Re: Problem with PMW EX1 footage in Final Cut Pro

Yeah I am on the same page with you guys...I'm just saying that if someone's already trying to "break the workflow" by rooting around in the BPAV folder for MP4 files, then they may also be likely to keep the MP4s and trash the rest. We've seen a few of those people post here in the past, or people who've been bitten by videographers who do.

The Calibrated Software codec for FCP is awesome (I'm buying it today, actually) but I think it's more problematic to import a BPAV folder and strip out what you don't want than it is to just use the Sony tools the way they were intended...especially if you're not a really "nuts & bolts" type of person. It's frustrating to see so many people who can't just sit down, read the manual, learn the workflow, and proceed without a lot of stress. Compounding the frustration is that it seems to be less tech-savvy people who are breaking their BPAV folders.

It seems the people who need the manual the most (and I'm not necessarily referring to the original poster here, just making a broad generalization) are the ones least likely to read it :)

Cf