Sony Xdcam Driver

[Karren Bangura]

Cansomeone please explain the Sony drivers in plain English? The descriptions (sometimes) found in the release notes are very similar to each other. (ie; Browser software, Proxy viewer software, Optical browsing software, XDCAM viewer, FAM for this and FAM for that.) It would be nice to know which ones I need. Then again, maybe I need them all. ?

Other times the structure begins with GENERAL and PROAV followed by CLPR and EDTR inside the PROAV folder. Sometimes ejecting the disc and re-inserting it a few times will cause it to read correctly, but not always.

I have read that other Win7 (64-bit) users have experienced the same problem, but I have never read that they solved it. I installed the drivers on a 64-bit Vista computer and the structure is always correct.

Make sure you are using at least 2.3.0 of the XDCAM driver software and 2.4.2 of the drive firmware. You can upgrade/verify the firmware on the U-1 using the supplied utility app (the firmware is bundled with the app; no further downloads are required). Also, we are just about to post 2.3.2 which has a number of bug fixes and stability improvements. It will be on the US software site (sony.com/servicesplus) tomorrow, Friday at the latest. Please try this version and let us know if it improves things.

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