VLC Audio

Dan Keaton · April 2nd, 2011, 02:46 PM

Dear Robin,

I am trying hard to understand your comment... "P2 here I come".

Your nanoFlash MXF files work fine in Avid. So the files are ok.

Then you are trying to play MXF files on a Mac, but the free VLC Media Player has a problem and won't play the files.

Typically, MXF files are used on a PC, and MOV files on a Mac.

For many, the free Sony XDCam Transfer Utility works on a Mac, but one usually needs Final Cut Pro.

Could you please explain what you mean by "P2 here I come"?

Robin Probyn · April 2nd, 2011, 04:32 PM

Hi Dan

Just a factious remark :)... as a mac user, Sony having sites that dont work with safari.. would lead me to P2 for any future camera purchases..

Andy Mangrum · April 11th, 2011, 10:03 AM

Hello Robin,

You do not need Final Cut Pro to install Sony XDCAM Transfer, Simply the Export function (To final cut) will not work, or should be redirected to your Avid System,

The Sony Utility is a much more informative, and better overall viewer / player then VLC.

Best Regards

Robin Probyn · April 12th, 2011, 02:14 AM

Hi Andy

Ok thanks.. will give it another try..

Thanks again for your time

Robin Probyn · April 12th, 2011, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Mangrum

Hello Robin,

You do not need Final Cut Pro to install Sony XDCAM Transfer, Simply the Export function (To final cut) will not work, or should be redirected to your Avid System,

The Sony Utility is a much more informative, and better overall viewer / player then VLC.

Best Regards

Just get a blank page after I agree to the license as before.. is it not strange that Sony has a site that doesnt work with Safari..?

Andy Mangrum · April 12th, 2011, 08:53 AM

Hello Robin,

That is rather Strange, I tried to accuses it with FireFox on Mac, and was able to navigate just fine.

Best Regards

Tom Tanquary · September 16th, 2011, 05:50 PM

OK, I'm pulling my hair out here. VLC won't play audio from my Nanoflash recorded MXF files on my MacBookPro. I've tried every solution listed here and on other forums and nothing works. The closed fix came by installing the Convergent suggested Calibrated{Q} plug-in to Quicktime. That worked a couple of times but now crashes every time I ask it to read a file. I can play the cards with the files back through Nanoflash and all is well. VLC plays the video just fine and I can spot check the audio in little 3 second clips before it cuts out. I see this problem mentioned on a lot of other boards and no one seems to have an answer.

Can this really be this hard?

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Tom

Dave Sperling · September 16th, 2011, 10:36 PM

Tom --
Do you have an NLE on your computer? / If so, which one? Most NLE's should have a way to play NanoFlash files either directly or through re-wrapping.

I never got very good results from VLC myself, but how can you really blame a free program that is open source?

If I record MXF files I'll check them with Sony XDcam player on windows. They play great and look amazing, and XDcam player is free.

Tom Tanquary · September 16th, 2011, 10:59 PM

Thanks, Dave. I don't have an NLE on the laptop, no real need for that. All I want is a way to just check to see if the clips are OK. For MOVs it's no problem using QT. What I'm looking for is a simple basic MXF player that works on a MAC. I tried the XD browser and it wouldn't work but after reading more about it, a lot of people were having trouble if they used Safari to download it. I switched to Chrome, downloaded it again, and it works. But it has to load the file before playing it. For interviews, that can take several minutes before it plays. So for now it works great as a (slow) spot checker. I got spoiled with MOVs. If only VLC would play audio! I just want to see if it's really there.

t

Robin Probyn · September 18th, 2011, 12:05 AM

I feel your pain .. :)

Robin Probyn · September 18th, 2011, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Tanquary

Thanks, Dave. I don't have an NLE on the laptop, no real need for that. All I want is a way to just check to see if the clips are OK. For MOVs it's no problem using QT. What I'm looking for is a simple basic MXF player that works on a MAC. I tried the XD browser and it wouldn't work but after reading more about it, a lot of people were having trouble if they used Safari to download it. I switched to Chrome, downloaded it again, and it works. But it has to load the file before playing it. For interviews, that can take several minutes before it plays. So for now it works great as a (slow) spot checker. I got spoiled with MOVs. If only VLC would play audio! I just want to see if it's really there.

t

Actually I did get it to work ! version 1-1-11.. I only have the one test MXF file now.. but it works with that..

Gints Klimanis · September 20th, 2011, 04:17 PM

On Windows XP SP3 with today's download of VLC (vlc-1.1.11-win32.exe), MXF files from the Nano play only the ~1 second of audio, be it from the start or from anywhere in the timeline. The Nano MXF files play properly with continuous audio in Sony Vegas. MP4 files from the same Sony EX1 camera do play with continuous audio.

