MXF4mac at VideoVisions Munich and LondonMarch 18th and 23rd, 2010
 MXF4mac joins the VideoVisions events from our partner Archiware. MXF4mac Product Manager Björn Adamski will talk about video formats, MXF workflows and seamless integration to broadcast infrastructure. The seminars are for free and take place in Apple's EBCs in Munich and London. We are looking forward to seeing you there. MXF4mac at Broadcast Video ExpoFebruary 16th-18th, 2010You can see our solutions at the Broadcast Video Expo show in London, 16th -18th Feb 2010, Earls Court 2. The following partners will demo our products:  GC Export FCP 1.2.2 releasedFebruary 3rd, 2010GC Export FCP v1.2.2 has been released. New features: Please note that our D10 Export FCP solution in end of life. D10 Export QT is now a free addition to GC Export FCP and can be requested by all customers who purchased GC Export FCP. All customers of D10 Export can crossgrade to GC Export FCP. Further development of a MXF exporter for QuickTime depends on Apple's future strategy for QuickTime export components. We track all possible technologies and currently focus on a Compressor plug-in. GC Export FCP gets continuously extended with other OP1a formats. XDCAM HD 422 50 Mbps export in 1080i25 and 1080i29.97 with up to 16 channels of audio is under development. Version 1.3 is expected for end of February. P2 Flow 1.2 releasedJanuary 24th, 2010P2 Flow v1.2 has been released. The new version is now compatible to both Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. You can download P2 Flow 1.2 directly from the Apple website. New features: AVC-Intra QT 1.0 releasedJanuary 12th, 2010AVC-Intra QT v1.0 has been released. It is the first AVC-Intra QuickTime export encoder on the Mac. The QuickTime export component makes AVC-Intra encoding available in Mac OS X's QuickTime architecture and accesible by every Mac OS X application. Features: MXF Import 2.1 availableJanuary 4th, 2010Version 2.1 of MXF Import has been released. New features: Please note that the contextual menu items MXF4mac CM and P2 Flow CM are not included anymore in our main installer due to the abandoned support for contextual menu items in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Update FCP Media is not included anymore with MXF Import QT 2.1 due to an extended upgrade. Customers can request the context menus and the free 1.x version of Update FCP Media. Please contact our product support. Just In Single 1.0 availableDecember 11th, 2009The final 1.0 version of Just In Single has been released and is now available through our web shop or from our technology partner ToolsOnAir. Just In is the first video capture application on Mac OS X that can capture directly to MXF from a broad range of supported capturing devices. Supported video hardware:
D10 Export FCP 1.1 and D10 Export QT 1.4 availableOktober 28th, 2009New versions of both D10 exporters have been released that use the new improved MXF4mac Export SDK. The new releases get send out to all customers for free. MXF Info 2.3 availableOktober 28th, 2009Version 2.3 of MXF Info has been released. New Features: GC Export FCP 1.2 availableOktober 26th, 2009A new version of the GC Export FCP plug-in has been released that uses the new improved MXF4mac Export SDK and provides extended format support. The new releases get send out to all customers for free. New Features: MXF Import 2.0 availableOktober 5, 2009Version 2.0 of MXF Import QT has been released. It supports a buch of new compression types and MXF variations such as generic MPEG-2 I-Frame Only and Long-GOP including XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX. Avid support has been extended and now also includes access to most Avid Meridien compression types. JPEG2000 in HD, 2k and 4k has been also included. The new 2.0 release is also bundled with Just In, P2 Flow and MXF Info. New Features: Customers who purchased version 1.6 of MXF Import QT after 1st of August will receive free upgrades. Existing 1.x licenses purchased before 1st of August can be upgraded for 99 EUR (excl. VAT). GC Export FCP 1.1 availableSeptember 16, 2009Version 1.1 of GC Export FCP has been released. The update now includes more formats including D-10/IMX and Uncompressed SD/HD in addition to all DV compression types. In combination with Uncompressed HD it's now possible to export to 720p24, 1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60 formats New Features: MXF4mac at IBC 2009September 01, 2009 Visit us at the ToolsOnAir stand 7.J47 on this year's IBC in Amsterdam. We demo all our solutions including new upcoming releases. Version 2.0 of MXF Import QT is under development and supports a buch of new compression types and MXF variations including XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, generic I-Frame Only and Long-GOP MPEG-2, Avid Meridien Compressed and JPEG2000, see the beta release at IBC. P2 Flow has just been released and new features are on its way. The new rticle&id=96&Itemid=97">GC Export FCP plug-in is able to export to all DV variations including DVCPRO HD, D-10/IMX and Uncompressed SD/HD. See also first time MXF capturing on the Mac with Just:In from ToolsOnAir. Learn more about the internal MXF file structure with our MXF analyzer MXF Info. MXF4mac also participates again the FCPUG SuperMeet event. The second annual meeting happens on Sunday, 13 September, 2009 at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9. 1012 JS Amsterdam
