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LICRYNO
LICRYNO
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March 31, 2021
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For the love of God, what is the workflow for XAVC S 4k in PremierePro 2021

  • March 31, 2021
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Hello everyone. 

I bought a Sony HXR-NX80 4k Camcorder in Feb 2021, thinking it would save me time. It shoots proxies simultaneosly 720p, so I was thinking, "WOO HOO! Shoot, import, edit, export, and go for a much needed walk". Instead, Premiere Pro is playing back like it's dependant on a dialup 56k connection. Media Encoder spins for hours and hours with basic effects.

 

The Sony HXR-NX80 comes with a manual, but it never once mentions the files it creates on the SD Card. These files seem important, but after I copy the entire contents of the sd onto my external drive, I am I really supposed to dig into the card and impor the CLIP 4k footage? Then, 'attach proxies' from within Premiere to the SUB clip proxies created by the camera and START EDITING? This has proven very problematic. Premiere hates this footage.

 

What's wild is, Premiere doesn't know what kind of sequence to make when I drag the 4k native files into an empty sequence. It doesnt have a XAVC S sequence setting. I don't know what to create either! I mean, I know it's 4k UHD 3840 x 2160 at 23.976fps, 100Mbs (according to the manual).  Am I really just choosings DSLR 1080p and modifying the pixel aspect to UHD?

 

Good lord, someone help me with this workflow so I can work in March 2021. I swear, it was easier 10 years ago.

 

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basil1891
Inspiring
March 31, 2021

1) Premiere doesn't know what kind of sequence to make - typically I'd just use the option "New Sequence from Clip.." (context menu on the footage in the Project panel).

2) ...but after I copy the entire contents of the sd onto my external drive, I am I really supposed to dig into the card and impor the CLIP 4k footage? -  No. Make sure you removed/disconnected SD card before you initiate import. Or APP will automatically reach for removable storage for new files. You do not need that.

3) Then, 'attach proxies' from within Premiere... -  Select all relevant source clips in project panel, right click and go Proxy > Attach proxies... >  Just attach one file and all other (from the list)  should connect automatically

 

 

    LICRYNO
    LICRYNOAuthor
    Participant
    April 5, 2021

    Sadly, I did everything you suggested correctly the first time.

    I have never in my life tried to import directly from a camera's SD card, though I appreciate your mentioning that.

    There isn't any information from SONY or ADOBE on how to get the footage FROM the SD card (what files it creates) on into Premiere and make a sequence correctly. This is Sony. Not some small manufacturer.  There isn't a Sequence setting for XAVC S? Why not?  It's supposed to be Sony's solution to all their cameras.

     

    Really what's going on here is the information gap between cameras and DLE systems has deteriorated to abismal proportions this past decade. Sony literally doens't even put in the manual what files this camera creates onto the SD card.  Adobe doesn't explicitly say that 'dragging' master 4k .mp4 files from the camera roll folder (properly copied to an SSD) is a bad idea, but users online only recommend Media Browser for import. I'm using Media Browser! What's really sad is that Me, Myself, and my fellow editors are left to 'ask the internet' for help. It's wild. It was easier in 2009. 

     

    This XAVC S footage is, in one word, DOGSHIT. 

    I have to transcode ALL OF IT, so why am I shooting it?

    Adobe has flat out told me its problematic and instructed me to transcode it. 

    My graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1 GB // Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB cannot transcode it quickly 1 hour / minute of footage. 

     

     

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      basil1891
      Inspiring
      April 5, 2021

      @LICRYNO  The laptop (judging by GPUs) that you use, is quite outdated for processing of 4K material, even transcoded. I'd try to use proxy workflow instead.

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