Michael Phillips
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How were the master clips and media created in the first place?
Michael
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You may also be able to use the Sony Content Browser software and rewrap as MXF if needed.
https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcam/resource.downloads.bbsccms-assets-micro-xdcam-downloads-XDCAMSoftwareDownload.shtml#appsMichael
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Does Resolve Lite play the files? If so, you can transcode to native MXF wrapped DNxHD and take it from there.
Michael
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You can select clips in the bin and in the hamburger menu for that bin select “loop play” (or something like that, not in front of system). That will play each clip form IN-OUT and you can TAB to next, or SHIFT-TAB to reverse.
Also, you can just open any text file with with FILE/NEW SCRIPT and drag some clips on it and do the same thing.
Michael
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So you are saying that you have an 8 MC5 software licenses that have not been replaced by the dongle? If so, you can always try selling them.
Michael
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Transfer times is one of those functions in the new world of digital delivery that is seldom considered ahead of time without the good, fast, and cheap (pick any two) rearing its head(s). Especially when sending over ordinary consumer type connections. Theoretical and practical limits are very different and productions always shoot more than they say they will (Oh, has that camera been running the whole time? They can just cut it out later…). Dedicated and accelerated connections cost money and have found that most productions do not consider these costs as the internet is everywhere and free if you go to Starbucks or form the hotel! 😉
That being said, H.264 can be an AMA linked for editorial, but performance will be questionable, especially in the amount of hours you seem to be hinting at. MC7 does have an 800Kps codec available when using Sphere, but have found no way (yet) to make it native and MXF wrapped from a third party dailies system. At best it would be an AMA link and consolidate processes, but I fear if the encoding specs do not match exactly, then it would be a decode/encode from a very compressed codec to start with. MC7 also support a 2Mbs H.264 codec, but for some reason not in 23.976/24/25 project types. I have asked why, but have yet to get a response.
The 800 Kps can be pretty ratty looking depending on complexity of detail in the image. It is designed to be used as part of the Sphere remote editing option that sits on top of Interplay which sits on top of ISIS.
Another consideration, but perhaps too late at this stage was to do the film in SD at 14:1 in an 23.976/25/25 type project where the file size is closer to 3x smaller than DNxHD 36.
There would be multiple steps that may or may not work to start with the H.264 and then relink to the DnxHD36 whenever it arrived. You would have to manage the metadata on the H.264 at the front end (the DIT) to possibly have a shot at it being a more seamless relink process.
Michael
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Also, I post supervise the Directors Lab at Sundance, where the systems are PC, but many of the editors are Mac trained and I have offered switching their keyboards, but then they just get into it and I never hear of the issue again. It’s certainly worth a try if it makes you more efficient. You can always uninstall it if it doesn’t work for you.
Michael
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I run both a PC and a Mac with no real preference for either one. It depends on which tools I needed at the time. The project, bins, and media moved back and forth seamlessly (AMA is another issue, so transcode or consolidate). I never used any of the keyboard switch apps as I just trained myself to be comfortable on either system. Kind of like playing two slightly different instruments.
Michael
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There are OS widgets and apps that allow you to remap keys. A quick Google came up with this:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/6184/how-can-i-switch-option-alt-and-command-windows-keys-for-windows-7-in-boot-cThere may be others.
Michael
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Agreed – it would be nice to clean up all that ambiguity as there are so many threads on many forums with the same question. And using the wrong nomenclature with no added explanation doesn’t help.
Michael