Fact 1 : File based acquisition technology offers Production cost efficiencies in HD that tape simply cannot match. But how…?
There are several benefits that file based production brings over traditional tape based workflows, here are a few:
- Ingest costs reduce dramatically (no digitising)
- Metadata can be added on location and that information lives with the clip forever
- Lower cost per hour to acquire material than tape
- Creative in camera features due to nature of recording media
If you are currently shooting Standard definition on tape then you will most likely be shooting in one of 3 formats; Mini DV, DVCAM or Digi beta.
So now you are faced with HD, add to this a Tapeless element and you may quickly be feeling anxious?
- What Format?
- What type of media? Solid state or Optical Disc?
- What camera?
- Which CODEC? (what’s a CODEC anyway)?
- Will it work with my post route - Avid, Final Cut Pro or Adobe premiere?
- How do I backup media?
- How do I archive?
- Will we need to re-train?
It can all seem very confusing…
These are however exciting times particularly with HD which will improve the ‘on screen’ value of your production by taking advantage of the incredible resolution, clarity and ‘wow’ factor that High Definition offers. What’s more File based workflows do have significant post production efficiencies. When HD budgets are not providing enough uplift to shoot HD on tape then Tapeless allows those efficiencies to be realised.
‘File based’ acquisition is simply where the future of TV production is headed and whether you choose embrace it now or later, it’s here to stay.
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