www.lafcpug.org/Amsterdam_2009.html P2 Flow 1.0 availableAugust 12, 2009Version 1.0 of P2 Flow has been released. For the first time a comprehensive P2 metadata editor is available that integrates directly with Final Cut Pro. P2 Flow in combination with MXF Import QT provides editing of the original P2 metadata including MXF video/audio preview and unique workflow features for Final Cut Pro. It's the only external application that is able to send MXF online clips to Final Cut Pro as well as offline clips that can be ingested with Log and Transfer. MXF4mac by Hamburg Pro Audio and Spherico co-developed this powerful application to combine the outstanding knowledge about Mac OS X, QuickTime, MXF, broadcast workflows and XML handling. Both companies share excellent partnerships with both Apple and Panasonic to enable these unrivaled workflow features for Final Cut Studio. Standalone Features: Features in combination with MXF Import QT: MXF Import QT 1.6 availableJuly 29, 2009Version 1.6 of MXF Import QT provides various improvements for the new Final Cut Studio 3. The new Apple AVC-Intra codec is fully supported and Color 1.5 can now directly import MXF files without the need to change the type code anymore. Features: GC Export FCP 1.0 availableJune 29, 2009A new and dedicated export plug-in for Final Cut Pro has been released. It provides a direct and fast export via Final Cut Pro's API to MXF OP1a GC with DV, DCPRO25/50 and DVCPRO HD compression types and up to 16 channels of audio. Features: MXF4mac at the First Annual London SuperMeetJune 22, 2009Meet us in person at the First Annual FCPUG SuperMeet in London, Thursday, June 25, 16:30 - 23:00 at The Great Hall at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre.  MXF4mac at NABApril 10, 2009You can see our solutions at NAB at one of the following partners: IBM (SU3717) - MXF-Final Cut Studio integration with MXFserver as part of IBM's broadcast solution infrastructure. You can also meet us in person at the LAFCPUG SuperMeet, Tuesday, April 21st, 4:30 PM - 11 PM, at the Rio Hotel Amazon Ballroom  D10 Export QT 1.3 availableApril 08, 2009A new version of the D10 exporter for QuickTime is available. The term MXF4QT has been dropped. MXF4QT D10 Export has been renamed to D10 Export QT. New features: D10 Export FCP 1.0 availableMarch 20, 2009A new and dedicated D-10 export plug-in for Final Cut Pro has been released. It provides MXF OP1a D-10 wrapping via Final Cut Pro's export API. The interface design is based on our D-10 exporter for QuickTime but the dedicated Final Cut Pro plug-in is a complete rewrite of code. The new code provides enhanced performance and features In Final Cut Pro. D10 Export Bundle Since the plug-in required a complete rewrite we provide and support it as a separate product in addition to our successful QuickTime exporter. To benefit from the best of both solutions we offer a permanent D10 Export Bundle. Save 60% with the bundle that includes both the D-10 export component for QuickTime and the D-10 export plug-in for Final Cut Pro. You can install both solutions on a single machine or each on separate workstations. Free Upgrades Many of our customers purchased the QuickTime exporter to wrap D-10 MXF out of Final Cut Pro. The previous workflow to export first an intermediate MOV file to re-wrap this one to MXF is not suitable as it is more time consuming and requires some extra steps. Therefore all existing customers can receive a free upgrade to the D10 Export Bundle. We contact all customers of our exporter via e-mail. If you don't get the notification please get in touch with us or contact your reseller. The free upgrade is only available for customers who purchased the QuickTime exporter before the 20th of March 2009. New Product Names In course of the new release we applied some naming changes to our solutions. The term MXF4QT has been dropped. MXF4QT Import has been renamed to MXF Import QT. MXF4QT D10 Export has been renamed to D10 Export QT and D10 Export FCP. MXF Info Light 1.2 availableFebruary 20, 2009A new