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Logging documentary shot on xdcam. (900 camera)
I am working on the norwegian version of kitchen nightmare. We are thinking about using xdcam (shot on the new 900 cameras). This will be a new workflow for us as we have used dvcpro hd lately. Anyone done big productions on xdcam and used good logging software ? We are thinking about just logging in fcp..
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Anders,
We’re in the same boat… been using DVCPRO, just switched to XDCAM HD. We’re on our third show now, and we’ve got thousand of hours of XDCAM media on the shelf.
We use Pilotware (www.pilotware.com) for our logging program since it can ingest and use the low rez proxies for logging. It’s a bit complicated to set up, but once you have it going, it’s a very smooth workflow.
Basically, it works like this. All of our digitizing is in “File Access Mode”, nothing comes in as a video signal, it all comes in as a file. We have BOTH the Sony XDCAM software and Pilotware open simultaneously, and once the proxies are available off of the disc, we send them to a specific folder on the X-SAN. The Full res media is then copied to a different folder on the media and is ready for editing. I really like the XDcam HD workflow. It makes a lot of sense for our type of productions (reality TV).
Good luck.
Mark
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I have looked into pilotware, and I spoke to them at NAB last year, but they looked like they were not very interested in customers from smaller countries (how many million viewers do you have.. well.. Norway is only 4 million). Do you still have to pay a rent on the software ??
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Rent? No. It’s a straight purchase.
I don’t think they’re discriminating against your size, just your location! They’re based in Los Angeles, and it’s a bit of a hike to do an install.
Good luck.
mark
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