Net-X-Copy is part of the Net-X-Convert/Net-X-Proxy workstation and Net-X-Code server software. It supports, among other things, extracting clips from a native card format from cameras like P2, C300/700, RED, XDCam, AVCHD, AS-02, AS-11, GV Infinity and others. It extracts a list of clips, and then a list of elements within those clips and any camera/workflow specific metadata. This article contains the Linux/macOS/Windows command line API for this tool. A RESTful API is available in Net-X-Code Server.
Net-X-Copy - Card Info
Net-X-Copy supports card info extraction from a wide range of camera types, including:
- Panasonic P2 - DV/AVC/LongG/Varicam - OP-Atom, OP1b
- RED R3D
- Canon C300/500/700/XF
- AVCHD/BDMV/HDV
- Sony XDCam
- Sony XAVC/XAVC-S
- Grass Valley Infinity
- Gemini/Codex/Arri Raw
- Image sequences with sidebar audio
Card Info Extraction Command Line
NetXCopy -p cardinfo -s <sourcefile.r3d>
Card Info Extraction To A File
NetXCopy -p cardinfo -s <sourcefile.r3d> -t <metadataout.xmp>
Example Extraction
netxcopy -p cardinfo -s "M:\t3media\Streams\
<cardinfo>
<clips>
<clip0>
<clipname>001AA2KK</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/001AA2KK.MXF<
</clip0>
<clip1>
<clipname>001BB1HD</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/001BB1HD.MXF<
</clip1>
<clip2>
<clipname>002AA2KK</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/002AA2KK.MXF<
</clip2>
<clip3>
<clipname>002BB1HD</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/002BB1HD.MXF<
</clip3>
<clip4>
<clipname>003AA2KK</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/003AA2KK.MXF<
</clip4>
<clip5>
<clipname>003BB1HD</clipname>
<cliproot>AVCLIP/003BB1HD.MXF<
</clip5>
</clips>
<clip0>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>001AA2KK</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>2048</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635148629</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>960969</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>480</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>2048</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip0>
<clip1>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>001BB1HD</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>1920</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635142740</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>960969</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>480</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>1920</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip1>
<clip2>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>002AA2KK</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>2048</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635148629</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>960969</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>480</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>2048</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip2>
<clip3>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>002BB1HD</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>1920</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635142740</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>960969</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>480</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>1920</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip3>
<clip4>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>003AA2KK</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>2048</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635148629</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>1201212</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>600</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra2K_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>2048</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip4>
<clip5>
<metadata_xml>
<Mediainfo version="drastic">
<File>
<Track type="General">
<FileName>M:\t3media\Streams\
<NativeLocator>M:\t3media\
<UniversalLocator>M:\t3media\
<Title>Sample</Title>
<Source>SHOOTING</Source>
<FullName>003BB1HD</FullName>
<Model>ModelName</Model>
<EditData3>AVC-Intra_LT</
<VersionString>6.1.0.225</
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</
<DeviceSerialNum>ABCD01234</
</Track>
<Track type="Video">
<Size>40</Size>
<Width>1920</Width>
<Height>1080</Height>
<Planes>1</Planes>
<BitCount>30</BitCount>
<Compression>1635142740</
<Size_Image>230400</Size_
<VersionNumber>60100225</
<TimeCodeType>1</TimeCodeType>
<LTCTimeCodeType>1</
<VITCTimeCodeType>1</
</Track>
<Track type="Audio">
<Format_Tag>1</Format_Tag>
<Channels>4</Channels>
<Samples_Per_Sec>48000</
<Avg_Bytes_Per_Sec>576000</
<Block_Align>16</Block_Align>
<Bits_Per_Sample>24</Bits_Per_
<Reserved>1935963489</
<ccType>1935963489</ccType>
<ccHandler>1</ccHandler>
<Scale>12</Scale>
<Rate>576000</Rate>
<Length>1201212</Length>
<Suggested_Buffer_Size>288000<
<Sample_Size>12</Sample_Size>
<File_Type>172</File_Type>
</Track>
</File>
</Mediainfo>
</metadata_xml>
<metadata_xmp>
<DTDeviceMetadata>
<DTDeviceMetadataType>
<ClipContent-GlobalClipID>
<ClipContent-Duration>600</
<ClipContent-EditUnit>1001/
<Video-Codec>AVC-Intra_LT</
<Video-ActiveLine>1080</Video-
<Video-ActivePixel>1920</
<Video-BitDepth>10</Video-
<Video-FrameRate>23.98p</
<Video-TimecodeType>NonDrop</
<Video-StartTimecode>00:00:00:
<Video-StartBinaryGroup>
<EssenceList-Data>Empty</
<Audio-Channel>4</Audio-
<Audio-SamplingRate>48000</
<Audio-BitsPerSample>24</
<ClipMetadata-UserClipName>
<ClipMetadata-DataSource>
<Access-CreationDate>2015-08-
<Access-LastUpdateDate>2015-
<Device-Manufacturer>
<Device-SerialNo.>ABCD01234</
<Device-ModelName>ModelName</
<Shoot-StartDate>2015-08-
<Shoot-EndDate>2015-08-05T00:
<Thumbnail-FrameOffset>0</
<Thumbnail-ThumbnailFormat>
<Thumbnail-Width>80</
<Thumbnail-Height>45</
</DTDeviceMetadata>
</metadata_xmp>
</clip5>
</cardinfo>
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