looks like it

system requirements for the mac XDCAM transfer software says "PowerPC G5 2GHz, Intel 2 Duo 2GHz, Intel Xeon 2 GHz or higher" (and OSX 10.4.10+)

I just purchased a new intel macbook pro based on the software requirements of the sony software from version 1.0 of the Transfer Utility!!!

Oh, well I wanted the Express 34 slot anyway!!!

Daniel Weber

It would be real nice to have a plugin for the EX that would work with Final Cut 5.1 and 6.0. What are the chances?!

Has anyone used this new software to successfully load the three downloadable EX1 clips into FCP?

If so, what's the technique?

I saw XDCAM xfer 2.1 plugin demonstrated with FCP 6.0.2 tonight at the Moving Pictures Collective meeting (NYFCP User's group) at the Apple Store in Soho NYC.

A woman from Sony (forgot her name) popped in an SXS card into a MacBookPro and the plugin was pointed at the card and the clips popped in to the xfer software which allowed you add names, make subclips, etc and then import into FCP browser. It all happened so fast (credit to the speed of the xfer).

Just upgrade your 6 to 6.0.2.

Or I just need to upgrade from 5.1 to 6.0 then update to 6.0.2! I was trying not drop the 600$ for the upgrade.

That's interesting. Anything else you can tell us about the event?

I'm fully updated to 6.0.2 and have installed the available Sony software. It opens in FC and does what it's supposed to (I think) but it won't import an MP4 that I downloaded and put on my media drive. There must be a procedure for this that someone knows. I'm totally new to this non-tape based stuff so there's a bit of curve here.

vince

So the xfer 2.1 software is compatible with the NON-INTEL macs but this other PLUG -IN is not? I know the brochure says that Intel is needed, but has there been any updates?