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.
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.
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The following explains the procedure for importing Audio CD. The procedure for importing DVD-Video and DVD-VR is the same.
Importing Audio CD
1) Insert the disk into the drive.
2) Click the [Audio CD/DVD] tree in the folder view of the source browser, and click a drive.
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.
3) Select the track to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Multiple tracks also can be selected.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background. You can check transfer progress.
When the import is completed, the clip is registered to the bin.
Alternative
Right 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.
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1) Click the [Removable Media] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
The drive connected to your PC is recognized, and is displayed in the folder view tree.
2) Insert the storage media into the drive.
3) Click the media name.
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].
4) Select the file to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
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.
Alternative
Right-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.
1) Click the [XDCAM EX] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
2) Click the drive.
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].
3) Select the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC are started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
Alternative
Right-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.
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1) In the folder view of the source browser, click the [GF] tree, and click the drive or reference folder tree.
2) Click [MyBinXXX] or [PlayList].
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].
3) Select the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Alternative
Right-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.
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1) In the folder view of the source browser, click the [Infinity] tree, and click the drive or reference folder tree.
2) Click [Clip] or [Playlists].
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].
3) Select the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Alternative
Right-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.
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.
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1) Click the [P2] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
2) Click the drive or reference folder.
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].
3) Select the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
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.
Alternative
Right-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.
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1) Click the [XDCAM] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
2) Click the drive or reference folder.
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.
3) Select the clip to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip is registered to the bin.
The clip can be edited with EDIUS even during transfer.
Alternative
Right-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].
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.
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1) Click the [XF] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
2) Click the drive or reference folder.
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].
3) Select the clip or playlist to import, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC is started in the background at the same time that the clip or playlist is registered to the bin.
Alternative
Right-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
1) Insert two P2 cards into the slot.
2) Click the [P2] tree in the folder view of the source browser.
3) Click the drive displayed as [Stereoscopic].
The stereoscopic sources are displayed in the clip view. The stereoscopic sources are marked with the “S” icon.
4) Select the clip to import in the [L] or [R] folder, and click [Add and Transfer to Bin] in the source browser.
Data transfer to the PC starts in the background at the same time that the stereoscopic clip is registered to the bin.
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.
1) Click [Show Background Job] in the source browser.
The [Background Job] dialog box appears.
Alternative
Click [View] on the menu bar, and click [Background Job].
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Job list |
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] |
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] |
Pause or resume execution of all jobs by selecting and clicking the jobs. |
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[Close] |
Close the [Background Job] dialog box. Closing the dialog box will not affect the executing state of the background jobs. |
