Materials on Professional Disc
Sub
Edit
Clip
Rapid-cuts-only Editing
XDCAM Browser
NLE or VTR
High-resolution data, Proxy Data, and the Clip List are separately
recorded (to the Clip folder, Sub folder, and Edit folder, respectively).
There are also a General folder and a User Data folder, both of
which can be used to record any type of PC file.
EDL-based Editing -
Scene Selection Function
The Scene Selection function allows simple cuts-only
editing*
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to be performed within the camcorder or deck
itself. The result of these edits can be saved as an
XDCAM EDL (also called a Clip List), which can be
written back to the original disc so as to stay with the
material.
*1: The video and audio of a clip cannot be edited independently.
Proxy Data
At the same time as recording high-resolution video and
audio data, a low-resolution version of this AV data
(called Proxy Data) is recorded on the same disc. Proxy
Data is much smaller in size, can be transferred at an
amazingly high speed, easily browsed and simply edited
using the XDCAM Browser (or compatible editing
software offered by many other industry-leading
manufacturers).
Metadata
All XDCAM HD422 products are capable of recording a
variety of metadata, which provides a huge advantage
when searching for specific data after an initial
recording has been made. Information such as
production dates, creator names, and camera setup
parameters can be saved together with the AV material.
This makes it possible to organize and search through all
recordings effectively. One particular metadata, called
EssenceMark™ (Shot Mark), is a convenient reference
that can be added to desired frames to make them
easy to recall in subsequent editing processes. Clipflag
is another convenient metadata which users can add to
their desired clips as “OK”, “NG” (No Good) or “KP”
(Keep). This simplifies efficient clip management,
enabling for example batch ingesting of OK clips or
deletion of all NG clips.
XDCAM Workflow:
Rapid Cuts-only Editing and Partial Transfer
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Proxy Data can be downloaded at an amazingly high speed.
Users can easily find required material by referring to
metadata.
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Users can quickly make a storyboard using the XDCAM
Browser. Storyboarding can now be performed in the field
with just a mid-specification notebook computer, because
Proxy Data is so light in size. Storyboard data (the Clip List) is
recorded back to Professional Disc media.
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If required, only the parts necessary for the storyboard are
transferred to the editing system. XDCAM HD422 products
can transfer materials to NLE systems in remote locations via
Ethernet. Users can also transfer material to a VTR using an
HD-SDI interface.
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