Source Browser

To import files saved on external devices in which file-based video or audio are recorded (e.g. AVCHD video camera, professional-use video camera, removable media such as SD memory card, XDCAM EX device) to EDIUS, perform the operations with the source browser. On the source browser, the folder structure of media is recognized automatically and the stored files are displayed quickly. You can also register the displayed clips to the bin or transfer the files to a PC.

Also, files copied from devices to the storage on the PC with the folder structure held intact can be imported in the same way.

Note
Sources cannot be imported from copy-protected discs. Supports only the BDMV format BD.

Formats Supported by Source Browser

The formats that can be viewed by the source browser are as follows:

The supported formats, codecs, and extensions depend on the files that can be imported.

Operation is not guaranteed for all formats described in this section.

Device	Format/container	Codec	Source browser tree
AU -EVA1	MOV	H.264/AVC	[Removable Media]
AVCCAM	AVCHD	―	[Removable Media]
AVCHD Camera	AVCHD	―	[Removable Media]
Blu-ray *1	BDMV	―	[Removable Media]
Cinema RAW/Cinema RAW Light	RMF	Cinema RAW	[Cinema RAW]
Cinema RAW/Cinema RAW Light	CRM	Cinema RAW Light	[Cinema RAW]
Cine Alta	MXF	XAVC	[XDCAM]
Cine Alta	MXF	MPEG HD422	[XDCAM]
CINEMA EOS	MOV	Motion JPEG	[Removable Media]
CINEMA EOS	AVCHD	―	[Removable Media]
DSLR	MOV	H.264/AVC	[Removable Media]
	MP4	H.264/AVC
	AVCHD	―
GoPro	MP4	H.264/AVC	[Removable Media]
Mobile	SD-Video	―	[Removable Media]
NXCAM	AVCHD	―	[Removable Media]
P2	MXF	DVCPRO25	[P2]
		DVCPRO50
		DVCPRO HD
		AVC-Intra 50
		AVC-Intra 100
		AVC-Intra 200
		AVC-LongG
RED	R3D	RED	[RED]
Sony RAW/X-OCN	MXF	Sony RAW	[Sony RAW]
Sony RAW/X-OCN	MXF	Sony X-OCN	[Sony RAW]
XAVC	MXF	XAVC Intra	[XDCAM]
	MXF	XAVC Long GOP
	MP4	XAVC S
XDCAM	MXF	DVCAM	[XDCAM]
		MPEG IMX
		MPEG HD
		MPEG HD422
XDCAM EX	MP4	XDCAM EX	[XDCAM EX]
X Series	MXF	XF-AVC	[XF]
X Series	MXF	MPEG-2	[XF]

*1 Copy-protected files cannot be imported.

Showing/Hiding Source Browser Window

Switch the show/hide setting for the source browser window.

1) Click [View] on the menu bar, and click [Source Browser].

When the show/hide setting for the source browser window is switched, the show/hide setting for the tabs of the bin window or tab windows combined with the source browser window is also switched. To switch the show/hide setting separately, release the association of the window or tab windows.

Combining Tab Windows with Bin Window/Source Browser Window

Source Browser Clip Display

In the source browser, source files are displayed as clips. Three types of clips are displayed: video clips, audio clips and still image clips.

(1)	Poster frame/thumbnail display	Displays a representative image of clip or thumbnail.
(2)	Clip name	Displays the clip name.

Selecting Clips

Clips are selected in the source browser in the same way as in the bin.

Selecting Clips

Sorting Clips

You can sort clips in the clip view of the source browser.

1) Right-click on a blank area in the clip view, and click [Sort].

2) Click the item names to sort.

Alternative

When the clip view display is set to [Detail] or [Icon], each click on an item switches between ascending and descending order.

Switching the Display Folder

Folders displayed are switched in the folder view of the source browser.

1) Select a folder to display in the folder view.

If the folder view is closed, right-click a blank space of the clip view and click [Move], and click the move destination folder name or [Up one Folder].

Alternative

Click [Move Up] in the source browser to switch the folder.
Moving to a folder one place up: [Backspace]

Checking Clip Properties

You can view the details of clips in the source browser, such as the frame rate and start timecode.

Duration, file size and other clip properties can be checked when the clip view is switched to the detailed clip view.

Clip View Display

1) Select a clip in the clip view, and click [Properties] in the source browser.

The [Clip Properties] dialog box appears.

[Clip Properties] Dialog Box

Alternative

Right-click a clip and click [Properties].
Checking properties: [Alt] + [Enter]

2) Confirm the details, and click [OK].

[Clip Properties] Dialog Box

The displayed tab varies according to the type of clip.

[File] tab	Check type, data size, and other details of files.
[Video] tab	Check the start TC (timecode) and end TC, or image size, poster frame, aspect ratio, color space, color correspondence range, field order, codec, frame rate, and other information.
[Audio] tab	Check the start and end TCs, or re-acquire wave information (waveform representation of audio).
[Still image] tab	Check the format or image size, duration, aspect ratio, color space, and color correspondence range.
[Extended] tab	Check the expansion information of a file or clip. The details displayed differ depending on the clip type.
[Captions] tab	Check [Use Caption data] to use the caption information. If a closed caption file has been merged to the file, the saving destination of the currently referenced file can also be confirmed.

Searching by the Simple Search Bar

You can search for clips in a folder by using the simple search bar of the source browser. After the search ends, only clips that partially match the search text string among the clips in the folder are displayed in the clip view.

1) Select the search target folder in the folder view.

2) Press [F3] on the keyboard.

The simple search bar is displayed.

[Find]	Enter the search text string. You can also select previous search text strings from the list.
[Condition]	Select the search condition from the list.
[Display find condition]	Switch the show/hide setting for the search conditions.
[Close find bar]	Close the simple search bar to display all clips in the folder.

3) Set the search conditions, and press [Enter] on the keyboard.

Only clips that partially match the search text string among the clips in the folder are displayed in the clip view.

Text is not case-sensitive when a search is executed by the simple search bar.
A history of up to 20 of the last entered search text strings is saved to each profile.

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