Editorial Workflow -Digital Camera to Digital Deliverables If it s digital why do we call it film Brad Stoddard 2016
Non-Linear Edit System Hardware Mac Pro, imac, Macbook Pro, Windows PC, Laptop, Linux (CPU) Central Processing Unit (CPU) Runs the OS and software and operations, I/O
Non-Linear Edit System Hardware Computer Central Processing Unit (CPU) RAM (random access memory) The more RAM the better for multiple apps open at the same time.
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware Storage Hard disk drive storage HDD Formats Windows NTFS & ExFat, Mac Ext, Linux Ext 3-5 Hard disk drives in computer or external RAID (redundant array of independent disks) HGST (highest rated, lowest failure) Deskstar NAS 7200 RPM Ultrastar SAS 7200 RPM (enterprise)
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware Storage interface Computer to storage interface Internal esata bus - 6 Gbps External storage USB-3-5 Gbps minimum Thunderbolt 2-20 Gbps Thunderbolt 3-40 Gbps (coming soon) USB-C - 10 Gbps Fiber Channel (fiber optic 16GFC 13600 Mbit/s)
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware GPU GPU Graphics Processing Unit(s) (OpenGL, OpenCL) 1-6 Gb video RAM (the more the better) Multiple GPU s utilized in FCPX, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware I/O Broadcast Monitoring hardware (SDI, HDMI) I/O (in/out) AJA - Kona, Io Black Magic Design - DeckLink, Ultrastudio
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware Reference Monitor Broadcast Monitors (connect via SDI, HDMI) HP DreamColor (Dreamworks) Sony, Panasonic, JVC Dolby (OLED) others
Non-Linear Edit Systems - Hardware Sound Sound system (video I/0 device, USB, Mini jack) Headphones Stereo monitors Surround sound system
Non-Linear Edit System Software (High Performance GPU preferred) AVID - Media Composer 8.5 Apple - Final Cut Pro X 10.2 Adobe - Premiere Pro CC 2015 BMD - DaVinci Resolve Studio Grass Valley - Edius LightWorks - Lightworks 12 Sony - Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Non-Linear Edit System Software (High Performance GPU preferred) AVID - Media Composer 8.5 Editing software Apple - Final Cut Pro X 10.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/comparison_of_video_editing_software Adobe - Premiere Pro CC 2015 (Wikipedia) BMD - DaVinci Resolve Studio Grass Valley - Edius LightWorks - Lightworks 12 Sony - Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Postproduction Workflow begins on-set Transfer/copy camera media to archive drives (2 to 3 copies, on-set) Transcode dailies (with LUT for director/producer) Back-up drive = copy to edit drive Archive drive = touch only if all drives fail Long term Archive options LTO Tape Archive Sony Optical Disk Archive backup Film archive
Postproduction Workflow begins on-set All necessary media lives on edit drive (RAID or SAN) Copy media to edit system Preserve original filenames and all metadata camera metadata Timecode, clip names, date, format, frame rate, etc script supervisor s metadata, xcel spreadsheet, shotnotes Directors circle takes, notes, slates
Postproduction Workflow begins on-set Deliver media to VFX VFX Provide detailed count sheets Provide accurate reference movies Provide color data Maintain detailed reports and shot numbers
Postproduction Workflow begins on-set Script Supervisor Enter notes into a spreadsheet Track camera file names Beware of duplicate or mis-slates Alert you to anything out of the ordinary in the recordings
Postproduction Workflow Editing Edit Picture and Sound Assembly Edit (rough cut) Director approvals sound edit transitions alternate scenes
Postproduction Workflow Editing Edit Picture and Sound Picture Lock Hand off sound to sound design Original production sound files Additional sound, SFX, ADR Reference Quicktime with timecode burn Audio guide tracks for dialog, effects & music AAF or OMF for digital audio workstation (DAW)
Postproduction Workflow Editing Edit Picture and Sound Picture Lock Hand off to colorist All required media for picture XML for conform Look up tables (LUTs) Reference Quicktime with timecode/audio
Postproduction Workflow Finishing Finish Picture and Sound Conform and finish in editing program conform color graded media conform VFX conform sound tracks stereo, surround music, effects, dialog (M&E)
Postproduction Workflow Finishing Create Deliverables Output full resolution DIGITAL masters ProRes (Apple) DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) DNxHD (AVID) Output other formats Screeners DCP (Digital Cinema Package) MP4 (MPEG) Film
Postproduction Workflow Finishing Meet Qualifications for Deliverables Quality Check Picture Sound
Postproduction Workflow QC Quality Check Assets include: main video trailer metadata images captions
Postproduction Workflow QC Top Quality Control Issues 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. main video quality issues (wrong codec, glitches, poor transition, video file with non-square pixels. i.e. display aspect ratio stretched audio tracks not reported properly or missing music, effects, dialog missing poster art, or poster art contains url bars, tone, title card, MPAA card or anything else in front of film letterboxed video closed caption or subtitles file missing or incomplete closed caption or subtitles file not synced to audio missing chapter/ad breaks
Editorial Workflow -Digital Camera to Digital Deliverables If it s digital why do we call it film Brad Stoddard Thank you!