, while XDCAM HD and P2 cameras capture MXF files. Avid supports importing and working with XDCAM EX files on both Mac and PC after they have been rewrapped to MXF files. Sony's Clip Browser software is currently the only known and supported software with this capability. However, Sony does not support this function on Mac systems; only the PC version of the Clip Browser software has the ability to rewrap to MXF.* The MXF files created using the Windows software can be imported into a Mac based Media Composer.

OP1a MXF files (the kind used by XDCAM HD) embed audio and video into the same file, whereas OPAtom MXF files (the kind of MXF files that Avid uses) create separate files for video and each audio track. When XDCAM MXF files are imported into Media Composer, the files are not being transcoded, but rather audio and video are dis-embedded, thus turning the file into OPAtom MXF files. Therefore the process for importing XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX files is very different, as the Avid software does not have the ability to convert MP4 files to MXF files on import.

To view a tutorial on how to use the Windows version of Sony Clip Browser, you can go here:
http://community.avid.com/blogs/trai...-composer.aspx

I hope this answers some of your questions, however I'll be sure to watch this thread in case you have more questions.

Regards,
Kate Ketcham
Avid Customer Support Supervisor

*Sony was showing Clip Browser Version 2 on the Mac at NAB that had the ability to rewrap MP4 files as MXF. While this software was slated for release in the Summer of 2008, please check Sony's website for the exact date of release.

July 2nd, 2008, 10:23 PM	#4
Kate Ketcham Tourist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tewksbury MA Posts: 2	Hello - My name is Kate Ketcham and I work as a Customer Support Supervisor for Avid Technology. I read your post and wanted to reply to your concerns about XDCAM EX on Mac platforms. The Sony XDCAM EX cameras capture MP4 files, while XDCAM HD and P2 cameras capture MXF files. Avid supports importing and working with XDCAM EX files on both Mac and PC after they have been rewrapped to MXF files. Sony's Clip Browser software is currently the only known and supported software with this capability. However, Sony does not support this function on Mac systems; only the PC version of the Clip Browser software has the ability to rewrap to MXF.* The MXF files created using the Windows software can be imported into a Mac based Media Composer. OP1a MXF files (the kind used by XDCAM HD) embed audio and video into the same file, whereas OPAtom MXF files (the kind of MXF files that Avid uses) create separate files for video and each audio track. When XDCAM MXF files are imported into Media Composer, the files are not being transcoded, but rather audio and video are dis-embedded, thus turning the file into OPAtom MXF files. Therefore the process for importing XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX files is very different, as the Avid software does not have the ability to convert MP4 files to MXF files on import. To view a tutorial on how to use the Windows version of Sony Clip Browser, you can go here: http://community.avid.com/blogs/trai...-composer.aspx I hope this answers some of your questions, however I'll be sure to watch this thread in case you have more questions. Regards, Kate Ketcham Avid Customer Support Supervisor *Sony was showing Clip Browser Version 2 on the Mac at NAB that had the ability to rewrap MP4 files as MXF. While this software was slated for release in the Summer of 2008, please check Sony's website for the exact date of release.