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1. directory on the Avid storage device For audio navigate to the P2 audio folder select contents and copy to the same Avid folder used for the video From within the Avid editing application and appropriate project type select Tools Media Tool to display the P2 drives and projects Make a selection and press OK Drag the clips you wish to use into a bin The clips are now playable from local storage 6 Edit the DVCPRO HD footage a You can mix footage of the same frame rate with SD and or Avid DNxHD based footage of the same frame rate and frame structure progressive or interlaced in real time on the Avid timeline Variable Frame Rate VFR workflow example Footage recorded at 720p 60 on the camera and played back in the 720p 23 976 Avid project will result in a smooth 2 5x slow motion effect refer to camera s User Manual for directions on shooting in VFR mode 7 Output options a b Output to a DVCPRO HD deck via 1394 digital cut Select DVCPRO HD as the output mode in the Digital Cut tool Output to HD SDI by first transcoding the sequence to Avid DNxHD Note Writeback to the P2 card is planned for a future release Panasonic Varicam camera AJ HDC27H The Panasonic Varicam is a camera that allows the recording of a variety of frame rates between 1 fps and 60 fps For example material captured at 24 frames per second and played back at 24 frames per second will have no speed chan2. low resolution proxy media MPEG 4 This allows you to work quickly with the proxy media in an off line editing session and then later conform the proxy media to the corresponding high resolution media Avid Media Composer and NewsCutter systems support all XDCAM SD resolutions while Avid Xpress Pro software supports the DVCAM resolution only Although a connection can be made via either IEEE 1394 Sony iLink or Ethernet the following example will address the direct 1394 connection workflow Example workflow 1394 Connection Sony PDW 1500 XDCAM deck with Media Composer Adrenaline PC The following example workflow for an i Link 1394 FAM file access mode connection can be used for all Sony XDCAM cameras and decks 1 Make sure the deck is set to FAM mode Deck must be set to PC remote and Sony ProDisc driver loaded on PC 2 Optional Check import settings for desired behavior Automatic proxy import Import essence marks as locators Import proxy high res or both from disk 3 Connect the XDCAM device via 1394 to the computer XDCAM disc will mount as a drive in operating system 4 Import the proxy media by any of the following methods Using the File menu command import XDCAM proxy e Automatically based on import settings e Drag and drop XDCAM clips to bin based on import settings Note it is also possible to import proxies from a drive other than the XDCAM disc even from an FTP server The XDCA
3. Avid Postproduction HD Cameras and Decks Workflow Guide Avid Media Composer Avid Xpress Pro Avid NewsCutter Avid do more Table of Contents HEFOGUCTION 252 PP vied need ba hace dene ante By os eee ee ee Oe eR eee ees 1 Sony XDCAM re cys cesar are thane est haves E ee alone dia Gite alae Gea S AAEE E aile att ead abin E ee 2 Sony XDCAM AD s s cpa wie bad ace Rome ea ad he aod ade SAE eR eC Reden Sua deg ae 3 Panasonic P sea rege ce ede ay Y WR A ee Redde pev A deed AER E a ea PU NA ead C ER Fg s 3 Panasonic Varicam camera AJ HDC27H ee Er RRR see rs 5 d sq 7 e nMMP 8 Panavision Genesis and Sony HDCAM SR ssssssss e 9 Conclusion Introduction The following document is a workflow guide to using several popular cameras and decks with Avid editing products Organized by manufacturer a step by step example for each of these representative cameras or decks will be shown Although there can be many ways to work with the myriad of devices available this document focuses on the most popular recommended practices for Avid editing systems NOTE Avid Liquid editing products are in a separate document Sony XDCAM Sony XDCAM decks and camcorders use an optical disc with a capacity of up to 23 3 GB to store recorded media XDCAM SD devices can record media in high resolution MPEG IMX and DVCAM formats At the same time XDCAM devices create corresponding
