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that XML file into FCP X which will natively import the MXF files into FCP X. Please see the Calibrated{Q}
Import Assist User Guide for more details on how to create a FCP X XML file with MXF files. At the time of
this release, creating a FCP X XML using Calibrated{Q} Import Assist is a BETA feature.
Special Import Notes for FCP X
(a) DNxHD MXF Files: When working with DNxHD MXF files, please read the ‘DNxHD Options’ section in this User
Guide for setting up either RGB SMPTE (16-235) or RGB Full (0-255) Color Ranges for DNxHD MXF files, and
specifically the section titled
‘dnxhd’ options for Final Cut Pro X.
(b) With Panasonic P2, Ikegami GFCAM MXF files, and Sony SAM (Simple Access Mode) MXF Files, you will only
have to import the Video MXF Files and Calibrated{Q} MXF Import will found and ‘auto-join’ the matching Audio
MXF Files to those Video MXF Files.
(c) Audio Only MXF files will not report or display TimeCode in FCP X. It is highly recommended to create a
‘Synchronized Clip’ with the Audio Only MXF file and a Video Only MXF file of the same length that was captured
at the same framerate prior to editing the MXF file in a FCP X Sequence.
Playback in FCP X
You can playback MXF files in a FCP X Project Sequence just like you would a MOV file of the same type of video. Just
create a New Project in FCP X and then drag a MXF file to that New Project
and select ‘Yes’ if FCP X prompts you if you
want to have the Project settings match the clip settings.
The actual decoding of video frames is handled by FCP X or by the Avid QuickTime Codecs if you are using Avid MXF
files, so realtime playback of MXF files is dependent upon FCP X or the Avid QT Codecs as well as the speed of your
CPU and harddrive.
Audio may drop out or play chopping during playback immediately after importing a MXF file into FCP X. Audio should
play normally once FCP X has generated the audio waveforms for the imported MXF files.
Special Note on XAVC MXF files: XAVC Support needs FCP 10.0.8, or Compressor 4.0.7 or Motion 5.0.7 or greater
Editing growing MXF files in FCP X
BETA support for editing growing XDCAM MXF files in FCP 7 and FCP X. Other MXF files may work but have not been
tested.
Please see the ‘Refresh – FCP X’ section in the Calibrated{Q} Import Assist User Guide.
Metadata in FCP X
Please see the ‘MXF Metadata in FCP X’ section in this User Guide for FCP X metadata reported by Calibrated{Q}
MXF Import.
Troubleshooting
Below are the known issues and/or limitations of working with MXF files in FCP X at the time of this release. If you have
any other issues, please let us know:
a) Audio Only MXF files in FCP X will not report or display TimeCode in FCP X. If an Audio Only MXF
file was recorded in a different framerate than the FCP X Sequence it is to be edited on then it is
recommended to create a
‘Synchronized Clip’ with the Audio Only MXF file and a Video Only MXF file