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Mike Healey
October 22, 2009 at 3:42 pm in reply to: Cache-A LTO-4 for P2 Archiving

That’s right. Only thing in that flow is a cisco Gb DHCP router because it has to be there. The Cache-A is mounted and is mapped as a network drive share as well. Not sure that helps but I know p2cms requires a drive letter to offload.

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Mike Healey
October 22, 2009 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Cache-A LTO-4 for P2 Archiving

No. I’m using P2 CMS to offload from HVX to the Cache-A appliance. Same process as going from HVX to RAID but I get the copy failed message when ofoading to the Cach-A. Sorry for the confusion!

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Mike Healey
October 22, 2009 at 3:34 am in reply to: Cache-A LTO-4 for P2 Archiving

Jeremy,

I have the Cache-A appliance hooked up and mounted as a share drive. I use Panasonic’s P2 CMS to offload P2 Cards to my RAID and other archive drives. I tried to use the same method to offload to the VTAPE on the Cache-A. Everything seemed to be going great until it came time to verify the data. At the end of the export I got the summary dialog box and instead of having 0 errors it told me all files failed to copy. However, when I poked around on the VTAPE I saw that the entire P2 card contents seemed to be in tact AND the assets even played back fine from the appliance.

Any thoughts as to why the verify/compare failed? What are you using to offload P2 cards? I’ve read and heard about Shot Put but I use the free CMS from Panasonic b/c it’s worked great until now. Not sure if it’s the software or appliance not communicating.

BTW, I learned you can, in fact, offload directly to the Cache-A via a P2 device. Just plug in to a USB jack on the appliance and it will show up in the File Manager “Source Directory” after a refresh. You have to have a computer connected to control the appliance but it’s suppose to be faster then doing what I’m trying to do by plugging into the desktop and exporting via the Gb network. I just don’t see a way to effectively manage the data and workflow directly from the Cache-A web based control panel at this point. Maybe I’m missing something?

I would appreciate any input!

Thanks!

~Mike~

Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
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Mike Healey
October 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm in reply to: Time Code reference for client DVD

Yeah I forgot about timeline code. That is correct.
Mike Healey
October 20, 2009 at 1:33 am in reply to: Time Code reference for client DVD

Thanks guys! I applied the time code to the first clip, tweaked the settings and did a copy and paste to the remaining clips and all is well and in sync. I never realized you didn’t have to create a transparent video layer to add time code. I don’t know where I even saw that but it doesn’t matter now. I got it working correctly. Thanks!

Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
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Mike Healey
October 20, 2009 at 12:04 am in reply to: Cache-A LTO-4 for P2 Archiving

Thanks guys! I’ve seen/read both of the reviews mentioned. Any suggestions for P2 specific workflow? I’m familiar with the network workflow but what about coming in from a shoot and archiving/backing up P2 footage? According to Cache-A I can plug the HVX200 directly into the USB on the front and have at it but how do I control the data and verify via USB? I thought that was Firewire only feature? I’m trying to get my head wrapped around managing P2 assets AND backing up projects.

Thanks!

~M~

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Mike Healey
September 11, 2009 at 9:03 pm in reply to: Adobe Media Encoder: AVID DV25 4:1:1 Codec?

Thanks a lot! I found the ZIP and I’ll give these a shot. I appreciate the speedy replies!

Cheers!

~Mike~

Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
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Mike Healey
March 12, 2009 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Adobe Media Encoder, MPEG-2 for DGFastChannel

Hi Chris,

I was told DGFC had acquired Level 3 (Vyvx) last year? I’m not certain but I figured they were one in the same now. Either way, I was able to find a workaround to the 720×512 dimensions DG requires. I loose 16 lines top/bottom but it’s outside the safe zone so I’m not too worried about it.

In the encoder, I create a 720×486 crop that creates the false image DG is looking for and satisfies their VBI needs. I would rather the encoder add black lines top/bottom and not crop the source but this works for now and it passes their tight QC specs.

Thanks for the heads up on DG! I have a call into Vyvx to see what alternatives are available to me at this point. We’re just now starting to migrate to tapeless spot delivery so it hasn’t been an issue until now.

Thanks!

~Mike~

Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
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Mike Healey
November 19, 2008 at 1:05 am in reply to: Shoulder Support for HVX-200

Thanks Steve! I looked at all of your suggestions and a few other recommendations from another forum and went with the Red Rock Micro system’s Micro Shoulder Mount. Perfect match for my Bogen head!

https://www.redrockmicro.com/microShoulderMount/index.html

Cheers!

~Mike~

Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
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Mike Healey
October 22, 2008 at 4:21 pm in reply to: ENG prompter for HVX-200

Thanks Bob! Good start. I’ve heard about these folks in the past. Prices have also come down a great deal from what I see. Thanks for the input!

~Mike~

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