XDCAM EX Transfer speeds

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• 8GB transfer to firewire hard drive via SxS Xpress slot: 5.30 mins. 5.4x real time
• 8GB transfer to firewire hard drive via external card reader (USB) to USB drive: 11 mins. 2.7x real time
• 8GB transfer to firewire hard drive via external card reader (USB) to firewire drive: 7.30 mins 4.1x real time
• 8GB transfer to firewire hard drive via EX-3 using USB2 cable: 17.30 mins. 1.7x real time

R3D Data rates

A few transcoded data rates for offline R3D workflow;

Tests done with 10 second raw R3D file at 235MB

Raw R3D files

At 28MB/s – 295 Minutes
At 38MB/s – 230 Minutes

Offline

ProRes HQ

Eighth Res – 2572 Minutes (3.24 MB/s)
Quarter Res – 916 Minutes (9.09 MB/s)
Half Res - 338 Minutes (24.59 MB/s)
Full Res – 114 Minutes (72.7 MB/s)

DNxHD

36
All Res – 1965 Minutes (4.24 MB/s)
115
All Res – 610 Minutes (13.6 MB/s)

No RT options in sequence?

Then one of 2 things is wrong;

Your sequence codec isnt supported for real time effects by FCP - go to sequence settings ( Cmd + 0) and change it to something that is (ProRes, DVCPro HD etc)

Or, if you have a playback card installed (Intensity, Decklink, AJA etc) then you may have the effect handling set to the card and not FCP -

o to the FInal Cut Pro > System Settings menu, then click on the Effect Handling tab. Find the codec in questions and change its handler to FCP.