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  • logging P2 clips offline with log and transfer window?

    Posted by John Scherf on May 19, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    I have a long running project with different formats (mostly DVCPro50 and DVCPro HD on P2.

    I want to have a colleague log all the media we’ve shot at a separate location while I’m starting to edit the latest stuff here.

    I was thinking I could create offline files and input the log info, but I can’t figure out how to create offline files with P2 footage.

    Also, A: does FCP have a clever way of exporting a printed log and

    B: is there a way to search through logging info from previous shoots without importing all the video into my current edit project?

    C: is there a magic pill that I can take that will make me instantly organized ?

    Thanks !

    John Scherf

    Bret Williams replied 18 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Shane Ross

    May 19, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    [John Scherf] “I was thinking I could create offline files and input the log info, but I can’t figure out how to create offline files with P2 footage.”

    P2 doesn’t import at low res. Full res only. You can use the media manager to transcode to low res afterwards…but full res import only.

    [John Scherf] “Also, A: does FCP have a clever way of exporting a printed log and

    B: is there a way to search through logging info from previous shoots without importing all the video into my current edit project?”

    Organize your footage with P2CMS…from Panasonic.

    https://panasonic.sixbullets.net/

    [John Scherf] “C: is there a magic pill that I can take that will make me instantly organized ?”

    Yup…my tutorial DVD.

    https://store.creativecow.net/p/63/getting_organized_in_final_cut_pro

    You do have to do the actual organization yourself.

    Shane

    GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD now for sale!
    http://www.LFHD.net
    Read my blog!

  • John Scherf

    May 19, 2008 at 6:32 pm

    Hi Shane ! I will look over your blog and DVD. When I said I wanted to create offline files, I was actually referring to logging without actually importing any video, as I understand is possible with the log&capture window… I don’t desire lores files – only to have someone else remotely log comments and info for each P2 item that I could access and search later.

    I’ll check out P2CMS as well.

    Thanks !!

    John Scherf

  • Shane Ross

    May 19, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    P2 does not allow log without capture. Sorry.

    Shane

    GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD now for sale!
    http://www.LFHD.net
    Read my blog!

  • Jeremy Garchow

    May 19, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    Check in to P2Log Pro from Imagine Products.

    Jeremy

  • Bret Williams

    May 20, 2008 at 3:29 am

    Or log it, capture it, then make it offline. But thats hardly a workaround. Thats pretty unacceptable that you can’t log P2 and not import it. Wow. I’m extremely unimpressed. What an oversight.

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