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Neil Chadderdon
May 6, 2011 at 5:48 pm in reply to: DVCPRO 50 offline to DVCPRO HD 720p online Final Cut Studio and CS4 workflow

Thank you, Shane

We’ve read and bookmarked some of your prior thread contributions.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Neil CHADDERDON
Neil Chadderdon
May 6, 2011 at 5:24 pm in reply to: DVCPRO 50 offline to DVCPRO HD 720p online Final Cut Studio and CS4 workflow

Much appreciated.

Could you elaborate on the differences (advantages/disadvantages) between ProRes and DVCPRO HD?

Long, drawn-out explanations are welcomed.

Best Regards,

Neil CHADDERDON
Neil Chadderdon
May 6, 2011 at 5:18 pm in reply to: DVCPRO 50 offline to DVCPRO HD 720p online Final Cut Studio and CS4 workflow

A thousand thanks. Wealthful knowledge.

Yes, there are budgetary considerations. They’re roughly outlined in the 1st inquiry. Bluntly, the basketball club is purchasing the HVXs and lighting and the Studio is purchasing the computer for their Pro Tool needs. The two investors will make funds available during the entire course of the 14 month project. How much goes toward hardware after the inital computer is purchased will be weighed by other production costs.

Seeing that we already have iMacs capable of handling their Pro Tools purposes (listed at top of thread). We think it may be a finacial faux-pas including another iMac into the workflow.

Initially, the studio wanted a i5 4Go with standard graphics card. We’re hoping this money can be directed towards a computer with augmented NLE potential: a Mac Pro. The studio is waiting for us to ok their computer choice and is willing to suit this choice to our needs, provided the system isn’t €10k.

We’re looking for our central brain. Our iMacs are intended to be companions. It would be reckless to spend €4k on a new iMac when we already possess the capacity for their existing Pro Tools requirements (and our DVCPRO HD needs seeing that an iMac will work).

1) With no experience using a Mac Pro, what would be a logical and economical choice from a post-production standpoint?

We should probably mention that multiple formats will be used, to include JPEG 2000 shot in extremely high frame-rates. DVCPRO formats will be our principle capture formats. We would like to keep the up/down-conversion in house, so we know we need a beast.

2) Which one is sufficient?

Best Regards,

Neil CHADDERDON
Neil Chadderdon
May 6, 2011 at 4:20 pm in reply to: DVCPRO 50 offline to DVCPRO HD 720p online Final Cut Studio and CS4 workflow

Understood. Your input is much appreciated.

We see your point. Our inexperience with Log and Transfer, down-converting from high data-rates, and DVCPRO in general, should now be plainly evident.

The bulk of our inquiry pertains to hardware requirements for ingesting, editing, and short-sited output.

1) What Mac system do we need to be on for the for this to take place using DVCPRO HD 720p uncompressed?

Preserving the uncompressed 4:2:2 color is our objective for longer-term projects. It’s not entirely essential, in the short term, as the cameras will have multiple uses (scouting, recruting, profiling). We are hoping to guard some good 720p stock in tow should we ever need it.

2) With your proposed workflow what external hardware (AJA or others) would be intergral.

3) In conjuction with which Mac with which specifications?

4) Compressor or Quicktime Pro can handle the task, right? Is there a third-party compression program involved for the down-conversion for the ‘offlined’ formats from 720p at 100 Mbs?

Information beyond a 50i PAL workflow is difficult to aquire in France, so any assistance is appreciated 10-fold. HD competence, even amongst professionals, is still in development. Links are acceptable.

Best Regards,

Neil CHADDERDON on behalf of Fos-Sur-Mer BC and Le Bus