Workflow to enable client logging / paper edit > FCP at DVinfo.net

Mark Slocombe · September 10th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Anyone got workflow suggestions to enable client logging / paper editing, pre-FCP editing? On tape we've historically dubbed tapes to DVD with burnt in timecode and given clients an Excel sheet to log shots on, label them, and sort them into edit order. Then FCP imports the Excel edit log and thus the relevant clips on tapes.

We can emulate this by putting imported XDCAM clips into FCP sequences, adding a timecode generator filter and outputting to either DVD via Compressor or to WMV / QT in Episode...... but I just wonder if anyone has an even more efficient workflow for this?

Ola Christoffersson · September 10th, 2008, 02:03 PM

I just get a big 500 GB USB-drive for cheap and copy all of the raw material during a lunch and give that to the client with a downloaded copy of Clip Browser on the disk. He/She can then view and logg the clips in full quality with TC and everything. The cost is $100 and the work involved is five minutes.

September 10th, 2008, 01:46 PM	#1
Mark Slocombe Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 120	Workflow to enable client logging / paper edit > FCP Anyone got workflow suggestions to enable client logging / paper editing, pre-FCP editing? On tape we've historically dubbed tapes to DVD with burnt in timecode and given clients an Excel sheet to log shots on, label them, and sort them into edit order. Then FCP imports the Excel edit log and thus the relevant clips on tapes. We can emulate this by putting imported XDCAM clips into FCP sequences, adding a timecode generator filter and outputting to either DVD via Compressor or to WMV / QT in Episode...... but I just wonder if anyone has an even more efficient workflow for this? __________________ Mark Slocombe, CreationVideo http://www.creationvideo.com

September 10th, 2008, 02:03 PM	#2
Ola Christoffersson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 462	I just get a big 500 GB USB-drive for cheap and copy all of the raw material during a lunch and give that to the client with a downloaded copy of Clip Browser on the disk. He/She can then view and logg the clips in full quality with TC and everything. The cost is $100 and the work involved is five minutes.