4. M disk structure must be maintained and located at the root level of the given volume drive Be sure to copy the XML data at the root level when doing this See Avid help or User Guide for more information 5 Enter a disk label at the prompt this disk label name will be used later in the high resolution import step 6 Edit the proxy media MPEG 4 For best performance use draft quality from the video display settings and deselect 10 bit processing video display settings 7 With sequence highlighted in the bin select the Clip gt Batch Import command to import native DVCAM or MPEG IMX media replacing the proxy media with the high resolution media This will import only those portions of the high resolution clip necessary for the sequence 8 Output the finished sequence Play the high resolution sequence out as standard digital cut Send to playback server if using Transfer Manager Note direct file based write back to an XDCAM is planned for a future release Sony XDCAM HD Sony s new XDCAM HD format uses the MPEG HD codec for video recording and uncompressed audio Frame rates supported are 59 94i 50i 25p 29 97p and 23 976p The recording bit rate is 35 25 HDV and 18 Mb s Avid plans to introduce XDCAM HD support in the next major release for all XDCAM resolutions 29 97p support is planned for a future release The workflow for Sony XDCAM HD devices is identical to the XDCAM SD workflo
5. e Transcode Select transcode and select the target video resolution to be DVCPRO HD MXF Transcode 6 To output the final HD sequence to the DVCPRO deck via 1394 digital cut a Clip menu gt Digital Cut 7 To output the final SD sequence we will deliver a 16 9 letterbox a b o ake a copy of the HD sequence Switch the format tab to 30i i This will turn on the Avid Mojo SDI downconvert SD output Create a new video track Place a 16 9 Letterbox effect reformat effect across the entire track i This will create a filler track effect for the length of the program monitor that track Perform a Digital cut via SDI outputs to Digital Betacam Use the other Reformat options to create center cut 4 3 or no effect at all for anamorphic outputs Panavision Genesis and Sony HDCAM SR The new Panavision Genesis Digital Camera System provides a no compromises digital imaging environment for cinematographers In addition to being used as an HD Telecine recording device and original camera format HDCAM SR is the preferred recording format for Genesis HDCAM SR provides the option for 10 bit 4 4 4 HD RGB recording which is ideal for capturing the dynamic range and color gamut of all these acquisition formats The forthcoming release of Avid DS Nitris will provide the necessary dual link HD SDI input and output channels for complete capture conform finishing and mastering of high q
6. e ingested in a 1080i 59 94 project only Example Workflow Canon XL H1 with Avid Xpress Pro software with Avid Mojo SDI In this example footage is captured at 1080i 60 4 3 SD archive footage is also used in the project There is a 4 3 delivery requirement to Digital Betacam in addition to an HD 16 9 delivery requirement to Panasonic DVCPRO 1 Create an Avid HDV project at 1080i 59 94 on the Avid Xpress Pro system a Connect the XL H1 camera to the Avid Xpress Pro system via 1394 FireWire 2 For HDV capture go to Toolset gt Capture a Setup the XL H1 camera in the deck configuration settings if not already done b You can log and batch capture media or capture on the fly 3 For SD capture go to the format tab in the project window and change the format to 30i this gives SD resolution options in the capture tool a Capture SD material from the XL H1 in DV mode or from another deck b When SD capture is over switch the format tab back to 1080i 59 94 HDV 4 Edit the Media a Mix the HDV media with NTSC media on the Avid timeline in real time b Use the reformat effects to reformat the SD 4 3 clips for a 16 9 delivery use clip color to easily identify clips of a different format c Any titles and graphics will be created using the high quality Avid DNxHD codec 5 Since the delivery is to DVCPRO HD you can transcode our sequence to DVCPRO HD a b C d Select the sequence in the bin Bin Menu gt Consolidat
