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Technology in acTion Beyond the headlines quick selection and rough cut editing before the material is sent to post production. In large studio production environments, producers can benefit from the interaction between different production servers available on the same network to interchange recorded material or review takes from another set. The production workflow must be built and conceived to provide the producer the maximum access to content for review or rough editing actions. The way to improve production workflow efficiency follows media exchange improvements and becomes a key element in such an integrated environment. All of the production elements must be fully integrated with post-production tools, such as Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Avid’s Media Composer. • Continuous multicam recording. Instead of traditional tape-based recording, producers directly ingest takes to the production server. This server continuously records audio and video feeds from multiple cameras, ensuring that scenes are never missed. More importantly, it allows operators to access material instantly, as it is ingested. Moreover, all relevant camera angles can be played back in synchronized mode at any time, which increases both accuracy and speed. • Content production management. Operators must be able to control the multicamera recording from a single software point. Directors can choose to create clips with associated metadata as well as run rough cuts. Or, they can simply transfer content directly to post-production workstations (live streaming). No matter what the director wishes to do, the system provides direct access to desired content during present and post production. • Archiving and storage. In terms of archiving and storage, producers must be able to store and back up their media on a central storage server to be made available further to all post production. This all depends on the level of production flexibility that the producers want to attain. Benefits of tapeless Tapeless production meets all these needs and more. Uninterrupted recording ensures that scenes are never missed, while practice has shown that production time is generally reduced by 30 percent to 40 percent. Because an operator can access material instantly as it is being ingested, it allows for instant monitoring and approval of takes by producers. Tapeless production is also designed to be compatible with existing production methods, which minimizes disruption and means there is no need to waste time and money training producers. A tapeless platform that February 2009 | broadcastengineeringworld.com 17 http://www.broadcastengineeringworld.com

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Broadcast Engineering - February 2009

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