Here's something interesting. An app that gives you native MXF in all QuickTime applications including FCP. Calibrated Software's unique solution successfully joins the separate video and audio P2 MXF files so that Final Cut Pro sees them all as ONE file - complete with TimeCode and Reel Name. PullDown can also be removed or added for select frame rates. And you're not just limited to Final Cut Pro, you can also natively import files in Compressor, Motion and Sound Track Pro.
Not only that but they have also unveiled a DVCPROHD decoder for Windows. This is something our friends across the aisle have been requesting for a long time. Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode is a multi-threaded DVCProHD QuickTime Codec(Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime DVCProHD Movies in QuickTime Player and other 3rd party applications that support QuickTime. Check out both at Calibrated:
http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/welcome.html
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I like it.
I just wish FCP would allow p2 metadata so that when you import the video files, the user defined name would follow. It's not a fault of the plug-in. Also demoed it with AVC-Intra and the plugin works great, but man is AVC-Intra slow. I could barely get 720p24 to play in real time on an 8core, and on a macBook Pro (which would be out in the field) I was getting 12fps. 720p59.94 played back @ 30fps on an 8 core. Obviously, it seems Panasonic needs to do some performance tweaking with AVC-I for native editing. Very nice plug-in though with very cool features.
Jeremy