I found a Mac software called clipwrap that does what I need... it just converting the mt2 files into quicktime with no loss of quality. No waiting for rendering etc... My friend is gonna test if it works as they promise today... I'll post what happened later
I was under the impression that FCP read XD files directly. I produced a Blu-Ray project at the beginning of the year, and a bunch of our footage was from the EX3, which the FCP editor just loved.....and he had all the other formats we used converted to the same 1080i/60 35mbs codec to match.....All editing was really fast on a not so new MAC. This editor was a highly certified FCP guy, by the way.
Whether it requires a plugin or not, this format worked great on FCP.......At that point in time, however, it was not supported by Avid. Don't know if that has changed in the interim this year.
Thanks. Yes, we already have XDCAM Transfer installed, but I can't get it to recognize MXFs. It only seems to work with card structures. I've tried dragging and dropping, Importing, etc, and I cannot open the Sony MXFs from Vegas. I should mention that they will not import directly onto the timeline either.
Is there another codec or plug-in to make this happen? Thanks.