Since no one has made any changes to VLC for a long time, I will try to remember a specific revision that did work. The revision #was something between 0.8.6 and 1.0 with a couple of revisions around 0.89? that didn't work.

April 2nd, 2011, 02:46 PM	#16
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Re: VLC Audio Dear Robin, I am trying hard to understand your comment... "P2 here I come". Your nanoFlash MXF files work fine in Avid. So the files are ok. Then you are trying to play MXF files on a Mac, but the free VLC Media Player has a problem and won't play the files. Typically, MXF files are used on a PC, and MOV files on a Mac. For many, the free Sony XDCam Transfer Utility works on a Mac, but one usually needs Final Cut Pro. Could you please explain what you mean by "P2 here I come"? __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

April 2nd, 2011, 04:32 PM	#17
Robin Probyn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Posts: 590	Re: VLC Audio Hi Dan Just a factious remark :)... as a mac user, Sony having sites that dont work with safari.. would lead me to P2 for any future camera purchases..

April 11th, 2011, 10:03 AM	#18
Andy Mangrum Sponsor: Convergent Design Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 166	Re: VLC Audio Hello Robin, You do not need Final Cut Pro to install Sony XDCAM Transfer, Simply the Export function (To final cut) will not work, or should be redirected to your Avid System, The Sony Utility is a much more informative, and better overall viewer / player then VLC. Best Regards __________________ Andy Mangrum, Tech Support Convergent Design, Inc

April 12th, 2011, 02:14 AM	#19
Robin Probyn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Posts: 590	Re: VLC Audio Hi Andy Ok thanks.. will give it another try.. Thanks again for your time

April 12th, 2011, 08:53 AM	#21
Andy Mangrum Sponsor: Convergent Design Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 166	Re: VLC Audio Hello Robin, That is rather Strange, I tried to accuses it with FireFox on Mac, and was able to navigate just fine. Best Regards __________________ Andy Mangrum, Tech Support Convergent Design, Inc

September 16th, 2011, 05:50 PM	#22
Tom Tanquary New Boot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 18	Re: VLC Audio OK, I'm pulling my hair out here. VLC won't play audio from my Nanoflash recorded MXF files on my MacBookPro. I've tried every solution listed here and on other forums and nothing works. The closed fix came by installing the Convergent suggested Calibrated{Q} plug-in to Quicktime. That worked a couple of times but now crashes every time I ask it to read a file. I can play the cards with the files back through Nanoflash and all is well. VLC plays the video just fine and I can spot check the audio in little 3 second clips before it cuts out. I see this problem mentioned on a lot of other boards and no one seems to have an answer. Can this really be this hard? Can anyone help? Thanks, Tom

September 16th, 2011, 10:36 PM	#23
Dave Sperling Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tinton Falls, NJ Posts: 780	Re: VLC Audio Tom -- Do you have an NLE on your computer? / If so, which one? Most NLE's should have a way to play NanoFlash files either directly or through re-wrapping. I never got very good results from VLC myself, but how can you really blame a free program that is open source? If I record MXF files I'll check them with Sony XDcam player on windows. They play great and look amazing, and XDcam player is free.

September 16th, 2011, 10:59 PM	#24
Tom Tanquary New Boot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 18	Re: VLC Audio Thanks, Dave. I don't have an NLE on the laptop, no real need for that. All I want is a way to just check to see if the clips are OK. For MOVs it's no problem using QT. What I'm looking for is a simple basic MXF player that works on a MAC. I tried the XD browser and it wouldn't work but after reading more about it, a lot of people were having trouble if they used Safari to download it. I switched to Chrome, downloaded it again, and it works. But it has to load the file before playing it. For interviews, that can take several minutes before it plays. So for now it works great as a (slow) spot checker. I got spoiled with MOVs. If only VLC would play audio! I just want to see if it's really there. t Last edited by Tom Tanquary; September 16th, 2011 at 11:50 PM.

September 18th, 2011, 12:05 AM	#25
Robin Probyn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Posts: 590	Re: VLC Audio I feel your pain .. :)

September 20th, 2011, 04:17 PM	#27
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	Re: VLC Audio On Windows XP SP3 with today's download of VLC (vlc-1.1.11-win32.exe), MXF files from the Nano play only the ~1 second of audio, be it from the start or from anywhere in the timeline. The Nano MXF files play properly with continuous audio in Sony Vegas. MP4 files from the same Sony EX1 camera do play with continuous audio. Since no one has made any changes to VLC for a long time, I will try to remember a specific revision that did work. The revision #was something between 0.8.6 and 1.0 with a couple of revisions around 0.89? that didn't work.