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Upload to P2 cards/replay out of camera
I have just bought an HPX500. Some clients are still requesting tapes AND files. In order to keep costs down I want to upload archived files from disk back onto P2 cards in the camera in order to play back for recording to tape machine. While I realise that raylight will do this it seems to only accept quicktime files (very time consuming to convert to quicktime and back again). Is there a simpler, quicker method that does not require going through an NLE system (ie some sort of MXF straight file transfer, drag and drop of the original files to the card images with the camera in PC mode doesn’t seem to work)
Everything I can find is only about workflow in one direction. Until people can shake thier insecurities about file based aquisition this is going to remain an issue so I would like to find a solution to carry me through the next year or two.
Any suggestions?
Ms Crittenden, is it even possible? -
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Not sure how the “cost savings” work into what you’re trying to do. You mean you want to take MXFs BEYOND what’s stored in the camera from a day’s shoot out to tape? (Just taking what’s in the camera to tape is totally easy, so I guess so.) If the files are already on the NLE, why not just go to tape from there? If it’s the cost of an HD deck, take an NLE sequence on external HD to a facility for offload. Faster than pushing files back to P2. If the client wants tape TC that matches source footage (like re-creating camera tape masters), I’d be charging for that… time-consuming setup there.
Many clients aren’t technically savvy…. they’ll want something because “it’s what we always get”. If they knew the time savings with working from files, instead of digitizing tape, there’d be no argument.
On the other hand, there are valid reasons for wanting tape, and solid state recording doesn’t lend itself to that very well. All of those reasons are based on archival & compatibility issues, which hopefully will be answered before too much longer. We all struggle with long-term archive, both in-house, and for client use (eg, LTO data tape may be great for in-house, but not necessarily for a client’s direct use).
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