7. ge but the same action captured at 48 frames per second and played back at 24 frames per second will result in playback that is twice as long or in video terms a 50 slo mo slow motion i lh Using Variable Frame Rate VFR with Avid products is very straightforward The 720p format is always recording to a progressive 60 59 94 frame tape format The different frame rates are achieved by selecting the desired frame rate the camera flags the true frames within the 60 frame sequence When these flags are detected by the Avid editing system only those frames are captured and stored to disk When played back at the project s frame rate either a slow motion or fast motion will result Example workflow AJ HDC27H Camera with Avid Media Composer Adrenaline In this example there are several shots the will be filmed at the 59 94 rate in order to be used as slo mo shots at the project rate of 23 976 Final delivery is to DVCPRO HD 1 Create an Avid project at 720p 59 94 or 23 976 a For maximum flexibility of VFR create a 720p 23 976 project slo mo will only result in a project type that is of a slower frame rate than the shooting frame rate 2 Connect the Varicam camera to the Avid editing system via 1394 FireWire 3 Open the Capture tool a There is a Preserve Varicam Frames check box in the Capture Tool Interface b If turned off the default state of the button the capture will observe the f
8. he Panasonic named format and the equivalent Avid Project name Working with HD footage shot in 720p 24pN Native mode Aii HV N 00 inrmats ami equivalent Avid moet i Forma eme Imm 8 LE TL e EZEN aneen pianek p pnta spo s Lez inn ea E astern ast enun oy pcs ners ee Lurucxs B E S EE so Ds T eu ZO manie ino palkia 1 Make sure the Panasonic P2 drivers are installed on the editing system 2 To use the HVX200 as a FireWire device enable PC Dub mode on the camera The camera s media switch must be set to P2 which will cause the P2 card s to mount as a drive s see camera User Manual for more details 3 Start the Avid application Create a 720p 23 976 project if necessary select File Mount all and or File Load Media Database to recognize the P2 card s 4 To play media directly from the P2 card s select Tools Media Tool to display the P2 drives and projects a Make a selection and press OK b Double click the clip and play in a pop up or in the source monitor c The clips are now playable direct from the P2 device 5 To copy P2 files to a local media drive there are two steps one for video and one for audio since they are recorded to different directories on the P2 card a e f g Using the OS navigate to the P2 device video folder b Open the video media files directory and copy the contents to the Avid MediaFiles MXF 1
9. lags in the video stream and only capture those frames c This type of capture will result in a slow motion or fast motion depending on original recording speed d If it is turned on then every frame is captured all 60 frames essentially ignoring the flagged frames 4 Edit the footage a Footage flagged as 59 94 plays back 2 5x slower 5 The final sequence can be output via 1394 digital cut to DVCPRO HD Because of the nature of tape based recording formats for VFR there are some caveats the user needs to be aware of when capturing and using VFR material a The first time a capture is performed it must be done on the fly or from a START point The user cannot log ahead of time the first time a capture is done because the duration of the logged clip will be different than the actual duration of the captured clip depending on frame rate The true duration of the clip will be known once the first capture is done b Once the first capture is done it is possible to go back and batch capture the original master clip at any point in the process c Since the duration is properly logged for the clip on the master clip a re batch capture of a VFR clip in a sequence will not be possible because the system needs the START point of the original master clip The same goes for a consolidation as long as the user keeps the bin with the original master clip or does a set bin display for a sequence that has never been consolidated or decompo
10. mat effects to reformat the SD 4 3 for a 16 9 delivery c Any titles and graphics will be created using the high quality Avid DNxHD codec d SD clips will be rendered to Avid DNxHD for the final output 5 Output the final sequence via one of the following a Output a WM9 VC1 HD file from File gt Export gt Windows Media b Output to HDCAM via HD SDI by taking the sequence to a Media Composer Adrenaline system with an Avid DNxcel board Canon Canon s XL H1 HDV camera supports SD via DV format recording and HD via HDV format recording Media Composer Newscutter and Avid Xpress Pro systems support all SD DV formats For HD these Avid systems support the following FormatiRate e 1080i60 1080159 94 1080159 94 1080150 1080150 1080150 The following formats are not currendy supported at the native frame rate 1080i24F 1080i30F 1080i24 1080i30 1080159 94 1080159 94 x The XL H1 has a mode that allows for the recording of 4 channels of audio with HDV This mode is not supported When you capture tapes recorded in this mode only channels 1 and 2 are captured The following caveats apply when using this camera There is no native 24p workflow provided for tapes recorded in 24F mode These tapes can be ingested in a 1080i 59 94 project only This will retain the film look with pulldown There is no 30p workflow provided for tapes recorded in 30F mode These tapes can b
