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Acquisition in the Field, Acquisition in the Studio, Preparing for the Edit

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Acquisition in the Field: Footage must be acquired in normal MXF-compatible means, principally on P2 cards or on the FireStore FS-100 or FS-100160. If acquiring on P2 cards: a) Footage can be edited directly from the cards b) Footage on the cards can be transferred to the P2 Store, and edited directly from the P2 Store. c) Footage on the cards can be transferred to a hard disk, and edited from that hard disk. EDIUS 4.6 optionally provides the ability to transfer footage to a hard disk while simultaneously allowing instant editing of the footage from the P2 card (meaning, you can edit instantly from the P2 card, and EDIUS will transfer the footage from the P2 card onto your hard disk simultaneously, in a background process. When the transfer is done, EDIUS will seamlessly and automatically re-link your project to use the copy of the footage on the hard disk instead of the P2 card). Acquisition in the Studio: Footage may be acquired using any of the above means; additionally, footage can be captured directly by EDIUS Broadcast through a IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cable. EDIUS supports IEEE 1394 capture of DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD 720p and DVCPROHD 1080. AVC-Intra is not supported via 1394 streaming. Regardless of how you acquire footage, it's vital that you archive it before erasing your P2 cards. Whether archiving to data tape, or optical disc, or hard disk, make sure that you copy the entire contents of the card (CONTENTS folder and LASTCLIP. TXT file) to an archival media before formatting or erasing the cards. Some uses (such as news stations) may not wish to archive all the original footage; for selective archiving, you can use a database management software application such as Panasonic's P2CMS or Imagine Software's HD Log or TEP/HD. See the "Archiving" section at the end of this paper for more details. Preparing for the Edit: When first starting an edit session, you must make sure that the hardware dongle is inserted in one of your computer's USB ports, and then you should run the EDIUS Pro editing software. EDIUS brings up a project selection dialog box. Choose the type of project that matches the timebase and resolution of the footage you intend to edit. EDIUS Broadcast supports standarddefinition in 4:3 and 16:9, and high-definition in 16:9, all in various frame rates. Choose the mode that best matches your footage. 

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Acquisition in the Field:
Footage must be acquired in normal MXF-compatible means, principally on P² cards or on the FireStore FS-±00 or FS-±00-
±60.
If acquiring on P² cards:
a)
Footage can be edited directly from the cards
b)
Footage on the cards can be transferred to the P² Store, and edited directly from the P² Store.
c)
Footage on the cards can be transferred to a hard disk, and edited from that hard disk.
EDIUS 4.6 optionally
provides the ability to transfer footage to a hard disk while simultaneously allowing instant editing of the
footage from the P² card (meaning, you can edit instantly from the P² card, and EDIUS will transfer the footage
from the P² card onto your hard disk simultaneously, in a background process.
When the transfer is done,
EDIUS will seamlessly and automatically re-link your project to use the copy of the footage on the hard disk
instead of the P² card).
Acquisition in the Studio:
Footage may be acquired using any of the above means; additionally, footage can be captured directly by EDIUS Broadcast
through a IEEE ±394 (Firewire) cable.
EDIUS supports IEEE ±394 capture of DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD 7²0p and
DVCPROHD ±080.
AVC-Intra is not supported via ±394 streaming.
Regardless of how you acquire footage, it’s vital that you archive it before erasing your P² cards.
Whether archiving to data
tape, or optical disc, or hard disk, make sure that you copy the entire contents of the card (CONTENTS folder and LASTCLIP.
TXT file) to an archival media before formatting or erasing the cards.
Some uses (such as news stations) may not wish to
archive all the original footage; for selective archiving, you can use a database management software application such as
Panasonic’s P²CMS or Imagine Software’s HD Log or TEP/HD.
See the “Archiving” section at the end of this paper for more
details.
Preparing for the Edit:
When first starting an edit session, you must make sure that the hardware dongle is inserted in one of your computer’s USB
ports, and then you should run the EDIUS Pro editing software.
EDIUS brings up a project selection dialog box.
Choose the type of project that matches the
timebase and resolution of the footage you intend
to edit. EDIUS Broadcast supports standard-
definition in 4:3 and ±6:9, and high-definition in
±6:9, all in various frame rates.
Choose the mode
that best matches your footage.