Re: Metadata, P2CMS, P2Log Pro, LogAndTransfer, Raylight and You. A journey into the unseen.

Right now I don't think that there is a workflow that will do everything you want. That's why you're posting here, right?:-) You need to be able to have someone on set with a handheld/laptop/iPhone connected directly to the camera, and rename and log clips within the camera. i think this will actually happen, its jsut a matter of when.

In the meantime, what do we do? It depends on your workflow that you need. Its rare that there is a solution that covers every situation. Personally I dont' like the idea of editing my shows with reference files, its one more thing that can get mucked up. I haven't done any testing as to relinking files that get archived and refs that get deleted/moved, but right now I have more disk space than time, so I log and transfer. I use a bare drive in my weibetech enclosure and archive the raw P2 data, put it on a shelf. FCP was made to work with quicktime movies. Not MXF files. until Apple opens the platform to recognize other file types, there will not be a reliable way to get metadata from the P2 card into FCP. For some reason, QT's don't jive with P2 metadata.

Anyway, enough of my rant. As an editor, I despise logging and digitizing. I've always hated it. I can log and transfer, its faster than realtime. I like that. Its one step forward without using some fancy footwork of a workaround that has a greater chance of failing (computer error or human error) and sticking me near my deadline.

These are my OPINIONS, this is the way I work. I know everyone works differently. Most people don't mid using raylight, and it is a cool idea, and it seems to work. But not for me.

Until log and transfer recognizes the metadata within the mxf files, I don't think there will be an easy way of doing this.

Matt

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