11. sed it will be possible to recapture JVC JVC has recently announced a Pro HD line with the GY HD100U and BR HD50 Deck The line supports SD via DV format recording and HD via HDV format recording Media Composer NewsCutter and Avid Xpress Pro systems support all SD DV formats For HD these Avid systems support the following Format Forma Rate Type The following formats are planned for a future release 720p 50 HDW 720p 50 720p SO 720p 24 HOW T20p 23 076 720p 23 976 In this example footage is captured at 720p 30 direct to the DR HD100U direct to disk recorder unit made by Focus Enhancements The HDV files are stored as M2t files on the HDD 4 3 SD Stock footage is also used in the project Client approval is via a Windows Media HD clip Final delivery is to HDCAM 1 Create an Avid a 720p 29 97 HDV project on the Avid Xpress Pro system 2 Connect the hard disk recorder to the Avid system via FireWire 1394 Note The disk recorder must be in HDD mode to mount as a drive 3 Use the OS to navigate to the HDV media on the drive and drag and drop the M2T media files into a bin a This will cause a fast import of the media to the local Avid storage i The media is copied bit for bit in its native form to the Avid system Note it is currently not possible to play back M2T media directly on the Avid system 4 Edit the media a Mix the HDV media with NTSC media on the Avid timeline in real time b Use the refor
12. uality HD RGB sources originated on digital imaging devices such as Panavision Genesis and Sony HDCAM SR 10 Conclusion Avid strives to develop and adopt leading industry standards so its customers can integrate Avid products into unique workflow solutions that are tailored to the individual needs of their businesses This holistic approach is already paying dividends to Avid customers who are experiencing unparalleled efficiency and productivity Our mission is to continually advance Avid solutions to enable truly nonlinear workflows so the post production process itself can be as flexible dynamic and creative as each of the individual tools in the collaborative workgroup Corporate Headquarters 800 949 AV D 2843 2006 Avid Technology Inc All rights reserved Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change Asian Headquarters 65 6476 7666 without notice Adrenaline Avid Avid Liquid Avid Mojo Avid Xpress Avid DNxHD Avid DNxcel do more Media Composer NewsCutter and European Headquarte rs 44 1 753 655999 Nitris are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology Inc or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries All other 5 ar x trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective companies To find your regional Avid office visit www avid com contact HCDWGWPO606
13. w with the following differences 1 Sony Slow and Quick motion capability is planned for a future release 2 Avid Xpress Pro software will support the 25 Mb s CBR HDV resolution only 3 Native XDCAM HD files must be transcoded to Avid DNxHD media to be output over HD SDI Note direct XDCAM HD write back support is planned for a future release Panasonic P2 Panasonic P2 decks and camcorders record DVCPRO at 25 and 50 Mb s also known as DV25 and DV50 to solid state memory cards With the introduction of the AG HVX200 camera Panasonic has added support for DVCPRO HD at 100 Mb s also known as DV100 Avid editing applications offer the fastest possible workflow with direct editing of P2 media without the need to capture or import Since P2 card media is expensive many users also like to transfer P2 media to local or shared storage Panasonic has created an external 60 GB hard drive called P2 Store for this purpose P2 cameras such as the AG HVX200 typically connect to Avid systems through a computers USB port although SD DV formats can be recorded to tape and accessed via 1394 FireWire Example workflow Panasonic AG HVX200 with Media Composer software The Panasonic AG HDX200 is a multi format multi frame rate camera Although this camera is capable of recording 21 different video formats the formats currently supported by Avid software are shown below Note the slight difference in nomenclature between t
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