X70 crashes my FCP X at DVinfo.net

Shufiyan Shukur · November 7th, 2014, 04:33 PM

Hi Everyone,

I've been trying to import XAVC footage (1080/50i) from the X70 but my FCP crashes. I've installed the recommended plugin.

Anyone else have this problem and found a way out?

Thanks.

David Dixon · November 7th, 2014, 11:04 PM

This has been pretty widely reported - the new codec for the X70 cannot be imported to FCPX (and not to several other of the top NLEs either). Word is that there will be a plugin from Sony for use with the various NLEs in December.

In the meantime, the only solutions I've read about are:

--use the free Sony Catalyst Browse to convert the files to ProRes, which is painfully slow and if you can get it to work it only does one clip at a time

--use the new Sony Catalyst Prepare (but that's $200 and I haven't read yet if it's really any better than Catalyst Browse

--but what several are doing until the plugin comes out is to just shoot in AVCHD

Shufiyan Shukur · November 8th, 2014, 02:08 AM

Thanks David. That's what I did today -- shoot on AVCHD :-)
I'll try the other plugins too.

Jim Michael · November 8th, 2014, 07:40 AM

So FCP X handles that by crashing? How about, "Sorry, I don't understand that format. Please try another."

David Dixon · November 8th, 2014, 09:43 AM

Well, I'm not sure what Shufiyan means by "recommended plugin" - as far as I know there is not a plugin at all for this so I don't know what he has going on. Yes, in every other report of this I've seen FCPX just says the card has "no recognizable files" on it.

November 7th, 2014, 04:33 PM	#1
Shufiyan Shukur Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Malaysia Posts: 91	X70 crashes my FCP X Hi Everyone, I've been trying to import XAVC footage (1080/50i) from the X70 but my FCP crashes. I've installed the recommended plugin. Anyone else have this problem and found a way out? Thanks. __________________ Shuf www.malaysiakini.tv

November 7th, 2014, 11:04 PM	#2
David Dixon Major Player Join Date: May 2011 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 495	Re: X70 crashes my FCP X This has been pretty widely reported - the new codec for the X70 cannot be imported to FCPX (and not to several other of the top NLEs either). Word is that there will be a plugin from Sony for use with the various NLEs in December. In the meantime, the only solutions I've read about are: --use the free Sony Catalyst Browse to convert the files to ProRes, which is painfully slow and if you can get it to work it only does one clip at a time --use the new Sony Catalyst Prepare (but that's $200 and I haven't read yet if it's really any better than Catalyst Browse --but what several are doing until the plugin comes out is to just shoot in AVCHD

November 8th, 2014, 02:08 AM	#3
Shufiyan Shukur Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Malaysia Posts: 91	Re: X70 crashes my FCP X Thanks David. That's what I did today -- shoot on AVCHD :-) I'll try the other plugins too. __________________ Shuf www.malaysiakini.tv

November 8th, 2014, 07:40 AM	#4
Jim Michael Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 895	Re: X70 crashes my FCP X So FCP X handles that by crashing? How about, "Sorry, I don't understand that format. Please try another."

November 8th, 2014, 09:43 AM	#5
David Dixon Major Player Join Date: May 2011 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 495	Re: X70 crashes my FCP X Well, I'm not sure what Shufiyan means by "recommended plugin" - as far as I know there is not a plugin at all for this so I don't know what he has going on. Yes, in every other report of this I've seen FCPX just says the card has "no recognizable files" on it.