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EFFECTIVE SITE SURVEYS
Transcoding DSLR footage for Post Production Richard Harrington, PMP twitter.com/ rhedpixel
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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Session Description ‣ Out of the camera, the footage from a DSLR is often not “ready-to-edit.” ‣ This session will cover transcoding strategies. ‣ Examine software tools to ensure realtime performance. ‣ Discuss hardware requirements
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Richard Harrington ‣ RHED Pixel (www.rhedpixel.com) ‣ Adobe Certified Expert & Trainer ‣ Apple Certified Trainer ‣ Avid Master Editor ‣ Project Management Professional ‣ Consult on digital media production and web content
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From Still to Motion ‣ A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR ‣ Full color case study with hands-on activities ‣ 6+ hours of training videos ‣ #1 Cinematography book on Amazon.com ‣ www.peachpit.com/stilltomotion ‣ TOMOTION 35% off
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About You ‣ Director ‣ Director of Photography ‣ Editor ‣ Producer ‣ Crew ‣ Other
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The POSTPRODUCTION WORKFLOW There are extra steps... but it’s worth it
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The WORKFLOW ‣ Transfer to Field Drive and Mirror ‣ Determine Editing Format ‣ Identify Storage Requirements ‣ Transfer to an Edit Drive ‣ Develop Transcoding Specs ‣ Organize Media ‣ Transcode Media ‣ Edit Saturday, December 25, 2010
Storage Requirements ‣ DSLR video footage has a low data rate ‣ Transcoded footage has significantly higher data rate ‣ Calculate for both camera original and transcoded footage ‣ Media storage should be redundant ‣ AJA’s Data rate calculator very useful for calculating storage requirements Saturday, December 25, 2010
transferring from Field Storage ‣ Never edit directly off of field storage ‣ Transfer all field assets to redundant media drives ‣ Keep all field storage drives secure until project completion and archive ‣ Field storage drives are like “tapes” on a shelf
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Transfer to Drive ‣ Transfer to a reliable drive ‣ Ideally you'll use a RAIDed and redundant drive, right away. ‣ Make sure both transfers are complete before reformatting the cards. ‣ Transferring also helps validate the data integrity of files and can prevent issues later with a corrupt clip.
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PLAN FOR STORAGE ‣ Storage space is consumed relatively fast. ‣ Canon 5D Mark II ‣ 1920 X 1080 at 30 fps needs approximately 320 MB of card space for each minute of footage ‣ A 32 GB CF card will hold about 100 minutes of footage ‣ Often use bus-powered drives for field
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Card Readers ‣ FireWire Readers ‣ Lexar or Hoodman ‣ ExpressCard ‣ Laptop with an ExpressCard slot ‣ Frees up ports for drives ‣ Multiple Card Reader ‣ Slower ‣ Ability to walk away
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Why Transcode? Sometimes you will.... sometimes you won’t.
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Why Transcode? ‣ Once the footage has been transferred, you'll may need to convert it to a format that can be edited. ‣ Ideally, video you edit should be optimized for the editing system you’ve chosen to edit with. ‣ Convert the files into a standard video codec that supports real-time editing.
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Why Transcode? ‣ While H.264 files are small, they do not often make good source files. ‣ Have heavy compression that drains your computer's processors to decode. ‣ Must choose codec that is a healthy balance for quality and size.
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Why Transcode? ‣ Not great in Final Cut Pro ‣ Motion JPEG OK ‣ H.264 terrible ‣ AVCHD not FCP native ‣ Doable if you don’t mind rendering and spinning beach balls of death ‣ Does work in Avid, Premiere Pro, and Sony Vegas Saturday, December 25, 2010
Codec Selection ‣ Apple ProRes ‣ CineForm HD ‣ DVCPRO-HD ‣ XDCAM
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Codec Selection ‣ Robust Color ‣ 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 chroma sampling ‣ H.264 is 4:2:0 ‣ Lower Data Rates ‣ Drive space ‣ Machine performance ‣ Full Raster Saturday, December 25, 2010
Transcoding Tools You have options
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Transcoding solutions ‣ Adobe Media Encoder ‣ Apple Compressor ‣ Canon Log & Transfer Plug-in ‣ CineForm NeoScene ‣ MPEG Streamclip
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Adobe Media EncodeR ‣ Cross platform ‣ Bundled with Adobe video applications ‣ Can create AVI or MOV files ‣ Works with any QuickTime compatible codec ‣ www.Adobe.com ‣ Bundled
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Apple Compressor ‣ Mac-only ‣ Bundled with Final Cut Studio ‣ Great for Apple ProRes workflow ‣ Can create cluster environment ‣ ProRes decoder for Windows ‣ www.Apple.com ‣ Bundled
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Canon’s EOS Log and transfer Plugin ‣ New integrated approach to transcoding ‣ Supports Apple ProRes and AIC ‣ In/Out and Metadata! ‣ Faster than traditional transcoding methods ‣ Free!
