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

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@mac.com> wrote:

> thanks Rupert -
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> anyone else seeing the performance hit?
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert Watson" <rupert@...> wrote:
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>> Scott
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>> Have a look at the http://www.avid.com/xdcam/ http://www.avid.com/p2 and
>> http://www.avid.com/ama sites
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>> There is a lot of good info and whitepaperage on and linked to regarding
>> AMA and its flows.
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>> Rupert Watson
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>> www.root6.com
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>> +44 7787 554801
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> 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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