INGEST: Keep files in place at DVinfo.net

Paul Anderegg · April 22nd, 2015, 06:11 AM

I just began shooting XDCAM, soon to shoot XAVC. I bought $700 worth of SxS cards and an USB3 SxS reader, specifically to get that 100MB/s ingest speed. Well, that isn't working out. Each clip takes FOREVER to ingest into FCPX. If I just copy the card over to the desktop, it only takes a few seconds, but times that by 5 for ingesting into FCPX, and even when ingesting from the copy on the HDD, the wait remains.

The option to leave files in place is greyed out, so I am assuming that XDCAM MUST be transcoded to function in FCPX, and this is the hold up? If I switch to XAVC L which is direct ingest, no plug-in for 10.2, will I have to endure this horrible ingest wait time, or can XAVC since handled natively not need transcoding? If the transcoding is the problem, I want to sell off all this expensive and unnecessary SxS investment, and switch to cheap slower SD cards.

Paul

William Hohauser · April 22nd, 2015, 08:55 AM

Turn off " Create optimize media" which is transcoding all your files to ProRes. It's not really necessary except in certain circumstances. FCPX can work with most forms of XDCAM, especially the newest version 10.2. If you are shooting with a format FCPX can't recognize, there are low cost options to quickly transcode the files.

"Leave files in place" is not a wise option when working with camera cards so Apple has that greyed out.

Paul Anderegg · April 22nd, 2015, 11:28 PM

The files are being converted into MOV files, but they are the same size as the MXF originals. And the option to keep files in place and also to optimize are both greyed out.....weird.

Paul

April 22nd, 2015, 06:11 AM	#1
Paul Anderegg Trustee Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego, Califonia Posts: 1,559	INGEST: Keep files in place I just began shooting XDCAM, soon to shoot XAVC. I bought $700 worth of SxS cards and an USB3 SxS reader, specifically to get that 100MB/s ingest speed. Well, that isn't working out. Each clip takes FOREVER to ingest into FCPX. If I just copy the card over to the desktop, it only takes a few seconds, but times that by 5 for ingesting into FCPX, and even when ingesting from the copy on the HDD, the wait remains. The option to leave files in place is greyed out, so I am assuming that XDCAM MUST be transcoded to function in FCPX, and this is the hold up? If I switch to XAVC L which is direct ingest, no plug-in for 10.2, will I have to endure this horrible ingest wait time, or can XAVC since handled natively not need transcoding? If the transcoding is the problem, I want to sell off all this expensive and unnecessary SxS investment, and switch to cheap slower SD cards. Paul

April 22nd, 2015, 08:55 AM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: INGEST: Keep files in place Turn off " Create optimize media" which is transcoding all your files to ProRes. It's not really necessary except in certain circumstances. FCPX can work with most forms of XDCAM, especially the newest version 10.2. If you are shooting with a format FCPX can't recognize, there are low cost options to quickly transcode the files. "Leave files in place" is not a wise option when working with camera cards so Apple has that greyed out. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

April 22nd, 2015, 11:28 PM	#3
Paul Anderegg Trustee Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego, Califonia Posts: 1,559	Re: INGEST: Keep files in place The files are being converted into MOV files, but they are the same size as the MXF originals. And the option to keep files in place and also to optimize are both greyed out.....weird. Paul