Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Reality TV Formats

Makes a lot of sense.

2 xdcam drives per CPU? What happens then? Straight file copy to
lanshare? Ingest via Sony utility? AMA or consolidate? What format
are the deliverables?

The bluray and flash seem a good match and I would guess have similar
transfer speeds.

That's a mountain of footage Do you also have 20 monkeys logging this
stuff? ;-)

RT

On Feb 9, 2010, at 4:18 AM, "Mark" <markraudonis@yahoo.com> wrote:

> We use the Sony XDCAM-HD disc based format as our prime acquisition
> format. Lately there seems to be a fair amount of EX-3 footage
> finding our way into our workflow. As
> others have mentioned, the XDCAM format is appealing to us for a
> variety of reasons:
> cost, convenience and quality.
>
> The most important of these reasons is convenience. Seriously. If
> you're talking about thousands and thousands of hours of media, then
> any small advantage becomes a big deal. With XDCAM, the disc IS your
> archive source. For EX footage, we immediately tranfer to XDCAM DATA
> discs and that becomes our archiveable media.
>
> But the biggest factor for us is the ability to digitize FASTER than
> realtime. Since it's file based, you can bring it onto your SAN
> faster than realtime. If you use multiple PDW-U1's, you can bring in
> multiple streams simultaneously, and THAT is a big deal.
>
> We've set up what I call the "Digital Sponge" or the "Digital
> Quicker Picker Upper". It's a combo of ten mac Mini's, a Mac Pro and
> twenty PDW-U1's. We can ingest twenty streams of XDCAM video at
> once. Translation: what used to take days now can be completed in
> one 24 hr cycle. For us, this is the ONLY way that we can keep up
> with the massive amounts of media coming in from production. This
> set up would not be practical with any other format. (Well, maybe
> P2, but then you'd still have the archive issue).
>
> Mark
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, RT <huipro@...> wrote:
> >
> > I would favor the EX3 but some might find the Panasonic Monopiece
> > designs easier to squeeze in (and out) of tight spots.
> >
> > Love the EX3 quality, but there are other considerations here.
> >
> > A friend of mine, who has been shooting active volcano footage for
> > decades, swears that you should only carry a camera that you are
> willing
> > to ditch without hesitation!
> >
> > RT
> >
> >
> >
> > Rupert Watson wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > If you are sitting in the back of a police car, people I know
> who do
> > > that for a living all seem to favour the Sony EX3.
> > >
> > > The small form factor means you can lean forward and shoot
> between the
> > > front seats, whereas the larger, shoulder mounted, cameras make
> this a
> > > lot harder and the footage has a more remote-from-the-action feel.
> > >
> > > Rupert Watson
> > >
> > > +447787554801
> > >
> > > www.root6.com
> > >
> > > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-
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> > > Behalf
> > > Of Multimediac
> > > Sent: 09 February 2010 00:16
> > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Reality TV Formats
> > >
> > > I worked on 5 reality shows last year... all were shot on either
> > > Panasonic P2 or Sony EX
> > >
> > > Yeah... I'd say stay away from HDV.
> > >
> > > george
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