[Avid-L2] Re: AMA - Couple of questions

and consolidate them as MXF...?

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger Shufflebottom <rshuff@...> wrote:
>
> You do have to consider the resolution of the video and the type and
> connectivity of the device you are reading from. I'm inclined to see AMA as
> a great way to subclip your shots and consolidate them to a faster drive.
>
>
> On 29/09/2009 12:29, "switthaus" <switthaus@...> wrote:
>
> > thanks Rupert -
> >
> > anyone else seeing the performance hit?
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert Watson" <rupert@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Scott
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Have a look at the http://www.avid.com/xdcam/ http://www.avid.com/p2 and
> >> http://www.avid.com/ama sites
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> There is a lot of good info and whitepaperage on and linked to regarding
> >> AMA and its flows.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Rupert Watson
> >>
> >> www.root6.com
> >>
> >> +44 7787 554801
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> >> Of switthaus
> >> Sent: 28 September 2009 22:17
> >> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> >> Subject: [Avid-L2] AMA - Couple of questions
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On this latest spot I am working on, shot on P2, I decided to try out
> >> the AMA offline route to DS online/color finish. First of all, I am
> >> impressed how "smart" the system is to recognize all the raw P2 files by
> >> simply pointing at the drive. One thing I have noticed is that
> >> performance of MC is a bit sluggish and stuttery when scrubbing
> >> (especially in reverse) in the source window. That could be my system
> >> too, as I am on a 2.5 year old dual 2.66ghz MacPro 4 gig ram and MC
> >> 3.5.1.
> >>
> >> A couple of questions:
> >> To finish on DS, I am assuming I still have to transcode to MXF from a
> >> decomposed sequence, create an AFE of that sequence and go from there.
> >> Am I missing a step?
> >>
> >> Second, can I move around systems using AMA like I could in the past?
> >> Meaning, I have the raw P2 files on an external FW drives and also on a
> >> media drive in the MacPro that I am cutting on now. If I move the
> >> project file to a laptop, for instance, can I relink everything to the
> >> P2 files on the external FW drive and keep cutting on the road?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Scott
> >>
> >>
> >>
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