Canon MXF import plugin is finally available

Don't you get this window when you try to save the Systemversion.plist file?

I use BBEdit. Here's what Textedit says if I try to save the file


If you go to the Info panel you can set the permission like so


May be you must also click on the lock symbol.

The message I get the last window screen capture you sent. I then went (several times) to the Info panel, unlocked the Sharing & Permissions area, and tried to change System to Read/Write. Wouldn't do it. I then highlighted the entire Core Service folder, unlocked sharing & permissions, dropped the menu (Gear) & highlighted: Apply to enclosed items. Now the System has Read & write as do the two others that I added: janiceweberfink [me] and admin. Redid the text change and it still would not save and displayed the same window. I tuned the computer off as well and rebooted. Still can't do it. I do appreciate all of your help on this. The tech fates are against me.

I meant to say that the TextEdit message is the one I get. Sorry for my poor copyediting; home my video editing is better!

Can you login as admin instead of janiceweberfink and try again?

I don't log out or in. It's all n "automatic" and I've never actually given it a thought. Now I'm afraid that if I do log out/in, it will ask for a long forgotten password or something. (I've had this Mac since 2007). I could just go to the Apple store, which is easily accessible to me. With all of this, I'm getting skittish.

I took my mac into the apple store to find out how to change permissions so that I could download and INSTALL the plugin without changing my OS to Lion. As it turns out, to change & save a system file like SystemVersion.plist, I need to have root user permission.The Apple people cautioned me that if anything went wrong in this process, I could lose everything. It is a huge risk in their opinion. So I am really caught in conflicting technologies: If I upgrade to Lion, I will not be able to use my FCP 6 (I don't have 7), which is what I use in IMovie when I want to push a quick video to the web.

I have already downloaded FCP X, which is sitting on my computer like a $300 lump. My FCP files were automatically tucked into a separate folder. Is there anyway for me to preserve my FCP 6 in case I want to reinstall it, maybe put it on Dropbox?

fabhoss wrote: Hello All,
With this plugin, do we still need xf utility to backup our medias or can we rely on fcpX to store our medias in the "orginal medias" folder?
Thanks

I recommended using XF Utility to backup the original folder structure with all it's metadata but just found out that you can actually do this within FCP X by creating a camera archive in the import window. I guess that's what you where refering to and I didn't understand. The individual card archives get stored in a folder named "Final Cut Camera Archives" with the file suffix .fcarch.

So yes, you don't need XF Utility anymore.

You can still get to the original files by right-clicking the Final Cut archive and choosing "Show Package Contents". In order to access the backup using XF Utility you must copy the entire CONTENTS folder to a folder within the XF utility backup folder.
It's a bit more complicated but you can work this way, have a card backup and also the ability to use it with XF Utility should there be a need in the future.

jwbrooklyn wrote: I have already downloaded FCP X, which is sitting on my computer like a $300 lump. My FCP files were automatically tucked into a separate folder. Is there anyway for me to preserve my FCP 6 in case I want to reinstall it, maybe put it on Dropbox?

You won't be able to reinstall in Lion, but you might be able to pull it from a TimeMachine B/U.

Did a shoot and one of the cameras was a XF100 for speed I used XF utility to save the media from the cards into the root folder of the utility by selecting File/backup media
How do I now get the footage into FCPX? Tried going through the import process but FCPX says that none of the selected files can be imported. Should I of imported initially into FCPX with the card in the MBP at the time?
Any workarounds?

Marc Lucas wrote: I used XF utility to save the media from the cards into the root folder of the utility by selecting File/backup media
How do I now get the footage into FCPX?

XF Utility stores backups in folders named like this: "20111214140700" If you select such a folder all the clips appear in the FCP X import window and can be imported. You must select this top most folder!

Yes I have the mentioned folder (four of them from four CF cards with the 567783256453729514 names) I've tried to select every folder and the warning comes up saying can't import.

But it should work. The specific steps are:

1. Import from connected device (cmd-I)
2. Open Archive...
3. Select backup folder

The backup appears in the list of cameras. Select it and all the clips should be ready for importing.

Hi

I was trying to import file opposed to camera. doh!

All working now.

Many

Thanks!

Here's the rule:
If it IS already an QT file import it as a file (Cmd-Shift-i),
and if it is NOT already a QT file import from camera (Cmd-i).

Yeah I like that!

Many

Thanks!

I stole that from the user manual...

When backing up from a CF card from within the XF utility the files on the card could be seen and then by selecting File/backup media they are easily accessible by FCPX via import.
I have been sent the contents of the another shoot which contains more XF100 footage. I have the media on my desktop and tried to open it with XF utility and I can't select 'backup media'.
The only option I have from the file menu is to create virtual media which doesn't help me. How can I get at the files so that I can import into FCPX?
Thanks

It looks like that stuff wasn't rewrapped. You still need the whole card structure to backup the footage.

You can try to copy the content of a freshly formatted (empty) card to your desktop then copy your footage into the appropriate folder. Or build a fake card on your desktop. I was told by some AVCHD users that this works.

I'll be editing a series of short films all shot on the C300.
Just found out that in the field, the cameraman was mounting his cards on his laptop and just backing up the folder called CLIPS then formatting the card and going back to shooting.

Is there anyway I'm going to be able to import the XF footage with FCP X now that the file structure has been broken?