I have purchased a new Sony PMW-EX1 and I am editing on Premier Pro CS3 (mac). Premier won't work with the MP4 files that the EX1 generates. Does anyone know a way around this. I have found two third-party software solutions (Cineform and Mainconcept) but both are pretty expensive, for that much money I would rather just buy FCP. Any other solutions?
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PMW-EX1 / Premier Pro CS3 Worlkflow
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Posted 6 months ago # Login to Send PM
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Premiere will work with some MP4 files, problem is they are all not the same just like AVI and MPEG.
There are probably 20 different types of files with a .AVI extension, all very different in actual structure, same goes for the many flavors of MPEG.
You can try converting the files with Quicktime Pro $30, you can convert them to DV-AVI and those will work just fine.
If you are going to work with that camera and file format I recommend you do move to FCP, it will make your life a lot easier ;)
Posted 6 months ago # Login to Send PM -
Some are claiming CineForm works for them. I have also found that MainConcept’s MPEG Pro HD3 gives Premiere the ability to work with XDCam footage, just as transparently as HDV footage, minus the ability to play back on a second monitor with a dual-head graphics card. Sound is there, as with video and the MainConcept CODEC appears to bring all the functionality for .MXF files. So the workflow is XDCam -> Sony Clip Browser -> Export to MXF -> import to Premiere.
Posted 5 months ago # Login to Send PM
