SPE Dailies Solutions. SPE Tech / PMC / Colorworks / 24P Dailies 6/07/11

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1 SPE Dailies Solutions SPE Tech / PMC / Colorworks / 24P Dailies 6/07/11 1

2 Summary of topics covered SPE Dailies Solution Objectives Vendor Selection Criteria Evaluation process List of all Dailies solutions currently being considered / reviewed Vendor/solution detail Overview / Evaluation 2

3 SPE Dailies Solution Objectives Read original camera format and Metadata embedded in original material - RED, ARRI, QuickTime, DPX, MXF, etc Verifying media copied off camera data packs Archive component - LTO Sync sound efficiently and reliably Ability to apply a LUT Additional color correction? Ability to add new Metadata Transcode to Avid/FCP compliant media files faster than real time Make deliverables: Muxed DNX, H.264, XDCAM, DVD (MPEG2), ProRes, Etc Export EDL, ALE and AAF with Metadata Export FCP XML, Avid AAF and ALE with all Metadata Delivering media to Editorial and Backbone Portability ios / Andriod Component 3

4 Vendor Selection Criteria Evaluation process Dailies applications testing: RED One media is fully supported across multiple platforms Alexa / ProRes QuickTime media is fully supported across multiple platforms Arri-raw / Arri s Bayer pattern Baseband is fully supported across multiple platforms DPX Video Tape Epic 3:1 compression 4

5 Dailies solutions currently being considered / reviewed On the table: Assimilate Scratch Dailies Lab Colorfront Codex Baselight DFT Bones (Flexity) YoYo Possible components in overall workflow: Constellation (CET Universe) stand alone archive capability Avid Media Composer stand alone editorial packaging capability Content Agent DVS Pronto Mistika 3D specific features? Off the table: NextLab (Fotokem) Mobilabs (Deluxe) MTI DVS Clipster 5

6 Vendor/Solution Detail 6

7 Assimilate Scratch Dailies Lab Product: Scratch Website: Contact: Uses multiple Red Rocket accelerator cards for RED transcodes at higher frame rates. Can apply a LUT. Can apply additional color grading. Can transcode faster than real time to DnxHD media. Can create DCP compliant media. Flexible audio sync tool. Pros: XML functionality for customization and integration into existing infrastructure Primary and Secondary color grading functionality Control surface interface or software GUI capable for increase in productivity Multiple DI format support Native Avid DnxHD export Cons: Creates one clip per time line, multiple clips (scene/take) transcoded from one timeline is not possible. No ProRes media export Requires operator training - skill level medium to high for color grading 7

8 Colorfront Product: Onset Dailies Website: Contact: On-set dailies can work with uncompressed DPX, ARRIRAW, R3D, Quicktime, Silicon Imaging and Phantom shot material and is designed to generate multiple deliverables at faster than realtime. It has a very intuitive interface and can sync production audio (either automatically based on TC or manually) color grade, QC, do burn-ins and render out deliverables. On-Set Dailies also has a very strong stereo 3D functionality. Pros: n/a Cons: 8

9 Baselight Product: Website: Contact: Pros: Tied to workflows with system in place at Colorworks Cons: 9

10 YoYo Product: YoYo Dailies Website: Vendor Contact: SPE Contact: Phil Squyres YoYo - Non Linear Data Management DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY FOR DI WORKFLOW YoYo is a total solutions that provides the ability to manage all your data and video workflows, allowing your creative applications to perform the tasks they were designed for. YoYo offers the ability to manage the ingest of material from multiple sources including film, video and a multitude of different file based digital acquisition devices. SINCE WORKING ON THE DAILIES MODULE w/ SPT DAILIES YOYO HAS: Added ASC-CDL support - on a clip by clip or by reel basis Added support for ASC-CDL labeling Enabled ASC-CDL creation & modification tools Added TRIM IN/OUT functions on a clip by clip basis Added SOUND SYNC support for both auto sync (matching TC) and waveform matching (scratch audio) plus manual adjustments using WAV waveforms Corrected several bugs located during our testing Added multiple permutations of file matching sound to picture and picture to sound Handles archiving direct out to LTO5 Due to add very soon: Additional burnins and audio channel mapping Pros: Runs on legacy MAC (FCP) hardware Processing speed dependent more on GPU than CPU (2x conversion-prores to DNX) Built on tested asset management system SW Coder is very experienced & fast Cost very reasonable ($10K per seat) Cons: Small company? 10

11 Codex Product: Website: Contact: Pros: Already in use at Colorworks Cons: 11

12 Constellation (CET Universe) Product: Constellation VCM Website: Contact: - Tony Cahill, Chief Engineer tony@cetuniverse.com - Jeff Goldstein, Business Development jeffg@cetuniverse.com SPE Contact: Jason Brahms Constellation VCM includes four main components that make up the core of the system. These components include all the tools necessary to create procedures and policies within the Constellation software environment. Constellation VCM core components are: Storage Management Archive Management Asset Management Workflow Autmation Recent credits: Dailies for David Fincher on The Social Network Pros: n/a Cons: 12

13 Product: Media Composer Website: Contact: Avid - Media Composer Uses Red Rocket accelerator card for RED transcodes - faster than real time Reads native RED and ARRI Alexa ProRes QuickTime codecs with full Metadata via AMA plugins Can transcode faster than real time to DnxHD 36,115,175X. CPU processors provide speed, so 8 core and 12 core systems should be the minimum standard. Transcoded material carries over original metadata plus newly added metadata i.e. Scene, Take, Camera Roll, etc Can be re-linked to camera original media Can auto sync audio based on TC or manually using waveform tools. Provides native project and media formats that are preferred by editors for feature film and television. Can create ProRes media for FCP Pros: Handles native camera media Price - all functionality exists in software Complete end-to-end Avid solution possible Runs on Mac CPU, so on set functionality of host computer can be used for multiple applications and minimize footprint and power requirements Can be integrated into a laptop solution with third party hardware - not recommended for most workflows, but possible. Cons: No LUT capabilities except for RED files, problem for ARRI QT ProRes media dailies due to Log-C color space of source QT files. Third parties are working on alternative workflows to incorporate the correct color space until Avid releases their own functionality. The hope is that 13 these functions will be available in the next release.

14 Content Agent Product: Website: Contact: Transcoding software supporting multiple formats Just received, still being evaluated Pros: Off the shelf hardware Cons: N/A 14