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To import files saved on external devices in which file-based video or audio is recorded (e.g. CD/DVD, AVCHD camera, removable media such as SD memory card, XDCAM EX device) to EDIUS, perform from the source browser.
Sources imported from the source browser are registered to the current folder on the bin at the same time that they are transferred to hard disk on the PC.
You can set the transfer destination used when importing files by clicking [Application] in [System Settings] → [Source Browser].
Source files can be imported easily in the source browser from CD/DVD/AVCHD camera/removable media/XDCAM EX/GF/Infinity/P2/XDCAM/XF devices. Files can be checked immediately or transferred in the background by simply connecting a device or drive to your PC and inserting the storage media.
Importing Sources from XDCAM EX Devices
Importing Stereoscopic Sources
When importing XDCAM sources or K2 sources via the FTP server, set the FTP server connection settings in the system settings in advance to import sources easily from the source browser.
Importing K2 Sources from a Server
Importing XDCAM Sources from a Server
Downloading XDCAM Sources and Simultaneously Placing Them on the Timeline
K2 sources copied to the hard disk on the PC can be converted to MXF files using the source browser.
Converting and Importing K2 Sources on the PC
When each of the sources has been copied to the hard disk with the folder structure held intact, the sources can be imported simply from the source browser if the reference folder is set up in the system settings in advance.
Video or audio on CD/DVD disc can be imported. Capture settings can be checked and changed by [Importer/Exporter] in [System Settings] → [Audio CD/DVD].
The following file formats can be imported.
Audio CD: WAV file
DVD-Video: MPEG-2 file
DVD-VR: MPEG-2 file
DVD-RW and DVD-RAM DVD-VR formats are supported.
NoteSources cannot be imported from copy-protected disks.
The following explains the procedure for importing Audio CD. The procedure for importing DVD-Video and DVD-VR is the same.
Importing Audio CD
Information on the disc is displayed in the clip view. The display content varies according to the inserted disk.
For Audio CD, select and double-click a track, or select and right-click a track, and then click [Play] to play back a track.
When a CD Extra has been inserted into the drive, only audio tracks are displayed.
Multiple tracks also can be selected.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background. You can check transfer progress.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
When the import is completed, the clip is registered to the bin.
AlternativeRight click on the track to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
To adjust the speed of the import from the drive, select and right-click a track, and select the speed (within the range supported by the drive). When noise occurs during the capture, this may be remedied by slowing down the import speed.
Sources can be imported from AVCHD camera and removable media such as SD memory card, memory sticks and BD. Sources are registered to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Connect the AVCHD camera or removable media to the PC, and check that the power is turned on. For more information on connection methods, see the manual for your device.
Sources can be imported in the same way even when files on devices have been copied to the hard disk on the PC with the folder structure held intact.
Supported formats are AVCHD, BD, SD-Video, Memory Stick Video, and DCF (still images saved in digital camera file format). Only the BDMV format is supported for BD.
NoteSources cannot be imported from copy-protected disks.
The drive connected to your PC is recognized, and is displayed in the folder view tree.
Information on the media is displayed in the clip view.
Folders are sometimes categorized by type in the layer under the drive depending on the connected device.
When files in the AVCHD camera or removable media have been copied to the hard disk on the PC, right-click [Removable Media], and click [Open Folder] to specify the reference.
References can be deleted from the tree display by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete] only when they have been added from the tree display in the source browser. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information on media, right-click [Removable Media] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the file is registered to the bin as a clip.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the file to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
Register sources to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC from SxS memory card.
Connect the XDCAM EX device to the PC, and check that the power is turned on.
Sources can be imported in the same way even when files on SxS memory cards have been copied to the hard disk on the PC with the folder structure held intact.
Sources in XDCAM EX 3D format can also be imported.
For sources recorded across multiple SxS memory card as a sequence clip, connect all sources to PC or import the folder in which the contents of the SxS memory cards are copied to the source browser, and register sources in the order from the first SxS memory card to the bin. Each clip is linked and registered as a sequence clip to the bin.
Information on the SxS memory card is displayed in the clip view.
When files on the SxS memory card have been copied to the hard disk on the PC, right-click [XDCAM EX], and click [Open Folder] to specify the reference.
References can be deleted from the tree display by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete] only when they have been added from the tree display in the source browser. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of the device, right-click [XDCAM EX] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC are started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
Take clips are registered to the current folder of the bin as a sequence clip.
Register sources on GF devices to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Connect the GF device to the PC, and check that the power is turned on.
GF sources copied to the hard disk on the PC also can be imported in the same way. Copy sources with the folder structure in the device held intact.