version of our free analyzing tool MXF Info Light has been released. Version 1.2 provides an improved user interface design, UL support for AVC-Intra, DNxHD and others, as well as various improvements and fixes. MXF4QT Import 1.5 availableDecember 19, 2008A new exciting version of MXF4QT Import is available. The new release provides extensive support for various Avid OP-Atom formats including all DNxHD variations. We could also significantly improve the import speed when accessing and opening MXF files. New features: MXF4QT Import 1.4.1 and D10 Export 1.2 availableDecember 01, 2008New releases of MXF4QT Import and MXF4QT Export are available. New features in MXF4QT Import 1.4.1: New features in MXF4QT Export 1.2: MXF4QT Import 1.4 and Export 1.1 availableOctober 28, 2008New updates for MXF4QT Import and MXF4QT Export have been released. The MXF4QT Import installer now includes the final version of P2 Flow CM. MXF4QT Export 1.1 provides full D10/IMX export to both 625/50 PAL and 525/60 NTSC including timecode. New features in MXF4QT Import 1.4: New features in MXF4QT Export 1.1: MXF Workflow in Live Sport ProductionOctober 16, 2008For the first time in a live production native MXF data was loaded into Final Cut Server and edited in Final Cut Pro without any conversion being applied. This new workflow was made possible by using MXF4QT Import to access native and conversion-free MXF data from Sony XDCAM and EVS EXT2 in Apple's Xsan shared storage system. After editing in Final Cut Pro the timeline was exported via MXF4QT Export back to MXF. The EVS then read the MXF files from a playout folder in the Xsan system.
Read more about this new workflow in the User Stories section on our website. MXF4QT Import 1.3 availableAugust 28, 2008While the MXF4QT Import solution itself was mainly improved in detail we also introduced the new P2 Flow CM as a free part of MXF4QT Import. P2 Flow CM is a new import helper application that will speed up and simplify P2 imports tremendously in Final Cut Pro. Again there is pure and native access to the original MXF files without any conversion or referencing. Just within seconds P2 Flow automates the video and audio linking in Final Cut Pro for an entire P2 volume and also provides full metadata mapping. New features in version 1.3:
MXF4mac at IBC 2008August 20, 2008Visit us at IBC 2008 in Amsterdam to see our MXF4mac solutions in action.
Ardis Technologies, the storage provider for Pro Video, Film and Audio presents the DynamicDrivePool as the basic requirement to achieve long expected Project and File Level Sharing between post production applications such as those from Avid, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools and others using MXF. MXF4mac solutions demonstrate native access to MXF media in Final Cut Studio and Pro Tools from the DDP shared storage system. Visit Ardis Technologies at the IBC, Hall 7, J01.
FCP User Groups and Digital filmmakers from Los Angeles, Boston, Mexico, Italy, Germany, UK and from around the world will be heading to Amsterdam, The Netherlands for the First Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet to be held on Sunday, 14 September, 2008 at the Gashouder on the grounds of the beautiful Culture Park Westergasfabriek as part of IBC. This event will be the largest gathering of FCP Users and Gurus on the planet during IBC week. Hamburg Pro Audio is one of the Silver Sponsors at this First Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet. Come and join the event to see MXF4mac solutions in action, including the newest 1.3 version of MXF4QT and P2 Flow. P2 Flow is our latest workflow tool that works hand in hand with MXF4QT to speed up native MXF imports from Panasonic P2 tremendously in Final Cut Pro including meta data mapping and without converting or referencing to the QuickTime MOV format. Sunday, 14 September, 2008 - 19:00 - 24:00 (doors open at 17:00) MXF4QT Import 1.2 and Export 1.0 availableAugust 11, 2008It's an exciting update for all D10/IMX users as we could solve the audio rendering in Final Cut Pro. Finally all D10/IMX media is supported natively in Final Cut Pro without the need to render audio anymore. New features of MXF4QT Import version 1.2: The first version of MXF4QT Export is available. Features of MXF4QT Export version 1.0: |
We also provide now a FxPlug plug-in for Final Cut Pro to update streaming MXF media with just one single mouse click. UpdateFCPMedia will launch automatically with Final Cut Pro and provides a new user interface element to fast re-scan and update media files. There is zero latency and no buffering or chunking of the recorded, ingested or transferred MXF media - you get what is there in the moment you click on the icon. UpdateFCPMedia is a free addition to 