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P2 Workflow
I’ve got a client that wants me to shoot some footage on the P2 cards for ingest into his FCP system, but he also wants the producer to have the ability to view and log the clips separately, either via a deck or on a computer. What are my best options? I apologize if this has been addressed here before — I haven’t been able to find a workable solution yet.
Thanks!
Marc
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P2CMS software – free from Panasonic. It won’t export an XML log, but it has a viewer, etc, and the producer can note TC’s manually. If exporting the log to an EDL is critical, do a search on “HD Log” from Imagine Products.
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Bob,
Thanks for the help. I’ll look into it!
– Marc
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It’s also a question of organizing the material onto hard drive in different ways. Do you want to give the producer DVDs, QuickTime- DVCPROHD, H.264? Lots of different ways you could do it.
Noah
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Thanks Noah,
Here’s what the client wants:
To be able to ingest the footage into his FCP, where his editor will be working on that project and others. Then, his producers will need to be able to see and log the footage with a timecode window. In the past, he’s shot everything on Beta, so the producers would have decks and computers where they could watch and log. But with this tapeless workflow, I’m not sure what the quickest and most efficient method is for allowing ingest on one end and easy viewing on the other. Ideally, they’d either view Beta dubs, DVDs, or media files on their computers — all with timecode windows or references so they can accurately log the footage. XDCam makes this process VERY easy with its proxies… Just trying to figure out how to do it with P2! If you have any solutions (esp. ones that don’t involve tieing up his FCP system making h.264 copies of just-ingested footage!), I’m all ears!
Thanks again,
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Get yourself an HD capture card like the Decklink or AJA series, or output box like the MXO and a DVD Recorder. String the P2 clips in a sequence…drop on the TC Reader onto all of them, output to DVD via the card…play it out real time.
Yes, it will tie up the machine for a while….
Shane
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