XDCAM Transfer

Andy Nickless · May 6th, 2008, 12:48 AM

One thing about the EX1 that really bugs me is XDCAM Transfer defaulting to sorting by SOURCE. Surely the obvious "Sort By" should be the order in which the clips were shot?

I've tried looking in Prefs but can find no way to get it to sort by date as default.

Any ideas?

(But what a wonderful camera)!

Joachim Hoge · May 6th, 2008, 01:29 PM

What we do is to view the clips as files (not thumbnails), then sort them after "media start" in the XDCAM Transfer window.
Then "mark all", then import.
This way you get the right order, not some crazy random import the Transfer tool decides.

The Sony Transfer software is a pice of c**p if you ask me.
And if you import more than 20 clips it starts to make false duplicates in FC and disturbing the filing order in the whole project

Andy Nickless · May 6th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Thanks Joachim, I hope to try your method tomorrow (Wednesday).
I still don't understand the XDCAM Transfer numbering system.

Greg Boston · May 6th, 2008, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joachim Hoge

And if you import more than 20 clips it starts to make false duplicates in FC and disturbing the filing order in the whole project

Joachim,

Is the software still doing this with FCP 6.0.3? That's one of the issues which was hopefully resolved with the latest FCP. If for some reason you haven't updated yet, this might be a good reason to do so.

Thanks,

-gb-

Dean Sensui · May 6th, 2008, 08:55 PM

Here's a workaround to avoid duplicate clips:

Import 10 clips.

Move those 10 clips in FCP into a bin.

Then import 10 more.

Can be a drag but at least you preserve any comments entered in the XDCam transfer software.

Scott Karlins · May 7th, 2008, 01:17 AM

Strange, I am not seeing this issue...

I have 6.0.3 FCP and 2.5.1 of XDCAM Transfer.

Scott K.

Greg Boston · May 7th, 2008, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Karlins

Strange, I am not seeing this issue...

I have 6.0.3 FCP and 2.5.1 of XDCAM Transfer.

Scott K.

That's why I posed the question earlier. 6.0.3 was supposed to resolve that problem. Good to know that you aren't experiencing the issue.

-gb-

May 6th, 2008, 12:48 AM	#1
Andy Nickless Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Worcester. United Kingdom Posts: 197	XDCAM Transfer - Sort by DATE / TIME ??? One thing about the EX1 that really bugs me is XDCAM Transfer defaulting to sorting by SOURCE. Surely the obvious "Sort By" should be the order in which the clips were shot? I've tried looking in Prefs but can find no way to get it to sort by date as default. Any ideas? (But what a wonderful camera)! __________________ I taught you all I know and still you know nothing.

May 6th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#3
Andy Nickless Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Worcester. United Kingdom Posts: 197	Thanks Joachim, I hope to try your method tomorrow (Wednesday). I still don't understand the XDCAM Transfer numbering system. __________________ I taught you all I know and still you know nothing.

May 6th, 2008, 08:55 PM	#5
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	Here's a workaround to avoid duplicate clips: Import 10 clips. Move those 10 clips in FCP into a bin. Then import 10 more. Can be a drag but at least you preserve any comments entered in the XDCam transfer software. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

May 6th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#2
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	What we do is to view the clips as files (not thumbnails), then sort them after "media start" in the XDCAM Transfer window. Then "mark all", then import. This way you get the right order, not some crazy random import the Transfer tool decides. The Sony Transfer software is a pice of c**p if you ask me. And if you import more than 20 clips it starts to make false duplicates in FC and disturbing the filing order in the whole project

May 7th, 2008, 01:17 AM	#6
Scott Karlins Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 39	Strange, I am not seeing this issue... I have 6.0.3 FCP and 2.5.1 of XDCAM Transfer. Scott K.