Sony EX1 workflow

[Michael Palmer]

I’m not sure what a BPAV folder is – is it the original RAW files and do I store them as well?
YES, The BPAV folder is the raw files and you need everything within it and you can never rename it or store it with any other files, always put it in its own separate folder and name that folder.

When the original files are converted to quicktimes do we lose any quality from HD?
I don’t think there is any loss because the transfer program is really just rewrapping the file to a .mov wrapper.

how many minutes of HD footage can fit on a 500GB drive?
16gig cards hold 57 minutes of HQ (35Mbps) so you should be able to safely store about 28 16gig cards to the 500gig drive.

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Craig Seeman]

[Michael Palmer] “I’m not sure what a BPAV folder is – is it the original RAW files and do I store them as well?
YES, The BPAV folder is the raw files and you need everything within it and you can never rename it or store it with any other files, always put it in its own separate folder and name that folder. “

Although ClipBrowser 2 will successfully rescue an orphaned MP4 and create a new BPAV file should you make a booboo.

[Michael Palmer] “When the original files are converted to quicktimes do we lose any quality from HD?
I don’t think there is any loss because the transfer program is really just rewrapping the file to a .mov wrapper.
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Nothing lost at all. but just in case you’re wondering why not save the mov instead of the original BPAV, the mov will only work with FCP with the appropriate EX codec installed. Those BPAV can be converted to work on other NLEs if you need to do that (like hand files to a client for example).

[Michael Palmer] “how many minutes of HD footage can fit on a 500GB drive?
16gig cards hold 57 minutes of HQ (35Mbps) so you should be able to safely store about 28 16gig cards to the 500gig drive. “
And twice as many on a 1TB drive . . . personally I’m nervous about about hard drives as archive if that’s what you’re thinking. I use good DL-DVD but others seem to be nervous about that.