User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins
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Using the Canon XF AMA Plug-In
The Canon XF305 and Canon XF300 camera records MPEG-2 media onto compact flash cards.
Through the Canon XF AMA plug-in and the MXF AMA plug-in, you can link to Canon
MPEG-2 media through the AMA method. Canon XF video and audio media files record in
MXF format.
You can edit directly from a flash card, without having to capture. You can link to a Canon XF
flash card and reader attached to your system or copy a Canon XF flash card to the root of a
drive.
Each card stores the video and audio files in:
•(Windows) drive:\CONTENTS\CLIPS
• (Macintosh) Macintosh HD/CONTENTS/CLIPS
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AMA does not recognize clips if the folder names in the selected path contain double-byte
characters (DBCS). AMA recognizes folders with the directory path that includes ASCII
alphanumeric characters.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. The Canon XF AMA plug-in and the MXF AMA plug-in should be installed on your
system.
2. Mount the flash cards.
The system links the Canon XF clips automatically into a bin.
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If you use multiple flash cards and you remove one of the cards, your media displays offline.
3. Use the master clips to edit and output a sequence.
4. (Option) Rename the clips to organize your material.
5. Consolidate or transcode your sequence or clips.
The media consolidates to the destination you set in the Media Creation dialog box.
Consolidating your media helps when you work with multiple cards. If a card is removed
from the reader, consolidating lets you view your sequence with all the media online.
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When you consolidate, if you want to keep your AMA clips linked to the original source, select
the option “Keep Master clips linked to media on the original drive,” in the Copying Media Files
dialog box.
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For information on consolidating your sequence, see “Consolidating Media” on page 449. For
information on transcoding your sequence, see “Using the Transcode Command” on page 455.
6. Remove the flash card.