New way to view dailies in a group - YEAH VV4

vicmilt wrote on 4/20/2003, 1:59 PM

Sometimes you can just get so happy...
and sometimes it's just because of a synergy of softwares.

Here's the situation. I'm working on a project with three cameramen and a bunch of creatives. Lots of camera rolls, and grillions of cuts. Everyone wants to see their own stuff and (sort of) what everyone else is doing. Hours of dailies.

VV5 and DVD Architect to the rescue and a new paradigm of working.

Here's what we're doing.
1. Digitize each camerapersons stuff to a new project. Use Capture as ususal.
2. Drag all clips to the time line - auto assemble (as ususal).
Here's where it gets SO good.
3. Insert markers on the time line. Use this technique (unless someone out there has a better way)
CRTL/ALT/Right Arrow to next event. Type M (to insert marker). Type enter (to release marker entry. Repeat to next event. Overall a pretty simple and fast process.
4. Render as MPEG2. Be sure to leave the default "Save markers with media" checked.

5. Open DVD Architect in "Menu Based" mode and drag MPEG movie onto first screen.
Relabel the button with the cameraman's name.
6. Double click movie icon and click "Insert>Scene Selection Menu"
VOILA -
It's done - add more camera people if you have the room or burn the DVD, as is, and send it out to the group.
No interminable VHS dubbing.You can burn DVD's in way under the time it takes to dub VHS tapes. No rewinding and searching. Usable on most computers and laptops. Automatic searching by Icons - and instant replay of any scenes.
It's a whole new way of group communication, and I love it.
Thanks SF and the development teams.
v.

Comments

SonyDennis wrote on 4/20/2003, 3:28 PM

Excellent idea, seems really useful!

Two things:

1. There is a pref switch you can turn off for the naming of markers. So, you won't have to hit Enter

2. You could write a Vegas 4 script that would create a marker at every clip boundary.

///d@

Grazie wrote on 4/20/2003, 5:16 PM

Errrmmm . . ? ? ? what's a "daillie . . ? PLease.

Grazie

vicmilt wrote on 4/20/2003, 5:39 PM

Whoops... guess my age is showing.
In film (that's an old way of getting video assets), the studios would check the footage shot on locations every day... hence "dailies".

In order for this to happen, you'd have a motorcyclist standing by on the set, at the close of day. He'd rush it to the nearest airport, where you'd have made arrangements with Pan American Airlines (that age thing again), to carry your footage to NYC, LA or Miami. When it arrived at about midnight, another motorcycle courier would rush it to the film lab. It would be developed, and then printed (negative, remember??) onto a "work print". At the same time, the sound, which had been recorded on 1/4" tape would be transferred to a perforated "Mag Stripe". Then an assistant editor would "sync" (synchronize) the sound track to the visual work print by scanning the video for the slate to close, (with a hand cranked viewer), and would line it up (by hand) in a mechanical device called a synchronizer with the sound track, where he had located the sound of the slate closing. He'd cut the sound track to the proper length, and then scotch tape it back together (I'm not kidding - that 35mm perforated Scotch tape cost $50 a roll), and roll down (by hand) searching for the next visual slate.
At about 10AM the creative director's or studio bosses would go to a special Screening Room (generally the height of plush velvet and chrome opulance) and would screen the "Dailies".
It seems so archaic now... but it's still being done (sort of, but with great computer assistance) today.
DV is so much better!
Thanks for a trip down a very familiar memory lane.
v.