XDCAM Workflow Guide
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 software provides native support for Sony XDCAM, XDCAM EX, and
XDCAM HD cameras and content with no transcoding or rewrapping, smooth importing, and strong metadata support, real-time editing, and flexible delivery options. Now you can edit
HD as fluidly as SD, thanks to the revolutionary Mercury Palyback Engine, which delivers native 64-bit support, GPU acceleration, and other performance improvements.
Supported File Formats
Adobe CS5 Production Premium
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
DVCAM
MPEG IMX (50/40/30 Mb/s)
MPEG HD (35/25/18 Mb/s)
MPEG HD422 (50 Mb/s)
Sony XDCAM, XDCAM EX, and XDCAM HD import with browsing and metadata support
With an integrated file browser, you can browse your drives and removable media from inside Adobe Premiere Pro to find and log* footage, and then import the content directly into your Adobe Premiere Pro project. Native editing means you ll enjoy a faster workflow from capture to edit, while retaining the quality of your source material.
*: The Media Browser does not have clip logging functionality. Once the clips are imported into Premiere, the user can use the Project panel for most logging functionality.
Import and edit content from Sony XDCAM cameras directly, without rewrapping or transcoding. Browse clips using the media browser and organize them using camera metadata. Edit directly from the SxS card via the camera or a card reader (XDCAM EX
only), or use the media browser to transfer* the content to hard disk for better performance.
*: Files cannot be transferred from the camera media to the hard drive with the Media Browser. The user must use the Operating System or another utility to transfer files to a new location.
Adobe Premiere Pro leverages the benefits of XDCAM to accelerate post-production, replacing real-time tape capture with fasterthan-real-time file import and robust metadata support, while preserving image quality through native support for XDCAM content.
XDCAM Workflow Guide
Advantages of using Adobe Premiere Pro
Native editing
Work with XDCAM content in its original form, avoiding image-degrading and time-consuming file transcoding. After rapid import of XDCAM
content, editors can immediately start working using the complete and robust Adobe Premiere Pro toolset.
Broad XDCAM format support
Adobe Premiere Pro directly supports a broad range of XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX content, from standard-definition DVCAM to highdefinition 1080p MPEG-2. Adobe Premiere Pro supports all common XDCAM permutations and many less-common permutations.
Easy importing and robust metadata support with the Media Browser
Easily browse and find XDCAM footage on optical discs, memory cards, and hard disks. The footage, with the associated metadata, can then easily and quickly be imported in a single step directly into Adobe Premiere Pro projects, with the metadata tracked through post-production and delivery. For fast turnaround projects, you can edit XDCAM media in the Adobe Premiere Pro timeline while the media is still on a
Professional Disc or on SxS cards.
Mixed formats in the timeline
Create content from a wide range of sources without complex format conversions. In the timeline, editors can freely mix all supported formats.
For example, a single sequence could hold XDCAM EX, HDV, DVCPRO HD, RED R3D and other formats. Most mixed-format timelines can be edited in real time, with the formats that don t match the current sequence settings only requiring rendering before final output.
Wide variety of output options
Distribute content to the widest possible audience. Options include DVD, Blu-ray Disc, SWF files for web-version DVDs, HDV, DVCPRO HD,
