Apple 6 manual 8Working with Sony Xdcam Formats, About XDCAM, Xdcam HD, and Xdcam EX

8Working with Sony XDCAM	8
Formats

Final Cut Pro allows you to natively transfer and edit XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX formats.

This chapter covers the following:

åAbout XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX (p. 119)

åWorking with XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX in Final Cut Pro (p. 122)

åXDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX Format Specifications (p. 126)

About XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX

The XDCAM format records SD DVCAM or IMX video on Sony Professional Disc media. Up to four 16-bit, 48 kHz uncompressed audio channels can be recorded. MPEG-4 proxy files are simultaneously recorded for quick review of footage and even proxy editing directly on the camcorder. Media is stored within MXF container files for easy transfer to your computer via FireWire or optional Ethernet connectors.

XDCAM HD extends XDCAM to include four 1080-line HD video formats using long-GOP MPEG-2 compression (referred to by Sony as MPEG HD). Also supported is an HD422 format that includes 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720 frame dimensions.

Format	MPEG-2	Frame	Color sample	MPEG-2
	bit rate	dimensions	ratio	standard
LP	18 Mbps (VBR)	1440 x 1080	4:2:0	MPEG MP@HL
SP (HDV)	25 Mbps (CBR)	1440 x 1080	4:2:0	MPEG MP@HL-1440
HQ	35 Mbps (VBR)	1440 x 1080	4:2:0	MPEG MP@HL
HD422	50 Mbps (CBR)	1920 x 1080	4:2:2	MPEG 422P@HL
		1280 x 720

119