NoteThe drivers provided with the GF device must be installed in advance.
The GF sources are displayed in the clip view.
Reference folders can be temporarily added in the folder view of the source browser. Right-click [GF] and click [Open Folder].
When references have been temporarily added in the source browser, they can be deleted by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete]. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of references, right-click [GF] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
Playlists are registered to the current folder of the bin as a sequence clip.
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to files on the GF device and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk.
Register sources on Infinity devices to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Connect the Infinity device to the PC, and check that the power is turned on.
Infinity sources copied to the hard disk on the PC also can be imported in the same way. Copy sources with the folder structure in the device held intact.
NoteThe drivers provided with the Infinity device must be installed in advance.
The Infinity sources are displayed in the clip view.
Reference folders can be temporarily added in the folder view of the source browser. Right-click [Infinity] and click [Open Folder].
When references have been temporarily added in the source browser, they can be deleted by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete]. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of references, right-click [Infinity] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
You can set the layer and downsample coefficient to be decoded when importing JPEG2000 format clips.
Playlists are registered to the current folder of the bin as a sequence clip.
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to files on the Infinity device and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk.
Download GXF files on the K2 Media server via FTP, convert them to MXF files for import, and register them to the bin.
NoteSet in advance items that are allowed when connecting to the FTP server or to the K2 Media server.
Information on the server is displayed in the clip view.
To update the information of the server, right-click the connection destination, and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the hard disk and conversion are started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
During transfer and conversion of the clip, the letter [H] is displayed on the clip icon in the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
The clip can be edited with EDIUS even during transfer and conversion.
If [Allows Users to Rename/Delete Clips.] is checked in the K2 browser settings, the following operations can be performed in the clip view of the source browser.
Click a clip name and rename it.
Right-click a clip and click [Delete] to delete it.
NoteWhen a clip is right-clicked in the clip view, and [Delete] is clicked to delete the clip, the file on the server is also deleted.
Convert K2 sources copied to the hard disk on the PC to MXF files, and register them to the bin.
AlternativeIn the folder view of the source browser, right-click [K2 (FTP)], and click [Convert file(s)].
Multiple GXF files can also be selected.
Conversion to the MXF file is started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
The clip can be edited with EDIUS even during conversion.
Register P2 sources to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Connect the P2 device to the PC, and check that the power is turned on.
P2 sources copied to the hard disk on the PC also can be imported in the same way. Copy sources with the folder structure in the device held intact.
Sources in 3D P2 format can also be imported. Insert two P2 cards into the slot.
NoteThe drivers provided with the P2 device must be installed in advance.
The P2 sources are displayed in the clip view.
Reference folders can be temporarily added in the folder view of the source browser. Right-click [P2] and click [Open Folder].
When references have been temporarily added in the source browser, they can be deleted by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete]. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of references, right-click [P2] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the file is registered to the bin as a clip.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
Clip names registered to the bin are “user clip name” when a user clip name has been set to the P2 clip, and “clip name” when a user clip name has not been set.
When editing with EDIUS, P2 clips can be used in the same way as AVI clips. When editing from hard disk, realtime performance becomes the same as that of AVI files of the same format. When editing directly from the P2 drive, performance becomes 2 stream realtime in the case of DV, and 1 stream realtime in the case of DVCPRO50. (The above performances are based on the measurement by Grass Valley. CPU performance varies depending on your system.)
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to files on the P2 device and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk.
Register XDCAM sources to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Before importing sources from XDCAM devices, connect the device to the PC via the IEEE1394 interface, and check that the power is turned on.
XDCAM sources copied to the hard disk on the PC and proxy clips recorded on USB memory also can be imported in the same way. When copying sources to hard disk on the PC, copy sources with the folder structure in the device held intact.
Import settings can be checked and changed by [Importer/Exporter] in [System Settings] → [XDCAM] → [Browser].
For more information on the IEEE1394 connection method, see the manual packaged with XDCAM.
The SAM mode is supported.
NoteThe drivers provided with the XDCAM device must be installed in advance.
The XDCAM sources are displayed in the clip view.
Reference folders can be temporarily added in the folder view of the source browser. Right-click [XDCAM] and click [Open Folder].
When references have been temporarily added in the source browser, they can be deleted by right-clicking a folder and clicking [Delete]. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of references, right-click [XDCAM] and click [Refresh]. If it takes time to display the thumbnail for a clip, press [Esc] on the keyboard to stop refreshing of the list.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
The clip can be edited with EDIUS even during transfer.
AlternativeRight-click the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] → a clip type.
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to files on the XDCAM device and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk. A message will appear if no connection has been made to the directory where the high-resolution data is saved when partial transfer is performed on the XDCAM clip. Insert the disk, and click [OK].
