[Athenross]

Oh I know; I was referring to the HDCAM-SR deck (SRW-5000). That deck has XLR for analog and BNC for digital.

Also, it looks as though the K3Box will allow for 2-channels of RCA audio out. Anymore and we’ll need the ADA4, which I believe my partner already has.

[Athenross]

[walter biscardi] “Depending on the unit, I would assume it has digital first and analog as an option.”

Just found it! It has XLR as analog and BNC as digital. We need a breakout box for that.
Thanks again, Walter!

[Athenross]

Y’know, I was thinking about that and mentioned it, but my partner said he thought it was digital, so I decided to check anyway.

Thanks Walter! I wonder if the HDCAM-SR is analog as well, that would seem odd. I’ll research that one and check.

[Athenross]

Excellent! Thank you!

[Athenross]

[gary adcock] “for the last time
Do not make DPX still files from video — it is a waste of time – not to mention that most cineon files are recorded in LOG color space – something you are not using”

Sorry, I wasn’t planning on creating the Cineon files myself from the video, I was just confused as to how the process works from tape. Perhaps I can sit it on the procedure when we hand over the HDCAM tape.

[gary adcock] “that too is correct -most 1080 content plays back as psf (progressive segmented frame or progressive capture playing back as 2 interlaced fields – so 24psf plays on your display at 48i ).”

Aha, that makes sense.

Thanks again for everything!
~Athen

[Athenross]

[tony salgado] “o you are doing a feature without any lighting? Is this a documentary style film or is the director caught in in the Dogma rules or filmmaking?”

Documentary style, VERY documentary style.

[Athenross]

First, I apologize for my absence! Been a little busy with stuff. So sorry! I appreciate all of the help here, truly!

[gary adcock] “secondly you should never be working with compressed content at all for a final finish in post- the proper way would be to edit in DVCPROHD then redig the content as 10bit for proper color and highest fidelity.”

Yes, there was some confusion on my part as to the proper codecs to use. I know them now, however my system is not ready for uncompressed HD (thinking of buying the CalDigit S2VR HD storage solution, 230mb/s).

What I am still confused about is, after I output the uncompressed footage to 1080p23.98 (reads as psf 23.98 from my Kona3 card), how are the Cineon files created from the tape. I’m sorry, I thought I had it down, but now I am a little blurry again (I can hear you all saying “A little?!”).

Thanks In Advance!
~Athen

[Athenross]

Hi Gary,

Thank you so much for your input!

[gary adcock] “bad start- there are multiple facilities that are familiar with varicam content and can handle the job without problem. – contact Steve Beres at plaster city in LA. Varicam footage looks great for filmout/ digital projection”

Yeah, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about PCDP, but we know the account executive at this facility, so we are being cut a deal.

[gary adcock] “OUCH…
I do not recommend doing DPX conversions from HD content. — your best bet it to lay it back to tape and take that tape to the post house to handle directly it will give you far better results.”

Hmm…problem #2. I don’t believe the facility has a DVCPROHD capable deck (they are more used to film and dual-link). So, even though DVCPROHD is compressed 7:1, creating a Cineon sequence directly from the tape would work fine?

[gary adcock] “But over hdsi there is no longer compression unless you re-compressed the file the content via HDSDI should have been 8 or 10bit Uncompressed at capture.”

It was probably recompressed because my capture settings were Kona3 DVCPROHD 23.98 VariCam, not Uncompressed.

Okay, so I need to call up the post-house and let them know we need to lay back the selects to DVCPROHD tape and create the Cineon sequence off of that. I don’t know if they know how that is done, and I certainly do not. I’ve scoured the internet and can’t find too much about Cineon workflows. Could you possibly direct me to a site or a whitepaper?

Thanks so much again, Gary!
By the way, how much do you charge for consultation, we might need it.
~Athen

[Athenross]

STOP!!! DON’T DO IT!!!

This group will tear you a new one just for thinking about it!

[Athenross]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the response. So, the problem isn’t most likely the process of ingestion with the DVCPRO HD codec, but the software based up-rez to uncompressed? I have a Kona3 card, so should I try and export the timeline out using the card presets, or should I just use the deck and write it via firewire…or try both? Never hurts to have them all I suppose.

This means, however, that I cannot deliver Cineon files, instead the post-house would have to create them.