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Cineform Neoscene ‣ Cross platform ‣ Uses the CineForm HD Codec ‣ Decoder is free ‣ Simple to use and powerful ‣ www.cineform.com ‣ $129
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MPEG Streamclip ‣ Cross platform ‣ Very fast ‣ Not for amateurs ‣ www.Squared5.com ‣ Free
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ORGANIZING MEDIA FOR EDIT Get your selects made
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Organize for edit ‣ Operating System ‣ Digital Asset Management ‣ Bridge ‣ Lightroom ‣ Nonlinear Editor ‣ Premiere Pro ‣ Final Cut Pro Saturday, December 25, 2010
Make Selects & Transcode
‣ Transcode only selected footage ‣ Reduces transcode time ‣ Removes extraneous footage ‣ Reduces storage burden
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Common Media Folder Approach ‣ 01_Original Footage ‣ Card images or cloned copies ‣ 02_Selects ‣ Footage picks ‣ Adapt as needed
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Using Bridge ‣ Transferring ‣ Ranking ‣ Viewing Metadata ‣ Sifting ‣ Sorting ‣ Previewing
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MAKING SELECTS ‣ Starring takes ‣ Sift and Sort ‣ Trim if needed ‣ Copy into Selects folder
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Renaming Files ‣ Optional ‣ Can use descriptive names ‣ Adobe Bridge ‣ Includes batch rename option ‣ Can preserve original name in metadata for future
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Demonstration Saturday, December 25, 2010
Edit Time to tell the story
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Choosing the Right System for Editing ‣ Processor ‣ RAM ‣ Connections ‣ Hard Drives ‣ Video Card
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Premiere PRO CS5 ‣ 64-bit Performance ‣ GPU-accelerated Mercury Playback Engine for faster responsiveness ‣ Make sure you upgrade or have proper video card. ‣ Make sure you download drivers ‣ Work with DSLR video natively
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Sample RAM CONFIGURATIONS ‣ Dell ‣ M6500 – 16GB RAM ‣ T3500 – 24GB RAM ‣ T5500 – 96GB RAM ‣ T7500 – 192GB RAM ‣ Apple ‣ Mac Pro – 32GB RAM ‣ iMac – 16 GB RAM Saturday, December 25, 2010
Graphics cards
with mercury Support ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 (Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 (Mac & Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 (Windows) ‣ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (Mac & Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro CX (Windows)
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Going 64-Bit ‣ Make sure you are using 64-bit OS ‣ Windows 7 or OSX Snow Leopard Recommended ‣ Make sure to update plug-ins and drivers to be 64-bit ‣ Add more RAM to take advantage of 64-bit benefits fully ‣ 2GB per core is a “good start” ‣ Go for fast RAM Saturday, December 25, 2010
64 Bit
Graphics cards with mercury Support ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 (Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 (Mac & Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 (Windows) ‣ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (Mac & Windows) ‣ NVIDIA Quadro CX (Windows)
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Resources Things to help get the job done
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www.facebook.com/dslrvideo
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forums.creativecow.net/dslr
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From Still to Motion ‣ A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR ‣ Full color case study with hands-on activities ‣ 6+ hours of training videos ‣ www.peachpit.com/stilltomotion ‣ Free sample – tinyurl.com/fs2msample ‣ 35% Off with Code TOMOTION (order from peachpit.com)
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Video Made on a Mac ‣ Focusses on integration of Adobe and Apple software ‣ Looks at preproduction, production, and postproduction ‣ For video pros and new users ‣ Emphasis on saving time ‣ Includes 5.5 hours of training video ‣ www.peachpit.com/videomac ‣ 35% Off with Code MACVIDEO (order from peachpit.com) Saturday, December 25, 2010
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GSA Schedule – RHED Pixel Contract# GS-07F-0053V ‣ 541–1
Advertising Services
‣ 541–4B
Video/Film Production
‣ 541–5
Integrated Marketing Services
Contract# GS-07F-0054V ‣ 541–4E Commercial Photography ‣ 541–4B Commercial Art and Graphic Design
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EFFECTIVE SITE SURVEYS
Transcoding DSLR footage for Post Production Richard Harrington, PMP twitter.com/ rhedpixel
Saturday, December 25, 2010
facebook.com/ RichHarringtonStuff
linkedin.com/in/ richardharrington
youtube.com/ rhedpixeltv