Import XDCAM sources via FTP, and register them to the bin.
Import settings can be checked and changed by [Importer/Exporter] in [System Settings] → [XDCAM] → [Browser].
NoteSet up the FTP server connection in advance.
Information on the server is displayed in the clip view.
To update the information of the server, right-click the connection destination, and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC starts in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
The clip can be edited with EDIUS even during transfer.
AlternativeRight-click the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] → a clip type.
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to XDCAM files on the server and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk. A message will appear if no connection has been made to the directory where the high-resolution data is saved when partial transfer is performed on the XDCAM clip. Set up the FTP connection, and click [OK].
Data transfer to the hard disk on the PC is started at the same time that XDCAM clips on the FTP server or clips on XDCAM devices are placed directly on the timeline without being registered to the bin. The data (proxy/high-resolution) transferred at this time can be checked and changed by [Importer/Exporter] in [System Settings] → [XDCAM] → [Download] in [Browser].
NoteDownloading XDCAM sources simultaneously with placement on the timeline is possible only by operating the buttons in the source browser or by right-clicking a clip and operating from the displayed menu.
Also, If clips are placed on the timeline by drag-and-drop operation, the proxy of XDCAM devices is referenced directly without being transferred to the hard disk on the PC.
AlternativeRight-click the clip to import, and click [Add to Timeline] → an item.
Register XF sources to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
Connect the XF device to the PC, and check that the power is turned on.
XF sources copied to the hard disk on the PC also can be imported in the same way. Copy sources with the folder structure in the device held intact.
NoteThe drivers provided with the XF device must be installed in advance.
The XF sources are displayed in the clip view.
Reference folders can be temporarily added in the folder view of the source browser. Right-click [XF] and click [Open Folder].
When references have been temporarily added in the source browser, they can be deleted from the tree display by right-clicking a folder, and clicking [Delete]. Actual folders are not deleted.
To update the information of references, right-click [XF] and click [Refresh].
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
AlternativeRight-click the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin].
Clips that have been recorded across multiple media are registered to the current folder on the bin as a sequence clip.
Partial transfer is available, where In and Out points are set to files on the XF device and only required parts are transferred to the hard disk.
Register file-based stereoscopic sources to the bin at the same time that they are transferred to the PC.
To import sources in 3D P2 format
The stereoscopic sources are displayed in the clip view. The stereoscopic sources are marked with the “S” icon.
Data transfer to the PC starts in the background at the same time that the stereoscopic clip is registered to the bin.
Checking the Progress of Background Jobs
If sources are imported from the drive that is not displayed as [Stereoscopic], the L side or the R side source will be imported separately.
The following explains how to check the progress of processing (background jobs) such as file transfer that is executed in the background and how to pause/restart processing.
The execution progress of background jobs can be checked on the status bar in the timeline window or the clip display.
The status bar displays the number of background jobs and an icon indicating the current state of background jobs.
This is displayed when a background job is executing. This icon is displayed also when EDIUS is executing automatically run jobs such as creation of seek information or creation of audio waveforms.
This is displayed when there are no background jobs and when a background job has been canceled.
This is displayed when a background job is paused.
The icon indicating that the background job is executing is displayed, and progress is displayed as a progress bar and a percentage.
Clips registered in the bin are being transferred to the project folder.
In the [Background Job] dialog box, detailed transfer status can be checked, and the background jobs can be paused and deleted, for example.
The [Background Job] dialog box appears.
AlternativeClick [View] on the menu bar, and click [Background Job].
NoteThe confirmation message for the background job process will appear if the sequence is imported or consolidated, or the project file is closed, for example, while there is still a background job that has not finished executing.
Click [Show Unfinished Job Info] to display the [Background Job] dialog box. Click [Quit Unfinished Jobs] to delete all jobs.
If execution of a background job is canceled when data is transferred from Audio CD/DVD, the job will be deleted from the job list the moment that it is canceled.
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Job list
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Displays jobs currently executing and waiting to be executed in a list. To cancel execution of a job, select the job and right-click, and click [Stop] or [Stop All]. To delete a job, select the job and right-click, and click [Delete]. To pause or resume execution of a job, select the job and right-click, and click [Pause] or [Restart]. |
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[Pause Background Jobs During Playback]
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Check this item to pause the execution of the job while the Player or timeline is being played back. |
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[Pause]/[Resume]
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Pause or resume execution of all jobs by selecting and clicking the jobs. |
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[Close]
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Close the [Background Job] dialog box. Closing the dialog box will not affect the executing state of the background jobs. |
