{"id":57143,"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/tutorial-import-material-from-f5-and-f55\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:06:46","slug":"tutorial-import-material-from-f5-and-f55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/en\/tutorial-import-material-from-f5-and-f55\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Import material from F5 and F55"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the AbelCine<\/a> website comes this tutorial on importing material recorded with Sony F5<\/a> and F55<\/a> cameras into various non-linear editing systems.<\/p>\n

As some of you are not so fluent in English, here it is translated, with step-by-step explanations on how to handle MPEG2 and XAVC files in Final Cut Pro<\/a>, Avid Media Composer<\/a> and Premiere Pro.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sony<\/a> has updated the Content Browser v2.0<\/a> software, giving support for the MPEG2<\/strong> and XAVC<\/strong> codecs, although playback of the latter requires an additional license (it costs $20 but will be available for free until June). Content Browser is a media management application that allows you to play and download clips, view metadata, add timecode and export these clips to Final Cut Pro. <\/p>\n

If you are going to work with MPEG2 you can also download version 1.1 of Content Browser<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Sony F5 and F55 cameras record to SxS cards, so before you start you will need an SxS card reader or your computer to be equipped with an ExpressCard 34 slot. You will also need to have the latest SxS drivers <\/a>(from Sony’s website) and note that SxS<\/strong> cards use the cross-platform exFAT system (which you can read more about in this article<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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When you open Content Browser you will see this window. The Explorer<\/strong> allows you to locate SxS cards that are connected to the computer or that have been previously downloaded. In the Preview<\/strong> box at the top right, you can play the clips, view their properties and edit certain metadata. <\/p>\n

The first step is to open the Preferences<\/strong>panel and go to the Edit<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

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Here you will find an option to set thedestination folder (Destination Folder<\/strong>) for copying a card (by clicking the “…” button to choose it).<\/p>\n

It is recommended to select the Data Protection<\/strong> and Perform CRC Check After Copy<\/strong> options for a more secure transfer.<\/p>\n

After this configuration we will go to the Explorer window and look for our SxS card. To copy it, simply click on the Copy All<\/strong> button (at the top left) and choose the destination folder, which by default will be the one we have marked above. <\/p>\n

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In this folder, another folder will be created, named according to the date and time, which will contain our copies.<\/p>\n

This is one way to copy SxS cards in a safe way, but you can also try ShotPut Pro(for Mac<\/a> and Windows<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Final Cut Pro 7<\/h4>\n

Although Final Cut Pro 7 does not have official support for XAVC (MPEG2 is supported), there is a process to work with it.<\/p>\n