Joe Murray
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What format are your source files?
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Hi Craig-
Are you using Final Cut Pro? If so, what settings do you use in Episode to reverse the field order? FCP is lower field first and DG wants upper field first. Inside Episode there are two places you can change the field order…in the Profile tab and by adding a Field Order filter. I’ve tried a couple of different combinations with these settings and my files are still getting rejected by DG, and the techs tell me it’s a field order problem.
Any pointers are greatly appreciated.
Joe Murray
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No I think you’ll have to uninstall, install 5.1 or 5.1.1 and then use the 5.1.2 installer to update. Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think you can use an installer to step backwards, only forwards.
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Well let’s hope that .4 is a solution, but if it creates problems of its own I will not be surprised. If I’m wrong then I will be glad to let this thread die a quick death.
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I guess I’ll get to see if this fixed the reconnect problems I’ve been having since updating to 5.1.3 on Intel. I had a large project completely lose references to a couple dozen clips after we brought the project forward from a Power PC 5.1.2 setup.
Joe Murray
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Yes that’s a lot to pay for watch folders, but if I can automate several processes here it might be worth it. Would I have to buy Episode + the Episode Engine in order to make things work, or can the Engine run without Episode present? Also, is that pricing PER node or once you spend the $3K – $9K, can you add CPUs to the workflow as needed?
Thanks for all the info-
Joe Murray
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>>>In order to get watch folders, you would need to step up to the Episode Workgroup solution,
>>>which includes Episode Engine and can monitor watch folders.I see that now…I found the information about watch folders but didn’t realize I had jumped to the Workgroup product page. Too bad you have to jump to that level of product just to get watch folders, something that’s taken for granted with other software that has to render/encode a lot.
Any knowledge of pricing on the Workgroup and Engine products?
Joe Murray
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I’ve started reading through the Episode and Episode Pro user manuals, but if you can answer a couple of specific questions it would be a big help.
1. Do I have to buy Episode Pro to get watch folders?
2. If I’m using watch folders, can I apply different encoding settings to each folder? And can I apply more than one encoding setting to each folder?
For instance, I have one folder I want to dedicate to Client X. Whenever I drop a Quicktime into this folder, I want Episode to encode three different files that the client requires at the end of every project I do for them. Then I have another folder for DG|FastChannel delivery which is also a watch folder, but when I drop Quicktimes into this folder it will automatically encode mpeg-2 files for upload and distribution to stations.
Thanks for your help-
Joe Murray
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So only the Pro version has a batch encode feature?
Joe Murray