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124 Chapter 8 Working with Sony XDCAM Formats
To enable remote device control on a Sony PDW-F70 XDCAM HD deck:
1 Disconnect the FireWire cable between the deck and your computer.
2 On the deck, press the Menu button.
3 With SETUP MENU selected, press the Right button to display the SETUP MENU options.
4 Press the Down button until INTERFACE SELECT is selected, then press the Right button
to display the INTERFACE SELECT options.
5 Press the Up or Down button until FAM (PC REMOTE) is selected.
6 Press the Set button to save your settings.
7 When the deck asks you to confirm your settings, press the Set button.
8 Connect the deck to your computer with a FireWire cable.
The disk appears mounted on your computer desktop.
Connecting an XDCAM EX Camcorder or SxS Card to Your Computer
To mount XDCAM EX media on your computer desktop, connect the camcorder to your
computer with a USB cable, or insert an SxS card directly into the ExpressCard/34
PCMCIA slot in a MacBook Pro computer.
When connecting an XDCAM EX camcorder to your computer, you must set the camcorder
to target device mode. See the manual that came with your camcorder for instructions.
Ingesting XDCAM, XDCAM HD, or XDCAM EX Media
Use the Sony XDCAM Transfer (PDZK-P1) software and import plug-in to ingest
XDCAM, XDCAM HD, or XDCAM EX media from MXF or MPEG-4-wrapped media to
QuickTime-wrapped media on your scratch disk. For more information, see “Installing
Sony XDCAM Software” on page 122.
Important: Although it is possible to copy MXF or MPEG-4 media directly to your
scratch disk, Final Cut Pro won’t recognize the MXF files. Use the Sony XDCAM
Transfer software instead.
Choosing an Easy Setup and Editing XDCAM Media
in Final Cut Pro
To edit DVCAM or IMX footage ingested from an XDCAM device, simply choose a
corresponding DV or IMX Easy Setup and begin editing. For more information about
IMX, see Chapter 3, “Working with IMX,” on page 65.