User Manual

Exporting Media to XDCAM Devices
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12. Do one of the following:
t If you want to continue with the export of the sequence, click Save, and complete the
export in the standard way.
For more information, see “Exporting With the Export Command or the Drag-and-Drop
Method” on page 1014.
t If you do not want to complete the export, click Cancel.
Exporting Media to XDCAM Devices
XDCAM decks and camcorders from Sony use an optical disk with a capacity of either 23.3 GB
or 50 GB of media. The XDCAM devices store media in high-resolution MPEG IMX, DVCAM,
and XDCAM HD formats.
You can export a clip, subclip, or sequence. You cannot export titles, effects, group clips, or
rendered effects. The export mixes down the sequence and creates an XDCAM clip. All clips are
given a new sequential name of Cxxxx.mxf, for example, C0019.mxf. This sequential file name
system is created by the Sony deck. If you want to change the file name, your Sony deck needs
Sony’s firmware version 1.5 or higher.
You can export a sequence or a clip with timecode to an XDCAM device. When you export a clip
or sequence from your Avid editing application to an XDCAM device, the timecode information
is embedded in the clip or sequence.
When you export XDCAM media, non-drop-frame timecode and drop-frame timecode is
supported.
For information on connecting your XDCAM device, see your XDCAM documentation.
Exporting to XDCAM
You can export NTSC and PAL projects. Depending on the format (SD or HD), you need to use
the appropriate XDCAM device (if you export SD media, use an XDCAM SD device; if you
export HD media, you must use an XDCAM HD device).
By default, the Avid editing application pans audio tracks to the center which causes the
XDCAM export operation to combine audio channels 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and so on. Before you
export audio to XDCAM, use the Audio Mixer Tool to set the pan values to left/right in order to
maintain discrete audio tracks in your exported media.