Treasured's Movie Repair Guide -- XDCAM Workflows


XDCAM Workflows Diagram

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How to use repaired XDCAM footage in Final Cut Pro

Repaired XDCAM footage comes inside QuickTime .mov container. Since Final Cut Pro comes bundled with XDCAM codecs, you can just use directly the repaired files in your project.

How to use repaired XDCAM footage in AVID Media Composer

AVID Media Composer can import QuickTime .mov files, but only if you have an XDCAM QuickTime codec installed on your machine. The preferred method is to go through MXF rewrapping:

MXF rewrapping (recommended)

This workflow is better because XDCAM media is read directly by AVID codecs. Other methods use a QuickTime XDCAM codec to transcode media into DNxHD, which takes time and disk space.
  1. Download FileConverter (by Convergent Design)
  2. Rewrap .mov files into .MXF with FileConverter
  3. Import .MXF into AVID Media Composer. Either moving the files directly into the bin, or importing through MXF AMA plug-in.

Workflow with an XDCAM codec (not recommended)

  1. If you already have an XDCAM codec installed on your system, go to step 3
  2. Install an XDCAM codec
  3. Verify with QuickTime Player that repaired footage is OK. If video is black, go back to step 2
  4. Import into AVID by dragging .mov files into your project bin, or importing through QuickTime AMA plug-in

How to use repaired XDCAM footage in Edius

Edius can import XDCAM wrapped in MXF container. We will use a free app (available for Mac and Windows) to rewrap the repaired footage into MXF. Note that this operation doesn't affect video quality.

  1. Download FileConverter (by Convergent Design)
  2. Rewrap .mov files into .MXF with FileConverter
  3. Import .MXF into Edius

How to use repaired XDCAM footage in Sony Vegas

Sony Vegas can import XDCAM wrapped in MXF container. We will use a free app (available for Mac and Windows) to rewrap the repaired footage into MXF. Note that this operation doesn't affect video quality.

  1. Download FileConverter (by Convergent Design)
  2. Rewrap .mov files into .MXF with FileConverter
  3. Import .MXF into Sony Vegas

How to use repaired XDCAM in Adobe Premiere

Adobe Premiere Vegas can import XDCAM wrapped in MXF container. We will use a free app (available for Mac and Windows) to rewrap the repaired footage into MXF. Note that this operation doesn't affect video quality.

  1. Download FileConverter (by Convergent Design)
  2. Rewrap .mov files into .MXF with FileConverter
  3. Import .MXF into Adobe Premiere
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