Users can import data from and browse REV PRO drives for quick, easy access

Telestream is allowing Macintosh users to import content from the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Series Digital Media Camcorders and REV PRO drives directly into Final Cut Pro 5 for editing. The company’s Flip4Mac Infinity Component Version 2.1 leverages an all-digital, file-based media workflow to enable editors using the new Flip4Mac Infinity Component to take in MXF-based media from the Infinity camcorder and begin editing and previewing effects in real time.
In addition, the company also announced new HD support for its existing Flip4Mac K2|Profile Component Version 2.1, which enables seamless file transfer between Thomson Grass Valley K2 and Profile video servers and Final Cut Pro for editing.

The new Flip4Mac Infinity Component Version 2.1 imports MPEG-2 HD and DV25 SD media directly from Thomson Grass Valley REV PRO drives without transcoding the media file to baseband video. The component produces a .mov file that is placed directly into the Final Cut project bin ready for editing. Users can import data from and browse REV PRO drives for quick, easy access, providing a much faster and more efficient file-based workflow.

Version 2.1 features import of HD, MPEG-2 I-frame, 1080i and 720p, SD DV 25 and file transfer via USB 2.0 connection.

The Flip4Mac K2|Profile Component Version 2.1 now adds import and export support for high-definition HDV 1080 50/60i video files to existing support for standard definition IMX MPEG and DV video and uncompressed audio files. The component lets users import files into Final Cut systems for editing, and then export files back to their Thomson Grass Valley servers or to a local file system.

Priced at $495 each, the new Flip4Mac Infinity and K2|Profile Components are available online at http://www.flip4mac.com.