The XDCAM Explorer Window

Ctrl+Alt+5

View Menu

From the View menu, choose XDCAM Explorer to toggle the display of the XDCAM Explorer window.

You can use this window to export, manage, and export XDCAM clips.

Vegas Pro tip XDCAM Explorer WindowXDCAM EX video is not visible in the XDCAM Explorer window. Use the Device Explorer window to import clips from an XDCAM EX device.

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Item

Name

Description

 

Disc List

Displays a list of all XDCAM discs from which you’ve imported clips. Select a disc name to display its clips in the right side of the window.

The imported disc is not associated with the current project. Imported discs are available in the XDCAM Explorer window until you delete them from your computer.

Right-click a disc and choose Rename from the shortcut menu to change a disc’s name.

For example, if you’ve written “Joe’s Tire Spot” on your XDCAM disc, you can type that name so you don’t have to try to identify the disc in the XDCAM Explorer window using its 32-digit identifier.

 

Contents Pane

Displays the clips from the selected disc.

Full-resolution clips are labeled Full, and proxy files are labeled Proxy.

If you’ve transferred proxy files only, you can right-click a proxy file and choose Import Full Resolution Files from the shortcut menu to transfer the full-resolution version of the proxy clip to your computer. Files are imported to the same folder where you transferred the proxy files.

If you’ve transferred metadata only without transferring clips, no thumbnail is displayed. Right-click a metadata entry and choose Import Full Resolution Files or Import Proxy Files from the shortcut menu.

If the disc contains edit lists that you created on your deck or camera, they are displayed at the bottom of the contents pane. Click the down arrow Vegas Pro b downarrow2 XDCAM Explorer Window next to the Views Vegas Pro b view XDCAM Explorer Window button and choose Edit Lists from the menu to show or hide edit lists.

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Import XDCAM Disc

Click to import clips from an XDCAM disc. You can choose to import proxy-resolution clips, full-resolution clips, or both.

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Delete Selected XDCAM Disc from Capture Folder

Select a disc in the left pane and click this button to delete the disc’s clips from your computer.

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Play Clip

Click to play the selected clip.

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Stop

Click to stop pla
yback.

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Auto Preview

Automatically preview media files when you click them in the Explorer window.

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Views

Click the down arrow Vegas Pro b downarrow2 XDCAM Explorer Window and choose a command from the menu to change the way clips are displayed in the XDCAM Explorer.

All Essence Marks

Displays a separate thumbnail for each essence marker in a clip.

Shot Marks 1 & 2

Displays a separate thumbnail for each shot marker in a clip.

Clips

Displays a single thumbnail for each clip.

Custom

Displays the Custom Essence Mark Filter dialog. Select the check box for each essence mark you want to display as thumbnails, and then click OK to close the dialog.

Record Start

Created when recording begins and stops.

Record End

Shot Mark 1

Created manually during recording.

Shot Mark 2

Flash

Created when a sudden change in brightness occurs.

Filter Change

Created when the filter is changed on the camera.

Gain Change

Created when the gain value is changed on the camera.

Shutter Speed Change

Created when the shutter speed is changed on the camera.

White Balance Change

Created when the white balance is changed on the camera.

Over Audio Limiter

Created when the audio level exceeds 0 dB.

Edit Lists

If you’ve created an edit list on your camera or deck, you can display those edit lists in the XDCAM Explorer. Edit lists are displayed in the lower half of the XDCAM Explorer.

Right-click an edit list and choose Add to Current Project Using Proxy Files or Add to Current Project Using Full Resolution Files from the shortcut menu to add the edit list to the timeline at the cursor position.

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Conform XDCAM Media in Current Project

Click to replace proxy-resolution files with full-resolution files before rendering your project or exporting your video to an XDCAM disc.

If the full-resolution clips are not available on your computer, the Conform XDCAM Media in Current Project dialog is displayed. Insert the specified disc and click Continue to import the full-resolution clips to your computer.

If you need to choose a different XDCAM device or transfer method, click the Device button. See Setting up an XDCAM Device for more information.

 Clips are imported if necessary, and the events on the timeline are updated to use the full-resolution files.

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Export Video to XDCAM Disc

Click to transfer video to an XDCAM disc in a camera or deck.

You can choose to render the current project to MXF or export an already-rendered MXF file.

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Refresh XDCAM Discs by Examining Capture Folders

Click to examine capture folders for files that have been added since the application was started. You can use this button to view files that you copy manually from an XDCAM disc to your computer.

 

XDCAM Explorer Window