How to PTT multitracks project?

farss wrote on 2/11/2004, 1:41 PM
I've a number of project with multiple audio tracks, stereo music and multiple voice over tracks. I know I can render out the audio tracks to multiple wav files and just burn that onto DVD as a backup for myself or as a way to get the project off my HD.

But is there an industry standard way this is handled, something I can give to the client and he could take into any edit suite and they'd know how to handle it. The last time I dealt with this kind of issue we used 16mm mag tape (OK I'm over the hill).

I'm thinking I could give him multiple DV tapes, one with vision and music and then the rest of the VOs on seperate tapes with just say black video with maybe burnt in TC. I'd thought about DAT but that will not hold sync unless it's the highend stuff with TC. Other option would be ADAT, don't know if that supports TC and if Vegas will let me PTT with TC either.

Anyone had to deal with this?

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 2/11/2004, 8:29 PM
Yes. You can create buses for each group or track, print as separate wave files, then burn those to disk. Be sure to include an EDL. It won't work with tape. it's most often done (Industry standard) to a DA 88, 98, or 38)
Caruso wrote on 2/11/2004, 9:53 PM
Just curious why you would want to give all of that to your client. Is not your client more interested in the final product?

If you own or control all of the components (source files, media, etc), I'd give him/her whatever number of copies of the final production he buys, and keep all that stuff for future "orders." If he owns the source files/media, I'd give him/her as many copies of the final production he/she buys, and give back the source media in the exact form (and unedited) in which it was delivered.

If he/she goes somewhere else, he/she can pay someone else to repeat the process.

Just my opinion.

Caruso
farss wrote on 2/12/2004, 4:20 AM
SPOT,
thanks for the info, I'll look into those machines if this thing starts to grow, I imagine those kind of tape machines are rather pricey.

Caruso,
usually the client should pay for all your work, he supplied the original material which was shot and edited by someone else. He's having 100s of copies made at his expense, good luck to him, I looked at doing it myself but it's a very marginal business.
Spot|DSE wrote on 2/12/2004, 8:39 AM
Not only that, but for the film and television industry, it's pretty common that delivery be of dialog, M&E, on separated channels. This is why the DA series of machines are very common, still hanging in there, and will be for a while.