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Working With Native MXF Files, Converting MXF files to .AVI Files

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format on the Windows platform.) Also, variable frame rate footage (using overcranking and undercranking in 720p mode) should be converted to .AVI format first. As more and more programs begin to support the MXF file format the necessity of converting MXF files into .AVI files should become less important. With Raylight and Vegas, you can freely intermix .MXF and .AVI files on the timeline. Working With Native MXF Files: If the footage currently exists on P2 cards, no preparation is necessary. P2 cards can be read by either a PCMCIA/CardBus slot on a laptop computer, or through an AJ-PCD10 or AJ-PCD20 P2 Drive, or through an AG-PCS060G P2 Store (when the P2 Store is being used as a pass-through slot), or through a USB-equipped P2 Camcorder such as the AG-HVX200 when in "USB Device" mode. If the footage has been transferred to a hard disk or is currently on a P2 Store, no preparation is necessary; just plug in the hard disk. If the footage is on a P2 Store, plug the P2 Store into a USB 2.0 port (and ensure that the P2 Store is in PC- compatible mode). The P2 Store can appear to the computer in one of two ways (as specified by the P2 Store Manager software): a) As a series of sequential external drive letters (such as J:, K:, L:, etc) where each card that's been copied to the P2 Store appears as its own drive, or b) As one large external drive, where each card that's been copied to the P2 Store appears as its own subdirectory on that drive. If footage was acquired on the FireStore FS-100, you will first have to run the FS-100 "Organize P2" command before attempting to import footage into the computer. Then set the FS-100 into direct drive mode, and attach the FS-100 via an IEEE 1394 interface cable; make sure to plug the cable into the FS-100's COMPUTER I/O port, not its DV I/O port. Regardless of where the source footage is, if you've chosen to edit your footage in native MXF format you can now skip ahead in this document to the "Setting Up Vegas Project Settings" section. Converting MXF files to .AVI Files: If you've chosen to convert some or all of your MXF footage files into .AVI files, use Raylight's RayMaker program. Navigate to the directory where you installed Raylight, and double-click on the RayMaker icon to bring up the RayMaker program window. 

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format on the Windows platform.)
Also, variable frame rate footage (using overcranking and undercranking in 7²0p mode)
should be converted to .AVI format first.
As more and more programs begin to support the MXF file format the necessity of
converting MXF files into .AVI files should become less important.
With Raylight and Vegas, you can freely intermix .MXF and .AVI files on the timeline.
Working With Native MXF Files:
If the footage currently exists on P² cards, no preparation is necessary.
P² cards can be read by either a PCMCIA/CardBus
slot on a laptop computer, or through an AJ-PCD±0 or AJ-PCD²0 P² Drive, or through an AG-PCS060G P² Store (when the
P² Store is being used as a pass-through slot), or through a USB-equipped P² Camcorder such as the AG-HVX²00 when in
“USB Device” mode.
If the footage has been transferred to a hard disk or is currently on a P² Store, no preparation is necessary; just plug in
the hard disk.
If the footage is on a P² Store, plug the P² Store into a USB ².0 port (and ensure that the P² Store is in PC-
compatible mode).
The P² Store can appear to the computer in one of two ways (as specified by the P² Store Manager
software):
a)
As a series of sequential external drive letters (such as J:, K:, L:, etc) where each card that’s been copied
to the P² Store appears as its own drive, or
b)
As one large external drive, where each card that’s been copied to the P² Store appears as its own
subdirectory on that drive.
If footage was acquired on the FireStore FS-±00, you will first have to run the FS-±00 “Organize P²” command before
attempting to import footage into the computer.
Then set the FS-±00 into direct drive mode, and attach the FS-±00 via an
IEEE ±394 interface cable; make sure to plug the cable into the FS-±00’s COMPUTER I/O port, not its DV I/O port.
Regardless of where the source footage is, if you’ve chosen to edit your footage in native MXF format you can now skip
ahead in this document to the “Setting Up Vegas Project Settings” section.
Converting MXF files to .AVI Files:
If you’ve chosen to convert some or all of your MXF footage files into .AVI files, use Raylight’s RayMaker program.
Navigate
to the directory where you installed Raylight, and double-click on the RayMaker icon to bring up the RayMaker program
window.