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Logging software to create public clip archive?
Hi all, I’m hoping somebody out there has significant knowledge and experience creating a publicly available searchable clip archive.
I have an upcoming project which involves:
+ input of up to 500 hours of archival video
+ robust clip logging
+ creation of a publicly available archive (kiosk and/or web)
+ (separately) production of several docs in FCPObviously most of this could be done within FCP, but I think it will be more cumbersome especially as we will have some less skilled help with logging.
I have so far identified 3 software families which promise to help with most of this:
+ Frameline 47, which apparently promises to take it all the way to a kiosk system
+ CatDV Professional, then some combination of Workgroup/Enterprise/Browse for HTML/SQL archive creation and access
+ Imagine Products HDLog Silver/Gold plus Mac Clip Library for output and access
A few more details:
+ We would be running between 2 and 4 logging stations but I don’t believe we have a need (or resources) for networking; ideally stations would use RAID 0 FW enclosures and the resulting files and logs would be merged later.
+ As some of this material is pretty old, we would capture and split clips on one station and take them to the logging stations for the real work – i.e. logging is from files, not direct from tapes.
+ Initially, public access would be on 4-5 kiosks in different locations, most likely museums. Eventually we may want to go to web access but realize this is complicated and probably pretty expensive.
+ Kiosk access could be to the actual digital archive (all DV, mostly SD) or to proxies.
+ Money is an object…
Are there any strong preferences out there for one of these, or something else, for this type of project? Any comment about the archival “stability” of the metadata itself (e.g. is MPEG-7 really going to be around in the future?). Will the logging data move back to FCP seamlessly?
Thanks,
– Steve
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2 Replies
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Hey Steve,
Since nobody seems to be ready to answer with specific expertise, I thought I’d chime in with the information that I’ve been very happy with the logging aspects of CatDV Pro. I”ve also dealt with the developer, Rolf Howarth, who was kind enough to loan me a second license for an assistant to use on a pro bono project. He’s a good guy.
I noticed on their site that he does custom development, so perhaps you could discuss your project with him to see if he can meet your needs within your budget.
https://www.squarebox.co.uk/solutions.html
Sounds like an interesting project, good luck with it!
Regards,
David -
Thanks, David. CatDV happens to be the one out of three suppliers who didn’t respond to a direct query. In any case, I have since found Frameline to be more suited to the particulars of this project (more on that in this thread).
I do appreciate the followup on an aging thread!
– Steve
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