P2 Work Flow for HPX300?

[Doc]

Anyone know if anyone has put together or is putting together a P2 workflow training DVD for the HPX300? Noah?

Doc

 

[David Saraceno]

In what respect?

Because it is identical to the 200/170 workflow.

What do you need assistant with?

 

[Joe Calabrese]

It all depends on your initial format:

AVC-I (100 or 50):
Luckily for you, the NEW Final Cut accepts this no problem. You can natively import and edit the footage.

DVCPRO-HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO via P2 card (MXF files):
You must first convert the MXF files to a quicktime format, I prefer H.264 Intraframe (basically AVC-I) in order to edit. Transfer the new files into your project and begin editing.

 

[Doc]

Thanks, guys! I am a new to the whole P2 world and saw that there were posts regarding the work flow with the 100 and 200. I am in the process of acquiring a 300, which will be my first P2 system. Thought that maybe the 300 had it's own set of peculiarities so I thought I would ask.

Could you recommend a resource for someone who wants to learn how to work with the P2 system, book or DVD?

 

[guidedbygbv]

How come AVC Intra is not an option on the sequence presets in the new Final Cut update?

 

[Shane Ross]

Because FCP included the AVCI DECODER, but not and ENCODER...so no sequence settings. YOu have to work in a ProRes sequence. Better anyway.

 

[David Saraceno]

To test it, compare the raw footage you have imported from the 300 using the AVCIntra setting to an exported sequence. That footage will open and play as AVCIntra on a FCS3 machine, but on a FCS2 machine will display as black video.

The raw footage is native AVCIntra100 on a FCS3 machine, but an exported self contained sequence is prores HQ.