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Producers need SD DVDs of P2 footage.
Hey all,
We’re in the process of setting up a workflow that involves getting standard def DVDs of P2 footage out so the producers can view dailies (with timecode… which we’ll add in FCP). We’re expecting 4-6 hours PER DAY.
Any suggestions on the most efficient way to do this? SHould I suggest an HD/SD video card (Black Magic, etc.) and a DVD Recorder so we can do it on the fly/quickly? I’m guessing this would be faster than outputting new, standard def quicktimes and then converting those for DVD and then burning the DVDs.
Any suggestions or assistance appreciated…
Thanks,
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Good idea. Import the footage, string it out on a sequence. Add the TC filter to each clip so that the TC of each clip shows. Then output via a card to a DVD recorder…so all you have to do is press PLAY on the timeline and REC on the deck.
Decklink Extreme HD is a good cheap option for this. As is the Matrox MXO. What computer will you be using for this? The Decklink only works with newer PCIe Macs…the MXO with any mac that has a DVI (monitor) port.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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Shane,
Thanks for the info. I wasn’t sure how to handle it.
Using both a Mac Pro and a Powermac (both G5s). Don’t know tech specs yet but will find out.
Thanks again…
Steve -
I am confused. Why don’t you have them watch the footage through FCP using the raw p2 files? There’s timecode and everything. They could even log, name and import the footage if they so desired.
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If they have PCs, they could use the free P2 viewer software from Panasonic to watch/log clips all with the raw mxf files. No reason to convert to anything, wasting precious time.
Jeremy
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[JeremyG] “I am confused. Why don’t you have them watch the footage through FCP using the raw p2 files? There’s timecode and everything. They could even log, name and import the footage if they so desired.”
Producers don’t want that. They want a DVD that they can watch on their office TV, or their home TV while the sit and possibly work. They don’t want to go get software and have to deal with importing or opening to look at something. No no…they want a DVD.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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Got it, see I am trying to save work for the editor (that’s me) which in the long run save’s producers money (the words they love to hear). I guess I should look at it the other way around?
If the producers can’t wrap their heads around a new format, than, I’d definitely go with a standalone dvd-r that sending tc out of the composite. Or do it later back at the ranch, but that’s going to take hours, If you have a 6 hour shoot day, that’s at least 6 more hours until you have dailies.
All of this would be easier if the producers could take 2 minutes to learn how to watch something on a laptop.
Jeremy
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Jeremy,
Thanks for the feedback but, yeah, they wouldn’t go for that for several reasons: they are in a different office than the post facility, they need to be able to review on a whim, they may have to watch from any given location (home, office, laptop). Even if they were here at the same office as me, I wouldn’t want them messing with the P2 files on the master drive, even if they were backed up. -
Yeah, my point was you burn a DVD of each p2 card, that way they are not messing with the files.
A DVD recorder is in your future.
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