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ProRes Multicamera Editing Advice
Hello Creative Cows,
I just shot a concert using 11 Full HD Broadcast Cameras at 1080 50i.
The concert was 2 hours in duration and each deck was recording identical TOD Time Code. I’ll be digitising 12 streams of video – one for each camera and one for my line cut.
I’m digitising to a eSATA Raid 5 drive to maximise the data rate available to me.
I’m pretty experienced at multicamera editing with up to 12 channels of video but this HD project is on a higher scale than I’m used to. I’m planning on using a ProRes codec for the offline but I’ve been told ProRes doesn’t hold the source timecode. Is this true?
In adddition, what tips would you give me to ensure I set up the most efficient workflow for a 12 camera edit?
I’m using FCP7 by the way.
Many thanks,
Steve.
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[Steve Price] “I’ve been told ProRes doesn’t hold the source timecode. Is this true?”
Not true… unless you screw something up!
mark
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…which, of course, I never do! 🙂
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Thankfully, no one using FCP ever screws anything up, otherwise we’d have to help them figure out solutions constantly.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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11 streams of ProRes? On eSATA? That won’t work. You need an eight to twelve mini SAS RAID for that…Fibre. Or to use an offline/online workflow. Capture as ProRes Proxy, then online to regular ProRes later.
And slap the person who said that ProRes doesn’t take original timecode. Passing out misinformation like that…
Shane
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The offline/online scenario is exactly what I’m planning and if I’ve done my sums right I’m sure I can pull 12 channels of Proxy in a multiclip using a G-Speed Es Sata drive.
The comment about ProRes losing its timecode was made on this forum, by Ken Stone https://www.kenstone.net/discussions/read.php?3,25613,25625
although it’s in relation to transferring AVCHD.Thanks for all your contributions, it’s really appreciated.
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