xdcam transfer and mac OSX leopard at DVinfo.net

Phil Bloom · October 30th, 2007, 05:24 AM

It works, but for some reason the disc doesn't show up on the desktop and the disc names have bizarre names, not the ones I gave them.

Steve Cahill · November 8th, 2007, 09:37 AM

I am seeing this same behavior. Sony says no release for Leopard yet.

Phil Bloom · November 8th, 2007, 09:52 AM

yeah, looks like there is some incompatibility. Hopefully version 2 which I haven't downloaded yet will fix this...although it is more a Leopard issue. Am having all sorts of strange finder behaviour with external drives. That's the problem with buying new software on the day of release!

Phil Bloom · December 1st, 2007, 04:36 AM

any sign of a fix yet? I need the finder to show my xdcam discs so i can backup my ex1 cards.

Steve Cahill · December 1st, 2007, 06:28 AM

Called Sony yesterday, Sopose to be another release of software in December that is Leopard friendly. Also to note is that firewire drives with mounting then unmounting they do not mount again until a restart with Leopard.

Bryan DiCerb · January 2nd, 2008, 09:49 AM

Anything new on this?

Joe Lawry · January 20th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Was just about to ask about this.

Just bought a second hand Dual 2.3 Powermac g5 as a transfer machine and it came with Leopard,

I installed XDcam transfer 2.1 on it last night and was having the same exact same issues as Phil has been having.

I also had discs randomly ejecting themselves off the machine, however not physically ejecting themselves out of the deck. The V1 deck also froze a couple times as well.

Has anyone found any fixes for these issues yet?

I think its time to go and downgrade back to Tiger.. just when i thought i'd upgrade all my machines too 10.5..

Steve Cahill · January 20th, 2008, 06:23 PM

No update yet...Lets hope soon, I think by NAB for sure, I had heard Feb?

Phil Bloom · January 20th, 2008, 06:26 PM

taking way too long!

your blog is looking good steve!

Andy Mees · January 26th, 2008, 10:50 AM

>No update yet...Lets hope soon, I think by NAB for sure, I had heard Feb?

This is so very typical Sony. Their track record on support for the Mac XDCAM Transfer software has been atrocious since before the initial release, and their usual reticence to release anything in the last months before NAB or IBC is a joke (the joke is on us).

Sorry for the lack of good humor on the subject, but it just stops being funny after a while.

October 30th, 2007, 05:24 AM	#1
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	xdcam transfer and mac OSX leopard It works, but for some reason the disc doesn't show up on the desktop and the disc names have bizarre names, not the ones I gave them. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

November 8th, 2007, 09:37 AM	#2
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	I am seeing this same behavior. Sony says no release for Leopard yet. __________________ Regards Steve Last edited by Steve Cahill; November 8th, 2007 at 09:45 AM. Reason: updated

November 8th, 2007, 09:52 AM	#3
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	yeah, looks like there is some incompatibility. Hopefully version 2 which I haven't downloaded yet will fix this...although it is more a Leopard issue. Am having all sorts of strange finder behaviour with external drives. That's the problem with buying new software on the day of release! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

December 1st, 2007, 04:36 AM	#4
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	any sign of a fix yet? I need the finder to show my xdcam discs so i can backup my ex1 cards. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

December 1st, 2007, 06:28 AM	#5
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	Called Sony yesterday, Sopose to be another release of software in December that is Leopard friendly. Also to note is that firewire drives with mounting then unmounting they do not mount again until a restart with Leopard. __________________ Regards Steve

January 2nd, 2008, 09:49 AM	#6
Bryan DiCerb Tourist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3	Anything new on this?

January 20th, 2008, 04:47 PM	#7
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Was just about to ask about this. Just bought a second hand Dual 2.3 Powermac g5 as a transfer machine and it came with Leopard, I installed XDcam transfer 2.1 on it last night and was having the same exact same issues as Phil has been having. I also had discs randomly ejecting themselves off the machine, however not physically ejecting themselves out of the deck. The V1 deck also froze a couple times as well. Has anyone found any fixes for these issues yet? I think its time to go and downgrade back to Tiger.. just when i thought i'd upgrade all my machines too 10.5..

January 20th, 2008, 06:23 PM	#8
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	No update yet...Lets hope soon, I think by NAB for sure, I had heard Feb? __________________ Regards Steve

January 20th, 2008, 06:26 PM	#9
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	taking way too long! your blog is looking good steve! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 26th, 2008, 10:50 AM	#10
Andy Mees Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 645	>No update yet...Lets hope soon, I think by NAB for sure, I had heard Feb? This is so very typical Sony. Their track record on support for the Mac XDCAM Transfer software has been atrocious since before the initial release, and their usual reticence to release anything in the last months before NAB or IBC is a joke (the joke is on us). Sorry for the lack of good humor on the subject, but it just stops being funny after a while.