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Logging Footage – Sorry this is so long winded
At this time we are logging footage with an Media100 844x system. The only thing the system is good for is creating great large thumbnail views (2″x2″) of video in a bin.
For logging purposes, we have the system set to record in a window dud mode (visable timecode). After we have capture about six clips into a bin, (of a certain tape series) we use snagit and print out the page and put it into our Picture Log book.
We have BetaSP source tape from the early 80’s and the Picture Log books have been the only way to find a shot that is off-line (they have been a life saver).
HERE IT IS…We are scrapping out the 844x’s (we have 2) and replacing them with new Intel (dual core) MAC’s and we will be using Final Cut Pro as our editing system. FCP does not have a great 2″x2″ clip view in their bin that I can Snag and print out? Can anyone suggest a great video cataloging software that could meet our current needs? I am sure we can, at this point, keep an online catalog, but it would be nice to also have a printed version off-line as well? -
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I use CatDV pro from Squarebox Systems
https://www.squarebox.co.uk/professional.htmlFrom their website:
Export catalogs as HTML
Print detailed reports containing all or selected clips according to your chosen view, either with or without thumbnails
Print a single page index print or “contact sheet” containing a summary of the contents of a tape, with the name, timecode, recording date and a thumbnail of each scene
Print selected images (any number per page)The program also can build preview files with a large choice of codecs and at any size you want. I have about 60 hours of preview movies on my Powerbook right now, using only a couple of gigs of space. Great for logging and note taking on the train, and for having footage available for meetings and such.
I’ve also heard good things about HD Log from Imagine Products. They read this board and will probably anwer your post as well.
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Check out https://www.imagineproducts.com/hdlog.htm it is a little pricey (and ugly) but I think it would give you better print outs without doing a screen capture.
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David, thank you for the advise, I will check out both.
Cheers
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