Saving MXF Clips to a Computer

Saving MXF Clips to a Computer

Use the software on the supplied Canon XF Utilities CD-ROM to transfer MXF clips recorded on a CF card to a computer to save them. The CD-ROM contains the following.

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￿Canon XF Utility: Browser for transferring clips to a computer, playing back and checking video, and managing clips.

￿Plugins for non-linear editing (NLE) software: The plugins allow you to transfer clips from a computer or a CF card (connected via USB reader to a computer) to the NLE software. The following plugins are included.

-Avid’s NLE software plugins (for computers running Windows or Mac OS)

-Canon XF Plugin for Avid Media Access

-Canon XF Plugin 64 for Avid Media Access

-Apple’s NLE software plugins (for computers running Mac OS)

-Canon XF Plugin for Final Cut Pro

-Canon XF Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

The instruction manual for each module provides more details. Refer to Viewing the Software Instruction Manuals (A158) for details on accessing the manuals. Refer to Web sites such as your local Canon Web site for the latest information on software.

Operating modes:

System Requirements

Canon XF Utility

 

Windows XP1, SP3

 

 

OS

Windows Vista2, SP2

 

Mac OS X v10.5 or 10.6 or 10.7

 

Windows 72, with or without SP1

 

 

 

Intel® Core

 

Intel® CPU (Intel® Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz

CPU

(Intel® Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz recommended); SSE2

recommended)

 

compatible

 

 

 

 

RAM

1 GB (2 GB for Windows 7, 64-bit version)

Available hard disk space

 

Installation: 80 MB

Display

1024 x 768 resolution,

 

1024 x 768 resolution,

High-color (16-bit color)

 

32,000 colors

 

 

 

 

 

 

132-bit version only.

232-bit and 64-bit versions.

Avid’s NLE software plugins

Refer to the following for the required applications.

Canon XF Plugin for Avid Media Access

Canon XF Plugin 64 for Avid Media Access

Media Composer 4.0.5 / 5.0 / 5.5 (Windows and Mac OS)

NewsCutter 8.0.5 / 9.0 / 9.5 (Windows only)

Media Composer 6.0 (Windows and Mac OS)

NewsCutter 10.0 (Windows only)

Refer to the application’s official home page for the application’s system requirements.