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XDCAM Workflow Guide
Sony XDCAM HD Workflow with Grass Valley™ Aurora™ Edit
and Aurora Ingest with RMI
Aurora Edit is a cost effective, user configurable editing solution that fits where you need it, as a cuts-only or as an effects rich
powerhouse editor. Aurora Edit is a format-independent editing application that can be leveraged for both SD and HD editing, with
built in transcoding for mixed media formats and aspect ratio conversion. Aurora Edit seamlessly handles any media for any project.
Offering direct integration with XDCAM HD, Aurora Edit provides a direct view of high or low resolution content. All XDCAM HD
media is protected once it is committed to the Aurora Edit timeline - allowing the XDCAM HD media to be safely removed and re-
used. Several bulk ingest options are available, including automated removable ingest (RMI). XDCAM HD files appear in native format
within Aurora Edit bins so your workflow is the same as with traditional sources.
Using the XDCAM HD menu, there are two modes of operation:
■ AV/C - treat XDCAM HD like a traditional fast linear tape deck - operates only in DV mode - for MPEG media, must use Bin Source
mode.
■ Bin Source (FAM) mode - XDCAM HD creates MPEG-HD media that is MXF encapsulated and broken into master clip files that can
be seen in the bin trimmer / viewer - select DV or MPEG mode.
Note: Requires XDCAM HD firmware version 1.60 or higher
Workflow -
1. Field acquisition of media using XDCAM HD. Media can be used directly with any Aurora Edit with FireWire interface. XDCAM HD device is seen as a
disk drive and treated as a bin source in Aurora Edit. This special bin type will show each clip of XDCAM HD media as a Master Clip.
2. Material can be viewed directly off of disk in bin trimmer, media view, and bin source of timeline. In / Out points can be selected and dropped to the
timeline, just like any source. Files appear to be in native Aurora Edit bins.
3. Committing the selected media to the timeline will cause media to be protected and imported to shared storage, enabling the XDCAM HD media to be
safely removed and re-used.
4. Record to timeline operation is also supported - where XDCAM HD source is pre-rolled and “laid back” to the timeline. Media is still protected with
import after the edit.
5. The user has immediate and direct access to high or low resolution media. High resolution media is brought into the system for protection when it is
committed to timeline, so removal of XDCAM HD media will not invalidate your sequence.This import is performed during media selection to maximize
predictability when sending finished story to air and maintains consistent workflow with other types of source material.
Grass Valley Aurora Edit
Supported File Formats
MPEG IMX (50/40/30 Mb/s)
DVCAM
MPEG HD (35/25/18 Mb/s)