Is it possible to transfer from XDCam camera to a fw disk throw a computer? at DVinfo.net

Arvid Unsgaard · October 1st, 2007, 02:01 PM

As the title say.

Is it posible to transfer the IMX material from a Xdcam PDW-530 camera?

If not - what do I need to transfer the material from the discs to Firewire harddrive?

I have downloaded the XDCam transfer 1.1 & I use FinalCut Pro

What I want to do is to temporarly store my content on a disk directly after I have recorded it on the camera, is that possible?

Simon Wyndham · October 1st, 2007, 06:04 PM

Yes, this should be possible. As long as you have the XDCAM drivers installed you should be able to open the XDCAM disc on your Mac, just like you would any other drive. You can then copy those files to your firewire hard drive.

You do not need to actually use the XDCAM transfer software, but you will need to install it to enable the XDCAM FAM drivers.

Alister Chapman · October 2nd, 2007, 01:40 AM

Yes you can copy the files. I store all my stock footage on a USB drive. I just copy the Full res MXF's from the Clips folder to the external drive. If you want the proxies etc you should copy the entire contents of each XDCAM disk to a separate folder on the drive. The when you open the XDCAM importer just browse to that folder (using the add button) and it will open like an original disk.

Greg Boston · October 2nd, 2007, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Alister Chapman

Yes you can copy the files. I store all my stock footage on a USB drive. I just copy the Full res MXF's from the Clips folder to the external drive. If you want the proxies etc you should copy the entire contents of each XDCAM disk to a separate folder on the drive. The when you open the XDCAM importer just browse to that folder (using the add button) and it will open like an original disk.

I've even gone further than that, Alister. I create a sub folder with the same name as the disc name. I then drag all four directories from the XDCAM disc into that folder. When I point XDCAM Transfer to that folder, it really looks like a disc to the software because metadata, proxies, full res are all there, right where the software would expect them on an actual disc.

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October 1st, 2007, 02:01 PM	#1
Arvid Unsgaard Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: sweden Posts: 38	Is it possible to transfer from XDCam camera to a fw disk throw a computer? As the title say. Is it posible to transfer the IMX material from a Xdcam PDW-530 camera? If not - what do I need to transfer the material from the discs to Firewire harddrive? I have downloaded the XDCam transfer 1.1 & I use FinalCut Pro What I want to do is to temporarly store my content on a disk directly after I have recorded it on the camera, is that possible? Last edited by Arvid Unsgaard; October 1st, 2007 at 02:56 PM.

October 2nd, 2007, 01:40 AM	#3
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Yes you can copy the files. I store all my stock footage on a USB drive. I just copy the Full res MXF's from the Clips folder to the external drive. If you want the proxies etc you should copy the entire contents of each XDCAM disk to a separate folder on the drive. The when you open the XDCAM importer just browse to that folder (using the add button) and it will open like an original disk. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

October 1st, 2007, 06:04 PM	#2
Simon Wyndham Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Malvern UK Posts: 1,931	Yes, this should be possible. As long as you have the XDCAM drivers installed you should be able to open the XDCAM disc on your Mac, just like you would any other drive. You can then copy those files to your firewire hard drive. You do not need to actually use the XDCAM transfer software, but you will need to install it to enable the XDCAM FAM drivers.