[Will Griffith]

I think we will get a few new features and some integrated
video editing tutorials, kind of like Garage Band does with
recording artists.

Image this… every few minutes Walter Murch pops up like the
old Microsoft Office Assistant (paper clip) and asks if you would
like to save your project.

Sweet!

[Will Griffith]

We are a small shop. Two edit bays and two EX3s. No SAN, just xRaids and xServes on a
gigabit network. Running Final Cut server to manage video and images.

Here is what we do with our media.
1. Open SxS Card in XDCAM Transfer
2. Tag w/Metadata
3. Transfer (wrap in QT) to Edit Bay RAID
4. Backup to BluRay or DVD-5
5. Copy Clips from RAID to Final Cut Server using a watch folder or direct drop into FCS
6. Type in search terms and hope we spelled things correctly. 🙂

Other than a dub to BetaSP occasionally, I guess we are tape free.

Final Cut Server is what you make of it. If I could spend 2 weeks configuring it,
I’m pretty sure I could automate everything we do. 🙂

Right now it is pretty nifty because I can be anywhere in the world and convert a ProRes
1080p :30 Spot to a WMV or even an MP3 on a borrowed PC laptop. Just need Java and Quicktime. It’s not perfect, but there is a lot of potential.

[Will Griffith]

>>going straight to Snow from Tigger.

Did I miss a Software Update?

[Will Griffith]

Zane…please don’t try to throw any common sense or logic into this. 🙂

[Will Griffith]

I know. Just had to get that off my chest. 🙂

[Will Griffith]

There are a few folks who have used 2/3 inch glass(need adapter) with great results.
Just do a search for it on here and other sites.

[Will Griffith]

For me FCP has always been a horrible converter.

The only way we could fix HDV conversions for BetaSP
was to use a Kona and its hardware downconvert.

Right now I don’t even bother with FCP or Compressor’s
conversions and just use the IOHD with the EX3.
It also saves on rendering.

[Will Griffith]

I really liken our EX3s as laptops, not cameras.

Basically the same construction and weight,
and almost the same on the inside! 🙂

Will Griffith
Producer

[Will Griffith]

Sounds like you have a faulty card.

I’ve got an extra 8GB card if you
want to trade… you know, just
because I’m nice. 🙂

Will Griffith
Producer

[Will Griffith]

You may want to consider PhotoJPEG compression at 75%.
It has some trade offs, but it is DV file sized with
much better quality (but not better than 10bit).

If I were you I would do some tests and figure out what is best for
your footage.