Direct to disk capture of SD material

[Ramona Howard]

Gary,

I was trying to keep it as simple as possible and only explain what the standard was. See no marketing garb…..but since you asked, yes RP188 and RP215 allow us to do a variety of very tricky things that others may not. It is all about understanding the standard and pushing it to the limit, I think that it is what the guys in Hollywood (not all physically in LA) intendend 🙂 Tricky bunch, down there……

Add in (sorry can’t remember the standard number) also being able to pass metadata down an audio channel and this stuff gets even more confusing yet very interesting. Timecode. keyframes, lens info, etc…it’s all metadata and these standards are designed to push more than one.

It is about trying to understand it step by step and to not confuse what the applications can/cannot do, versus what the standards mean. Puts a bad taste in everyones mouth while adding to this crazy confusion (honestly, once you understand all the pieces it really isn’t that confusing).

Bottom line guys, FCP is a great editing program but there are lots of other tools in the box that use these standards fully. We are no exception. Like I said tricky bunch.

The HDCAM does support RP188 as I can’t think of an HD deck that does not but I have seen many SD decks that don’t.

Thanks Gary for the plug. Ha, off to Hollywood today.

Cheers,
Ramona