Importing P-2 footage directly to Hard Drive

Am currently using my HPX-500 DVCPRO camera as a reader to import P-2 clips into the Log & Transfer function of FCP 6.0.2. I would like to import the P-2 media directly to one of my drives instead, and then import into FCP, but I cannot get FCP to recognize the MFX files from my hard drive. Could someone briefly list the procedure.

Thank You, Tom

Tom Jackson

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>I would like to import the P-2 media directly to one of my drives instead, and then import into FCP

What do you mean by this? Export from the camera to hard drives? Or record onto a hard drive? You cannot record onto a hard drive...well, you can but not any old hard drive. You need the Firestore for recording to...that is a special hard drive. And if you mean offload the P2 footage from the camera directly to a hard drive without using the computer...look in the manual. There are steps to do this.

But look at the link above.


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Shane:

Hadn't read your latest tutorial. It cleared everything up perfectly. I have adopted your excellent workflow and all is well.

Thanks Again, Tom