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  • DPX & Timecode Data Managment confusion

    Posted by David Smith on July 9, 2011 at 6:50 am

    MacPro
    Final Cut Pro 7
    Resolve 8
    Compressor 3.5 or 4
    Glue Tools

    If someone can direct me to a better area to post this let me know. I’m about to buy Resolve 8 and will be using DPX sequences in it so maybe this is the right place.

    Basically I’m a complete Timecode Newbie and need help figuring out my workflow. To make things more confusing I’m starting out using DPX files.

    I’m in the process of having my 16mm film scanned to DPX files. I’m being told there is a timecode hour being attached to each folder(lab reel).

    Question 1:

    Is there some kind of metadata info reader for DPX files? When I transcode my reels to ProRes 4444 all the timecodes are set at 01:00:00:00 I’m being told the correct hour is being attached to the reel but all the reels are starting out “hour 1” not “hour 2” and “hour 3” etc. I thought that the hour was in Metadata when I transcoded it and would simply be the new timecode. How can I check if the timecode hour is really in there?

    Question 2:

    Once I offline and create my EDL, how do I then get the corresponding DPX files and put them into Resolve? If the EDL is in timecode and the DPX are in their own numbers….. Basically what do I do? Like I said, I’m COMPLETELY new to this.

    Any help getting me started on this would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

    🙂

    Robert Monaghan replied 13 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Robert Monaghan

    July 20, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    HI David,

    It looks as if you have my software installed. Can you do a “Get Info” on one of the DPX frames? It should show the Time Code and Reelname that is saved inside the DPX header. Hopefully it shows up.

    DPX files do not have a “standard” location for the Reelname. Companies such as ARRI came up with a defacto-standard for a location. Perhaps it is used in your footage.

    In order for a conform to work, you need to make a list of ProRes movies’ time code and reelnames, and have a corresponding time code and reelname in your DPX sequences. It is *far* easier if the frame rate, Time code stamps and reelnames all match. But often they do not.

    If you have ProRes movies that were generated from your DPX frames, you should have a matching Frame Rate, TC and Reelname. If only the frame rate matches, you can use Final Cut Pro to change the reelname and time code to match your DPX sequence. But this is a pain. Ultimately, there isn’t an automated process for this.

    If the ProRes movies match the DPX files, you can then export an EDL from FCP7, and send the DPX footage, along with your EDL to the Resolve. The Resolve should then pick up the pieces and run with it.

    Hopefully this should help.

    bob.

    Robert Monaghan, CEO
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