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8 Working with Sony XDCAM
Formats
Final Cut Pro allows you to natively transfer and edit XDCAM,
XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX formats.
This chapter covers the following:
 About XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX (p. 119)
 Working with XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX in Final Cut Pro (p. 122)
 XDCAM, 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
bit rate
Frame
dimensions
Color sample
ratio
MPEG-2
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
1280 x 720
4:2:2 MPEG 422P@HL