EX1 bottle neck for USB transfer to PC at DVinfo.net

Simon Denny · January 9th, 2009, 08:49 AM

I’m trying to give a client 43 mins of footage shoot on the EX1 and they use Sony Vegas.
The problem is that when we go to transfer the file onto their PC system via USB out of the EX1 the transfer is taking as much time as the recorded footage.
I thought USB was faster.
I cant give them QuickTime as Vegas needs an MXF,file.
How can I overcome this bottle neck in the transfer?

Simon

Perrone Ford · January 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM

Why aren't you using the expresscard in a machine? Give them the mp4 file inside the file structure.

BPAV > CLPR > XXX_XXXX_XX > *.mp4

Opens right up in Vegas.

Simon Denny · January 9th, 2009, 09:33 AM

What do you mean Perrone? I dont follow what your saying.

Regards

Buba Kastorski · January 9th, 2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

...

Opens right up in Vegas.

what Vegas do you use :)

Andrew Hollister · January 9th, 2009, 09:53 AM

remove the SxS card from the camera
insert it into a computer with a PCxpress card slot
and transfer that way.

Simon Denny · January 9th, 2009, 09:56 AM

Well i'm now dumping from the EX1 via USB using the clip browser. I have 43mins of footage and it's now been 1hr 20mins and it's just at 63% in the clip browser.
Something is wrong with this.

Buba Kastorski · January 9th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Are you just copying or MXF converting, are you shure you connect to USB2 port, not all USB ports have USB enhanced driver by default

Ian Planchon · January 9th, 2009, 10:07 AM

thank god someone else is having this problem, its driving me crazy.

I tried the BPAV file, but it wont open in vegas, and I dont have an express card slot, I can get one for my desktop, but not for my lap top, and the lap top is the one that would need it because its used when I am shooting news in the field. I dont want to wait 3 hours for an hours worth of video I shot.

I called sony, and they had no idea what to do.

i have tried it on 3 different computers, its all the same, either real time, or longer.

Perrone Ford · January 9th, 2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Buba Kastorski

what Vegas do you use :)

8.0c and 8.1. The mp4 opens up just fine in both.

Perrone Ford · January 9th, 2009, 10:17 AM

Does your laptop have an SD card slot?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Planchon

thank god someone else is having this problem, its driving me crazy.

I tried the BPAV file, but it wont open in vegas, and I dont have an express card slot, I can get one for my desktop, but not for my lap top, and the lap top is the one that would need it because its used when I am shooting news in the field. I dont want to wait 3 hours for an hours worth of video I shot.

I called sony, and they had no idea what to do.

i have tried it on 3 different computers, its all the same, either real time, or longer.

Ian Planchon · January 9th, 2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

Does your laptop have an SD card slot?

yeah, it does, and since I am using the kensington adapter method, I took the SDHC card and plugged that straight in, but it wouldnt let me transfer the files for some reason.

my laptop is still running clipbrowser 1, so maybe that had something to do with it.

Ian Planchon · January 9th, 2009, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

8.0c and 8.1. The mp4 opens up just fine in both.

do open up the file, and copy the mp4 into vegas? thats what I was trying and it said it couldnt be opened.

Perrone Ford · January 9th, 2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Planchon

do open up the file, and copy the mp4 into vegas? thats what I was trying and it said it couldnt be opened.

Weird. Maybe you're missing a codec or something but it should work. It's just mpeg2 wrapped in an mp4 wrapper. In fact, I take that mp4 file and batch encode to Avid DNxHD now so even the freebie ffmpeg on my machines understands the file.

Maybe the clipbrowser software adds a codec for it or something.

Buba Kastorski · January 9th, 2009, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Planchon

my laptop is still running clipbrowser 1, so maybe that had something to do with it.

no, i use both , works the same way, except for the missing features from the V2.0

Ian Planchon · January 9th, 2009, 10:34 AM

i'll try it again and see what I can get

January 9th, 2009, 08:49 AM	#1
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	EX1 bottle neck for USB transfer to PC I’m trying to give a client 43 mins of footage shoot on the EX1 and they use Sony Vegas. The problem is that when we go to transfer the file onto their PC system via USB out of the EX1 the transfer is taking as much time as the recorded footage. I thought USB was faster. I cant give them QuickTime as Vegas needs an MXF,file. How can I overcome this bottle neck in the transfer? Simon

January 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Why aren't you using the expresscard in a machine? Give them the mp4 file inside the file structure. BPAV > CLPR > XXX_XXXX_XX > *.mp4 Opens right up in Vegas. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

January 9th, 2009, 09:53 AM	#5
Andrew Hollister Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 198	remove the SxS card from the camera insert it into a computer with a PCxpress card slot and transfer that way. __________________ Sony EX1 v1.11, crap loads of SxS, Macs w/ Final Cut Studio

January 9th, 2009, 09:33 AM	#3
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	What do you mean Perrone? I dont follow what your saying. Regards

January 9th, 2009, 09:56 AM	#6
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	Well i'm now dumping from the EX1 via USB using the clip browser. I have 43mins of footage and it's now been 1hr 20mins and it's just at 63% in the clip browser. Something is wrong with this.

January 9th, 2009, 10:01 AM	#7
Buba Kastorski Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,414	Are you just copying or MXF converting, are you shure you connect to USB2 port, not all USB ports have USB enhanced driver by default

January 9th, 2009, 10:07 AM	#8
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	thank god someone else is having this problem, its driving me crazy. I tried the BPAV file, but it wont open in vegas, and I dont have an express card slot, I can get one for my desktop, but not for my lap top, and the lap top is the one that would need it because its used when I am shooting news in the field. I dont want to wait 3 hours for an hours worth of video I shot. I called sony, and they had no idea what to do. i have tried it on 3 different computers, its all the same, either real time, or longer.

January 9th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#15
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	i'll try it again and see what I can get