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Connecting the XDCAM Device
You use an IEEE-compliant 1394 (i.LINK) port on your computer to connect the XDCAM
device to your system. The XDCAM interface is configured to use the SBP2 protocol so you
can access the XDCAM device as a disk volume on your system.
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The 1394 port on your computer must be on a bus separate from the one used by the Avid
DNA hardware.
You can have multiple XDCAM devices connected to your system at any one time. Each
device appears as a separate optical drive, similar to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The
drive’s volume label carries an XDCAM identifier — for example,
XDCAM (E:) .
To use the XDCAM device with your Avid editing application, you need to install the
appropriate device driver included with the Sony XDCAM deck or camera. For more
information on connecting and configuring your XDCAM device, see the documentation
that came with your Sony product.
Working with XDCAM HD Media
Your Avid editing application supports import of both proxy and high-resolution XDCAM
HD media.
XDCAM HD media, like other XDCAM media, is imported at the data rate at which it was
recorded in one of the following resolutions:
• XDCAM HD HQ (17.5 mb/sec)
• XDCAM HD HQ (25 mb/sec)
• XDCAM HD HQ (35 mb/sec)
However, when you create new media (create a title, render effects, transcode, and so on),
you need to select a different resolution. The choice of resolutions is based on the project
format. For example, in a 1080i/59.94 project, your can create media as DNxHD 220x,
DNxHD 220, or DNxHD 145.
You can play XDCAM HD media to a Client monitor or output a digital cut as Best
Performance (yellow/yellow) or Draft Quality (yellow/green). However, to play or output as
Full Quality (green/green), you must transcode the XDCAM HD media to a DNxHD
resolution or another compatible resolution.