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Importing Proxy Media from an XDCAM Disk
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When the import finishes, the clips appear in the selected bin.
Your Avid editing application imports XDCAM media at the native resolution of the media
on the XDCAM disc. Your Avid editing application ignores other resolution settings — for
example, in the Select Files to Import dialog box.
10. (Option) Repeat this procedure for each XDCAM disc that holds media you want to import.
Importing Proxy Media from an XDCAM Disk
You can use this method when you want to import proxy media stored on your disk, but you have
not opted to import the proxy media automatically. If you want to import only some of the files
on your disk, use the procedure described in “Manually Importing XDCAM Media from the
XDCAM Disk” on page 310.
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For information on setting the XDCAM import to start automatically, see “Automatically
Importing Proxy Media from an XDCAM Device” on page 307.
To import proxy media from a disk:
1. Open the bin where you want to store the imported files, and select it to make it the active
bin.
2. Insert a disk into your XDCAM device.
3. Select File > Import XDCAM Proxy.
The Import XDCAM Proxy from drive: dialog box opens.
4. Type a name in the Disk Label text box.
Your Avid editing application uses the disk label for operations such as Batch Import, where
you are prompted to insert a specific XDCAM disc that holds the files you want to import. A
disk label is required in order to import XDCAM media.
5. Click the Single/Dual Drives button, and select a destination drive for the imported file from
the menu.
6. Click Import.
When the import finishes, the clips appear in the selected bin.
Your Avid editing application imports XDCAM media at the native resolution of the media
on the XDCAM disc. Your Avid editing application ignores other resolution settings — for
example, in the Select Files to Import dialog box.
7. (Option) Repeat this procedure for each XDCAM disc that holds media you want to import.