XDCAM EX Format Settings

About XDCAM EX

Support for Sony XDCam EX media includes support for clips recorded as multiple segments on single SxS card (split clips) or multiple cards (span clips). Flame Premium imports as a single clip a serie of split & span segments.

NoteClips spanning two card only become available in Flame Premium when browsing the card that contains the last segment.

To ensure that Flame Premium is able to see the clips organisation, copy the full folder structure from the SxS cards to a single folder on your local storage.

For example, with two SxS cards (named Card1 and Card2), create the following structure:

storage
- folder
  - Card1
  - Card2

ImportantDo not modify the file structure inside the cards folders. For example, copying only the media files (.mp4) instead of the whole card structure will prevent Flame Premium from recreating the correct clip structure.

AAF Conform

You can conform AAF files referencing XDCam EX content inFlame Premium. Make sure to import the XDCam EX clips in Avid products through AMA (the Avid Media Architecture). If you prefer to work with transcoded media in Avid products, but still want to conform with the original media fils, enable in Flame Premium the Use Original Media option when importing the AAF file. That way, the conform will use the original media, instead of the transcoded MXF generated by the Avid products.

Metadata Settings

Tape Name box

Select an option to determine how the tape name is set for the imported clips.

Select:	To:
Enter Tape	Activate the Tape Name field so that you can manually enter the tape name. When selecting multiple files for import, this tape name is used for all imported files.
Tape from Filename	Use the name of the imported file as the tape name.
Tape from Directory	Determine the tape name from the detected directory structure. A Level field appears below the Tape Name box. Use this to configure the relative path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined.
Tape Name from Essence	Use the tape name inferred from the directory structure of the XDCAM EX clip.

Level field

Select an option to set the relative file path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined. Although it is available for all file types, the Level field is specifically designed to work with the directory structures that are output by film scanners. A typical file structure would look like: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######.dpx. In this case, selecting Up 2 Levels in the Level field identifies the directory that corresponds to the tape name (./<tape>). Enabled if Tape Name is set to Tape From Directory.

Tape Name field

Set the name to use as the tape name of the imported clip. Enabled if Tape Name is set to Enter Tape.

Timecode box

Select an option to specify how the timecode information for the clip is set.

Select:	To:
Timecode from Header	Set the source timecode of the imported clip based on the timecode information in the image file header.
Timecode from File Name	Use a numerical filename (for instance, 100000.dpx) and translate it into timecode for the resulting clip (based on the selected framerate ). This is useful when working with files that do not have embedded timecode.

Rate box

Select how the framerate is determined. Select Auto to use the framerate specified by the imported clip; if the clip specifies no framerate, it uses the one of the project. Select Select rate to set the framerate using the Framerate box.

Framerate box

Select the frame rate of the imported clip. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select rate.

Drop Frame button

Enable to have use a drop frame mode. Disable to use non-drop frame mode. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select rate.

Clip Settings

Select:	To:
Enter Clip Name	Activate the Clip Name field so that you can manually enter the clip name. When selecting multiple files for import, this name is used for all imported files.
Clip Name from File Name	Use the name of the imported file as the clip name.
Clip Name from Essence	Use the clip name inferred from the directory structure of the XDCAM EX clip.

Image Settings

Include YUV Headroom: Enable to keep the YUV headroom information during clip import. Only applies to 10-bit YCbCr-material found in some mp4 and QuickTime files. Disabling this option for clips that use the headroom (usually clips from cameras) results in clips with clamped black and whites. Enabling this option for clips that do not use the headroom (usually clips from Final Cut Pro) results in an imported clip with lowered contrast.
Aspect Ratio box: Select the aspect ratio of the frames used to import the file and override the aspect ratio stored in the file as specified. You might need to change the aspect ratio as many applications erroneously write a pixel aspect ratio of 1 (a square pixel), even for formats that have non-square pixels (NTSC, PAL).
Viewing the clip in the Player with the specified aspect ratio requires that you enable Options Show Viewing Settings Use Ratio. The Previewer in the MediaHub always displays clips with the specified aspect ratio.

Note that the application internally uses a frame ratio, not a pixel ratio. To specify a pixel ratio, you must select either Square Pixels or Enter Pixel Aspect Ratio; Aspect Ratio from Resolution and Aspect Ratio from Header are interpreted as frame ratios.
Aspect Ratio field: Set the ratio used to define the frame or pixel aspect. Affects the frame aspect if the Aspect Ratio box is set to Enter Frame Aspect Ratio. Affects the pixel aspect if it is set to Enter Pixel Aspect Ratio.

Browsing Settings

XDCAM EX Format Settings - Import

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