Scene detection on Xdcam EX files? at DVinfo.net

Riku Naskali · November 15th, 2009, 05:39 AM

Hi,

I have a lot of footage shot as a single take on EX-3. Now I would need to do a scene detection on the footage? What are my options? I tried the Magnum scene detector script in After Effects, but it didn't do a very good job. Most of the transitions are zooms in to tighter shot sizes.

Jon Essex · November 15th, 2009, 07:33 AM

Hi,

How have you recorded multiple clips onto a single clip file on your EX3?

Thanks

Craig Seeman · November 15th, 2009, 10:19 AM

Every time one starts and stops recording a new clip is created. There's no need for scene detection that I can imagine.

If you've done one long take one could use the camera's marker feature or add them in ClipBrowser.

Jon Essex · November 15th, 2009, 11:17 AM

For a moment there I thought I had missed a great feature with the EX3. My F355 would shoot multiple clips into a single file. Really great for doing GVs etc. No such feature on the EX3.

Vincent Oliver · November 15th, 2009, 11:27 AM

Scene detection works by finding a totally different scene within a clip sequence. The EX1/3 creates a new clip everytime you press the record button, so in effect you have an automatic scene detection

November 15th, 2009, 05:39 AM	#1
Riku Naskali New Boot Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampere, FINLAND Posts: 9	Scene detection on Xdcam EX files? Hi, I have a lot of footage shot as a single take on EX-3. Now I would need to do a scene detection on the footage? What are my options? I tried the Magnum scene detector script in After Effects, but it didn't do a very good job. Most of the transitions are zooms in to tighter shot sizes.

November 15th, 2009, 07:33 AM	#2
Jon Essex New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Worcester, Worcestershire Posts: 12	Scene detection on Xdcam EX files? Hi, How have you recorded multiple clips onto a single clip file on your EX3? Thanks

November 15th, 2009, 11:17 AM	#4
Jon Essex New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Worcester, Worcestershire Posts: 12	Scene detection on Xdcam EX files? For a moment there I thought I had missed a great feature with the EX3. My F355 would shoot multiple clips into a single file. Really great for doing GVs etc. No such feature on the EX3.

November 15th, 2009, 11:27 AM	#5
Vincent Oliver Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chislehurst, London Posts: 1,724	Scene detection works by finding a totally different scene within a clip sequence. The EX1/3 creates a new clip everytime you press the record button, so in effect you have an automatic scene detection __________________ Eyes are a deaf man’s ears. Ears are a blind man’s eyes

November 15th, 2009, 10:19 AM	#3
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Every time one starts and stops recording a new clip is created. There's no need for scene detection that I can imagine. If you've done one long take one could use the camera's marker feature or add them in ClipBrowser.