Connect

To access and edit your recorded material, connect the Master Caddy Docking Station to a Mac® or Windows® editing workstation via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.

Eject the Master Caddy from your Sumo19 and insert it into the Docking Station. After a short wait, the recorded video will be accessible to the target computer via a standard disk (exFAT) file system.

NLE supported

We have chosen the Apple ProRes®, Avid DNxHD® and Avid DNxHR® codecs as they are both not only visually lossless, but also edit-ready formats. All major NLEs support ProRes and DNxHD/DNxHR.

• Final Cut Pro (version 7)
• Final Cut X
• Adobe CS5 (with 51 update or later)
• EDIUS 6
• Sony Vegas 10
• Lightworks
• Avid Media Composer 6 (version 3 or later for DNxHR)

• Autodesk Smoke

Avid DNxHD® / DNxHR® support requires online activation.

ExFAT compatibility

The Sumo19 formats your disk as exFAT. We have chosen this file system to overcome the 4GB file limitation of FAT32 and keep compatibility on both Windows and MAC OS.

The Operating Systems that support exFAT are:

• Windows XP - install the following update: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19364
• Windows Vista - install SP1 or higher
• Windows 7 & 8 (32/64bit)
• Snow Leopard 6.5 or higher
• Lion 7
• Mountain Lion 10.8
• Mavericks 9 and above

The Master Caddy Docking Station is a sophisticated device supporting two different data interfaces: USB 2 and USB 3. When using the Master Caddy Docking Station you may need to connect both USB connectors. This is because when it has to power a disk drive and its interface electronics, the Docking Station may consume more power than is available from a single USB port.

Transferring Files

Now your docking station is connected and your disk is recognized by your operating system, you can edit directly from the drive or copy the files to your own storage.

Windows

Open the disk in My Computer > Select all the files or just the ones you wish to transfer, copy and paste them to your desired location.

(ctrl+c copy, ctrl+v paste).

Mac OS

Your Sumo19 disk will show in Finder. Select the files you wish to transfer, drag the files to your desired location or use the copy and paste commands. (COMMAND + C copy, COMMAND + V paste).

If you have used a FAT32 formatted disk in the Sumo19 this will have a folder structure Scene, Shot, Take. This will mean you either transfer all the folders or utilize the Windows Search or MACs automate program to transfer just the .mov files. There are instructions on this in our knowledge base; visit www.atomos.com/support for more info.

USB 2.0 and 3.0 compatible                                                                                              Connect to Laptop/

Attach Master Caddy

Ensure disk is properly attached

Importing

Final Cut Pro (version 7), Final Cut X , Adobe CS5 (with 5.51 update), EDIUS 6, Sony Vegas 10, Lightworks and Avid Media Composer 6 support imported files from your Sumo19 disk.

Importing Sumo19 footage into Final Cut Pro

You can import Sumo19 footage into Final Cut Pro (FCP) in just a few simple steps.

First, connect the Sumo19 Docking Station to your Apple Mac using the USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port. Insert the Sumo19 Master Caddy containing the disk with your footage into the Docking Station and you will see the drive appear in your Finder window.

Start FCP and open your project (or start a new one).

The screen will look like this:

Go to the File menu and select Import > Media

FCP will show you a “browse” window. Look for the Sumo19 drive, and click on it.

You’ll see the folders in the Sumo19 drive. Select the folder containing the footage you want to import:

Click on Import All or Import Selected, individual clips can be selected. Choose the Event you wish to import the footage into, or create a new event.

Select Import:

Your Scene, Shot and Take files now appear in the project window, ready for use in your FCP project.

SmartLog with FCP X

Prior to importing the XML files into FCP X, ensure that:

• You have exported XML whilst the drive is in your Sumo19
• You have connected your Master Caddy Docking Station and inserted your Master Caddy into the Dock
• You are using an operating system that supports ExFAT
• Your QuickTime version is up to date
• FCP X is the latest version

There are 2 ways to import the XML file:

1. Directly from the docked hard drive
2. Manually into FCP X

1. Automatic Import

• Open Finder
• Select the drive (in this example it is EXCVIDEO)
• Double-click the unitname.FCPXML file
• This will open FCP X and import the .xml file

FCP X will make a event of the disk name and reference all the footage in that event.

You will notice that on the clips you have added Smart Tags too, with Green and Red indicating Favorite and Reject.

You can sort these by using the pull-down menu to show favorites. This will show all the individual favorites as separate clips in the Event Viewer.

2. Manual

• Open FCP X
• Create a New Project (or you can use an existing project); in this example it is called XML Import
• Select File, Import, XML

• Select the Sumo19 drive under Devices (in this example it is called EXCVIDEO)
• Choose the FCPXML, select Import

The XML will import

Once imported you can expand the clip and you will see the Favorite and Reject tags. You can also filter the view to only see favorite, etc.