Michael Phillips
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damn it – it looks like you can’t past XML and keep it looking like XML. Here is the file itself as a .zip:
Michael
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Following is an example of a single event timeline where the source clip had a few columns of metadata populated. For your interest, check out tags for UNC, Tape, Reel, etc, as well as frame counts and timecode values for different offsets with the AucTX values. They can represent absolute code, production audio, payback, offset corrections, etc. Another feature request would be for Media Composer to allow a user to “tag” those with actual value names rather than just AuxTC1-5.
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
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XML
V1
1
0
0KN Start
Aux Ink01:00:00:00
0000+00
001:00:02:23
0004+07
7101:00:03:00
1B-8
060a2b340101010101010f00-13-00-00-00-{5114ffc0-20c3-13b7-060e2b347f7f2a80%}1826304
21:08:16:00
01:00:01:09
21:08:15:231826375
21:08:18:23
01:00:04:08
21:08:18:2221:08:19:00
01:00:04:09
21:08:18:23file:////Users/michael/Desktop/NAB%20Red%20files/REDproductFiles/A003_C001_0127R5.RDC/A003_C001_0127R5_001.R3D
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With FilmScribe launched, click the Global button in the main area and the right side of the app changes for settings associated with that. At the top right is a list of templates, click there and the last one on the list is XML. When generating a list, the preview window will show you the XML, just do a SAVE AS from there with name and .xml.
You might get away with a simple TAB file as well, but there you need to enter the name of the Column you are looking to add to the file if it is is not part of standard column list available. You will see that when clicking the SCAN button and see options on the right hand side.
The concept behind this was to allow for automation in processes such as the one you are trying to do, but unfortunately the entire solution was never completed and the XML effort was sort of left in limbo. But it still has some value in many of these workflows. One XSL that was developed but for some reason seems to have been lost at Avid is the one that converts the CHANGE LIST XML to a CMX 3600 EDL and was used for change management on the sound stage for Green Lantern. I went looking for that a few weeks back and it is has disappeared from both its availability and Avid corporate memory. Too bad, it was a handy little template.
Michael
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Just for reference for those of you who are curious; the PhraseFind index files (PAT files) are only 5MB for every hour of content regardless of video format. This will give you a better idea of how and where to manage these files when starting a project.
ScriptSync on the other hand indexes the files and sync relationship between written and spoken words, but keeps the sync result as part of the ScriptSync interface. So the PAT files themselves are only temporary and do not remain on the system. This is why a script/transcript that has been indexed can move from system to system once the process is complete.
Perhaps in a future update, for users who have both ScriptSync and PhraseFind that Avid allows ScriptSync to do its thing from all the already indexed audio making that process near instantaneous rather than just the very very fast indexing/sync it is doing now. 😉
Michael
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Just got more confirmation – it is in 6.5 only. There you will see an extra tab in the FIND window that allows you to:
1. Change the path of the index files
2. Stop/start the indexing processIf on earlier versions, then the activate/deactivate license will be the way to go.
Michael
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In theory the HD captured image should still look better than the same image captured via DV, but you certainly add an extra layer of 5:1 compression by going to DV as part of the process. In this scenario, you really have to weigh the image quality to the amount of time spent for the noticeable difference. Depending on program type, turnaround time etc. I am going to venture it’s not worth it… 😉
Michael
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I think this may have came in v6.0 but it is certainly is v6.5. you have the ability to select where the .pat file (index files) are stored rather than locked to the project folder. This will allow you you keep project folder size to just project/bins/settings.
If you still want to disable PhraseFind, both it and ScriptSync have their own license so you can disable the PhraseFind license and keep the ScriptSync active.
Michael
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I would look to the XML export from FilmScribe using the SCAN list setting. It dumps all source metadata columns for each event. Look for the UNC tag in the XML. Schema can be found here:
https://www.avid.com/filmscribeMichael
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Resolve is not an audio conform application but it does allow for you to bring in a reference track for the conform stage. Export a WAV (BWF) from Media Composer to use as reference. Only export V tracks for Resolve conform.
Michael
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What program are you using?
1 or 2 pass VBR or Constant Bit Rate (CBR) is how the encoding will optimize quality for bit rate. VBR is variable bit rate meaning the data rate change over the cource of the program, but frames/spans are ptiomized for the amount of data needed – simple images versus more complex images (higher data rate). 2 pass does more analysis than a 1 pass so in theory in order of image quality to time spent encoding as well as slowest to fastest:
2 Pass VBR
1 Pass VBR
Constant Bit RateSome streaming servers like CBR because once the data rate is known it can lock into that with no surprises of a spike coming later in the stream, but a lot of that was for older systems.
Quick Compress: I would say know, but am unsure on this one.
Dropped frames: no
B Frames: try auto to start
Insert key frames on scene changes: sure – mainly handy for chapter marks in DVD as it can only be on done on a key frame.Global motion compensation: is that a value or Yes/No?
The rest I am unsure.
Michael
Interlace compression should be none considering this is a progressive file.