Specifications

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Working with File-Based Media
Working with XDCAM and XDCAM EX Clips
Sony XDCAM and XDCAM EX media is recorded to an optical disc (with
a capacity of 23.3 GB or 50 GB). XDCAM EX records to solid state cards
SxS and SDHC. This lets you work with the compressed or low-resolution
media in an offline editing session and later conform or link the com-
pressed media to the corresponding high-resolution media.
The XDCAM and XDCAM EX AMA plug-in should first be installed on
your system.
After you have linked XDCAM or XDCAM EX clips from their respec-
tive sources using AMA, you can consolidate the media, as previously
described. Consolidating your media is helpful when you work with mul-
tiple XDCAM EX cards. If a card is removed from the reader, consolidating
allows you to view your sequence with all the media online.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. Install the appropriate Sony XDCAM drivers available from Sony’s Web
site or from the CD that accompanied your XDCAM device.
2. Insert the XDCAM disk or XDCAM EX card into your USB- or
FireWire-connected device.
3. Use AMA to manually link to the XDCAM media, as previously
described. The clips point directly to the high-resolution media on the
disc. The media itself remains on the disc.
4. Edit the sequence using the master clips to edit the sequence.
5. (Optional) Rename the clips, as necessary.
6. Yo u c an t he n c ons ol id a te y ou r c li p s o r s equ en ce t o y our me dia dr iv es ,
as described in “Using AMA” at the beginning of this chapter.
7. Remove the XDCAM disc or XDCAM EX card.
NOTE To c h e ck w h i c h
AMA plugins are already
installed on your system,
open the Console by
pressing Ctrl+6 (Windows)
or Command+6
(Macintosh) and typing
“AMA ListPlugins” in the
command prompt.
NOTE No drivers
are necessary to use
XDCAM EX.
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