Mark Raudonis
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[bogiesan] “FCP will never be able to do it.”
Uhhhhh, what exactly do you mean?
We’ve been doing it for two years now… Off-line RT redigitized to on-line (8 bit digibeta).
That’s hundreds of hours of network TV going through the exact same process we used to do with AVID… only now it’s FCP/X-SAN.
Mark
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If you want more than two “boxes” hooked up to an x-Raid, then you’re going to need some kind of SAN software. Apple’s solution is called “X-SAN” and it allows you to connect many FCP systems to the same shared storage. Go to the Apple website and search for “X-SAN” for more details.
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I second the “no” on LaCie drives. Do a search of this forum for “LaCie” and you’ll find all of the negative comments about those drives. Their failure rate is very high compared to other brands out on the market.
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It’s a workaround, but we use the Date as the reel number. For example 208A05 = feb 8th, A camera, fifth tape.
Then, when the clips are in the bin, they automatically sort into date, camera and load order.
Mark
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The audio industry has finally awoken to the fact that lots of people now want a quality mike to go directly into their computer via USB or Firewire.
Go to Sweetwater.com and do a search for “USB” microphones. You’ll find plenty.
We recently bought the “Snowball” by Blue. It’s less than $150 bucks and is great for VO’s.
Samson makes the C01USB “studio condenser” for less than a hundred bucks. These are both good mic’s for casual work.
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Joe,
We’ve just started to integrate STP into our workflow. Not so much as a final mixing tool, but as a “repair and restore” tool. In the classic “lock picture, then mix” mode, you had to wait until the mix to access the “powerful tools” that an audio suite had to offer. In the kinds of shows that we do (reality TV), audio is often the most challenging part of the process. Our bad audio is not because we have bad field mixers (we don’t) but because they have to work in less than optimal conditions (try recording usable dialogue in the middle of a dance floor). So… many of our scenes end up carrying “subtitles” to remain understandable. This meant that producers, networks, etc. had to respond to a scene with subtitles that eventually would go away (hopefully) after the final mix. Enter Sound Track Pro.
With STP’s ability to “round trip”, our picture editors can often “fix” a scene with just a couple of clicks (seriously!), and then that “cleaned” audio now lives with the scene. No need to worry about later changes or different versions. The “fix” is now part of the cut. This is WAY DIFFERENT than how we’ve been used to working. Add to this equation the “shared storage” workflow of X-SAN and now we’re thinking about a whole new approach to the off-line process.
We’re only scratching the surface of the potential of STP in our workflow. I look forward to experimenting and finding new ways for Sound Track Pro to help us get the job done better.
Mark
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I’ve found that resizing your timeline will “force” the waveforms to redraw. Seems to work for me.
Mark
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15+ firewire drives? At the same time? Don’t think so!
Go for a RAID. Here’s something to think about. If your project will be on going over the next couple of years, chances are the cost of any hard drive is going to go down while it’s capacity goes up. So, what ever you do buy, get something that is expandable… at tomorrows lower prices.
Mark
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I found this equation on the AVID-L2. It’s the best summary of the FCP vs Avid discussion I’ve ever heard.
Here you go: AVID = FCP + a new BMW
Need I say more?
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If you’re looking for an “authorative, comprehensive, objectively written paper” I would suggest you visit the AVID-L2 at Yahoo groups. If you don’t know about it, it’s like this forum, only poplulated by long time, die hard, AVID users. Lately, it seems like they talk more about FCP and it’s increasing encroachment into AVID’s turf than anything else. On the Avid-L2 you’ll hear a truthful, honest appraisal of FCP’s features and capabilities. Most importantly, you’ll hear that many AVID users feel like they’re on the Titanic after the iceberg hit.
Here’s the URL. https://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/ You have to register to post.
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