Re: CatDV + Avid + P2 + LTO4

Bryan,

I've just read your thread with great interest. We're currently using a (now full) editshare and being advised to move onto a CAT DV system to log and capture our P2 footage, backing up our P2 media to LT04 tape (we already have the tape drive and I've managed to get it to work on Windows 7...finally...)

I'm trying to get my head round the whole thing and your point about identifying 1 clip and pulling it back from your LT04 tape is really interesting.

Surely you'd have to pull in the entire backed up P2 card from the tape and find the clip from it? If so what's the point in having CatDV when you can probably guess that shot's on a particular P2 card and it'll reactivate all the bins once you've put that P2 card 'live' again (assuming you're not consolidating media).

Or am I missing the point of CatDV completely?

Is there any chance I could speak to you about this on the 'phone? We're just about to invest in new kit an I don't want to get it wrong!

Best

Alex
email - alex@spikeproductions.co.uk