Editing 2K projects

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LMGvideo

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I've been doing research lately to figure out what kind of system I'll need to edit 2k projects with Red. I'm on a PC using Premiere, so a dual core Xeon cpu with 4 gigs of memory and an Aja Zena card look to be good options. It looks like using Cineforms Prospect HD might also be a good investment. From what I can gather, the system will require HD-SDI to transfer video.

I'm curious what others here have planned or are currently using to edit these kinds of projects. Specifically:
1. What kind a raid array has proven to be a good solution. I'm thinking that an external raid rather than internal might be the way to go.
2. What monitor looks like a good bet to preview projects? Can you get by with a 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor? LCD or Plasma?
3. What workflow would work for archiving project files. For that matter, what workflow will work for handing projects off to clients?
4. Any other considerations not mentioned.
 
LMGvideo said:
I'm curious what others here have planned or are currently using to edit these kinds of projects. Specifically:

1. What kind a raid array has proven to be a good solution. I'm thinking that an external raid rather than internal might be the way to go.
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Regardless of whether you're using SCRATCH or another program that does realtime 2K RGB, check out...

http://www.assimilateinc.com/apl.html

This is by no means complete, but are vendors and products that we have put through fairly exhaustive testing for realtime 2K workflow. We have many customers that use each of these storage solutions. Contact me off-list and I can hook you up with them for unbiased reference opinions.

LMGvideo said:
2. What monitor looks like a good bet to preview projects? Can you get by with a 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor? LCD or Plasma?
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Honestly - depends on what kind of quality and precision you need. Not many colorists will depend on LCD or Plasma monitors. They vary too much, are too hard to calibrate, and change luminance profiles *drastically* with off-angle viewing. But, for a majority of work out there, the Apple/Dell 23" or 30" are great. For serious color work, just be aware that the Apple 23" monitors have fairly well-known magenta cast issues.

LMGvideo said:
3. What workflow would work for archiving project files. For that matter, what workflow will work for handing projects off to clients?
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Archiving - geez. That is the question of the decade. It has been argued and is still argued passionately on dozens of forums. Bottom line - back everything up to whatever you think you can restore in a year or two (remember JAZ drives?) If it's really really important, restore it every year or two and re-archive it to the storage flavor-du-jour.

Lucas Wilson
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Master of Widgets
Assimilate, Inc.
Los Angeles
 
David Newman says it will be possible 4K@home (from the PC side especially @non-expensive realms like the Premiere is):

David Newman said:
We just demonstrated real-time online 4K RAW editing (dual stream dissolve with Dalsa Origin footage) to Adobe management under Premiere Pro 2.0 running on a Dual core dual proc Xeon Woodcrest system (about $3K PC with two drives in RAID-0.) So it can be done today, although we aren't shipping this technology yet, but we intend this be available for Red customers as the alternative workflow (for those who can't stand offline workflows.) This a simple extension of the now shipping CineForm RAW workflow. So even with the purchase of our software the system costs will be doable at $5k for a Red online.
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