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  Maximizing the Potential of Metadata: Premiere Pro, FCP, CatDV?

  Posted by Michael Koehler on March 27, 2012 at 12:20 am

  Hello all,

  I’m interested in exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and idiosyncrasies of FCP7, Premiere Pro, FCPx, and CatDV in regards to metadata. The story so far, as I understand it (please feel free to correct me!):

  FCP7
  – Metadata in customizable columns
  – Cannot save column presets
  – Search is linear/word-by-word; ie., no “Smart Collections” for at-a-glance keyword syntheses of footage. Working out of the bin paradigm, but can be manipulated to resemble a (very limited) keyword paradigm

  Premiere Pro
  – A dedicated metadata panel as opposed to FCP7’s columns scattered in the browser
  – Imports native metadata; if no metadata exists, a sidecar file is created for that media that tracks all user-generated metadata
  – Can create new “schemas” – ie., columns with user-generated fields
  – Can save schema presets
  – Limited “Auto Analysis” features (ie., Face Detection)
  – Can interfaces with Bridge for “Smart Collections”, facilitating at-a-glance keyword syntheses of footage
  – Hybrid bin/keyword paradigm

  FCPx
  – True in-program “Smart Collections” for at-a-glance keyword syntheses of footage
  – Robust “Auto Analysis” features
  – Robust keywording features: to clips as well as clip ranges
  – Definitely in the keyword paradigm; bins are a thing of the past

  CatDV
  – As a DAM solution, CatDV is like FCPx, except that it cannot keyword clip ranges
  – Makes metadata available to all users across all systems (network)
  – Can print hardcopies of clip metadata

  …Which program best maximizes the potential of metadata?

  Does Premiere Pro, perhaps in conjunction with Bridge, approach the metadata flexibility of FCPx? Is a program like CatDV necessary for organizing footage if NLEs like FCPx have competent in-program metadata capabilities?

  My goal, here, is to choose an NLE and post workflow – with or without something like CatDV, depending on what’s best – that uses metadata to make accessing footage fast, simple, and efficient.

  I’ve read that one does not need to use anything more than Premiere; I’ve read that it’s possible to interface Premiere with Bridge; I’ve read that FCPx is a revolutionary step forward for sorting footage; I’ve read that CatDV is an essential tool for the assistant editor, even after the release of FCPx… What are your thoughts?

  Michael Koehler replied 14 years, 5 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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