It delivers MXF files, so one can only presume it plays nicely with Vegas, just like any of EX cameras (which deliver MXF files).

I would check up on this. MXF is a pretty broad spec, and while I would guess that the Canon version is supported, there is no guarantee.

I seem to recall trying to work with P2 data which was in an MXF wrapper, but no dice.

Just my $0.02.

marks

It's MXF but...
From the Canon USA website:

Compression: MPEG-2 Long GOP
Color Space: 4:2:2 (at 50Mbps recording)
File Format: MXF
Recording Modes:
50Mbps (CBR) 4:2:2, 1920x1080, (60i/30p/24p),
1280x720 (60p/30p/24p);
35Mbps (VBR) 4:2:0, 1920x1080 (60i/30p/24p),
1280x720 (60p/30p/24p);
25Mbps (CBR) 4:2:0, 1440x1080 (60i/30p/24p)

Mike

Based on the video link that Jay posted earlier for a camera in the family, I'd volunteer to give it a good test for compatibility.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=749836&Replies=8

I just ordered the XF100 and in that process I downloaded some native XF300 clips - I think it was via DVinfo, and they played well in Vegas 9e x64

I would love to have thew XF300, but even when I get it cheaper as a distributor of Canon, it's too "heavy" for my wallet :)

/Ulf

Ulf, along with the Editor, I did a review of it for our Institute. I approached the review as somebody, me, wanting to slither away from SD. I've used the footage on my pc and didn't find it being too much trouble. I'll re-review later this month. Likewise, the camera was also too much £££ for me too, but it is rather dreamy. However, and at that price, it's that fixed lens that makes it kinda not sweet-enough for me. I'm fed up using adaptors.

Grazie

I've worked with some from the 300 or 305 in the last project I was on. had no problems with it at all.

Dave

@UlfLaursen: You just ordered the Canon XF100.

I watched a review on this Cam in which they say you can overcrank it. Do you perhaps know anything about that? Also the Canon site they say there is an optional upgrade on the framerate at the Canon Factory Service Centre.

Not 100% sure what you mean - do you have a link to the review?

Then I could ask the tech guys at Canon Denmark reg. this.

/Ulf

@UilLaursen here's the YouTube review

The overcranking is mentioned at 7:05. Overall a good and fair review.

Ok, I'll se what I can find out :)

/Ulf

I just got a very special price for the XF300, so I changed my order.

Gonna pick it up tomorrow, can't wait :) :)

I'll be back when I have tested it.

/Ulf

So, Ulf, how is the footage of the XF300 behaving on your Vegas Timeline?

Grazie

Have done some testing on this PC:

Quadcore 2.4 GHz
8 GM RAM
Win7 64
Vegas 10d 64

Single clip palys back smooth in all preview modes.
Transitions play back ok, allmost full FPS all the time.
One PIP over the transition, allmost full FPS in "preview auto"
two PIP's over a transition gives half FPS in "preview auto"

I have only tried with 50 Mbs not 35.

Preview is still the bottleneck of Vegas, unfortunatly :(


/Ulf

Thanks Ulf.

How are you getting the mxf files into Vegas? Is there a trick?

Grazie

Not sure that there are any tricks, Grazie :)

You can use the Canon XF util to export the MXF files in a rootfolder where another folder named date+time is created and the clips put into. From there you can import into Vegas.

Would have been nice if device explorer had supported it, but it's ok.

/Ulf

Thanks Ulf.

Yet again I'm road testing for HD, and I re-read this thread to gain more knowledge on the spectre of using these files in my newly jacked monitor setup. In the review I did of the xf300 I was able to retain the files on a DATA DVD. All I see on the disc are many folders with the video files in each of the many, many folders. I was hoping you'd tell me what to do. Maybe this Canon utility would do it? Any, it's all very interesting as to gaining further knowledge.

Do you use proxies? Or am I bound to invest in a more powerful Pc?

Grazie

Inside the Canon XF-util you can do several things. You can of course play back the clips from the CF card, and you can make a backup of the card content onto a haddrive or NAS etc.
You should be able to read this folder back into the XF-util, and then export the MXF-files, and with this function (have not tried yet myself) you should be able to open the folderstructure from your DVD into the XF-util and then export the MXF-files, as long as the folderstructure is ok.

/Ulf

Thanks Ulf.

That's really icky....

Do you use proxies?

Grazie