Which Alexa workflow

[David Dubé]

Ok thanks I’ll test those settings and repost here for reference, thanks a bunch !

[Steve Shaw]

Just made a new post about Avid Alexa workflows…
Worth having a look.

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/45/879529

Steve

[Neil Sadwelkar]

You have an exciting project which has the potential of turning out into the best 3 years of your life.

You could take a look at Pomfort Alexa on Set. It’s a data management solution for Alexa. I’m not sure if it will handle the ProRes to DNxHD conversion and how fast if at all, but you can connect with Patrick over at Pomfort and he can guide you as well.

pomfort.com

And yes, they do handle the colour space conversions for editing.

You could use an outboard recorder like the small Aja KiProMini, but like someone else suggested, you may get into naming, TC and other meta data mismatch issues. And considering the volume of shooting that you’re likely to do over this long period, best to avoid these snafus that can quickly become a nightmare on land.

One observation I have about AMA is that, although it works fine with ProRes, it’s not very robust with time codes especially if one is eventually going to make EDLs or AAFs for further working some other system. It works just fine for short jobs like commercials, but I’ve seen it get messy with long form work. Maybe operator error, but best to test things out first. I prefer conversion to DNxHD and editing.

You should also check what kind of time frames are involved in conversion within Avid like when you ‘hard import’ ProRes into DNxHD36.

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Neil Sadwelkar
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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Steve Shaw]

The Alexicc Software we have just released enables Avid MC ProRes workflows for ALexa footage with LUTs (looks) burnt in by using ICC profiles.

This may be of interest?

See Alexicc on the Light Illusion website for more info.

Cheers,

Steve

Steve Shaw
LIGHT ILLUSION
steve@lightillusion.com
+44 (0)7765 400 908
https://www.lightillusion.com
Skype: shaw.clan

LUTs, CUBEs + GAMMA CURVEs

[David Dubé]

Hi Neil, thanks for your advice. We have heard things too about long term use of AMA. At any rate we will probably transcode to DNxHD 36 for dailies, offline edit and archival on the boat. From there we can just import it straight as managed media in MC. As for the “hard import” I haven’t tested it yet but I don’t see it being very fast. Thank you,

David

[David Dubé]

Very impressive demonstration of the Alexicc software on this site. Simple question though, if we only transcode to DNxHD 36 (no QTs) on an 8-core (16 thread) MacPro, what kind of performance can we achieve ? I assume that processing is the bottleneck here and having faster drives won’t change render time. Also, is it possible to have multiple ICC profiles for multiple “basic” shooting conditions (ie: sunny, night, overcast, underwater, etc.) Thank you !

David

[Steve Shaw]

Hi David,

Speed is processor dependent, but we have good results on a MacBook Pro.

We have a demo/eval version available – e-mail me for a copy.

And you can have as many profiles available as you want…

Steve

Steve Shaw
LIGHT ILLUSION
steve@lightillusion.com
+44 (0)7765 400 908
https://www.lightillusion.com
Skype: shaw.clan

LUTs, CUBEs + GAMMA CURVEs