My Man Can was recorded in Denmark while the clips were edited in Denmark, Sweden and Norway
shared storage for post production and generation of low res proxy files on-the-go while transferring.
Editing in a flash For MasterChef, four programmes were produced per week using five ISO streams plus CleanFeed ingested, under the control of an IPDirector, into a six-channel XS server. One EVS IPDirector handled the creation of clips across all relevant camera angles while simultaneously transferring files, while another was used for logging all incoming footage. Through XTAccess, each
clip was exported onto two disks — one for backup and one for exporting to an Avid 64Tb ISIS storage system. At this stage, the editor had instant access to the material and could pull up the producer’s master copy and select additional clips using the metadata associated with each. “The ability to record seven and a half hours of content on each of the six streams and then load it to an edit suite quickly was a great advantage for us.
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production facility in Denmark, Sweden and Norway and then imported into an Avid suite. Once recording was complete, the hi-res content was sent to post production on disks by plane in order to re-link the HD material with the offline edits. “The main issue was speed,
and for delivery to Denmark, Sweden and Norway we needed EVS’ solutions with its integrated post operation to enable this,” said Fønss. “Without the solution, it
For MasterChef, four programmes were produced per week using five ISO streams plus CleanFeed ingested, under the control of an IPDirector
EVS’ technology enabled this swift process. We were able to save time and money and create the first season of MasterChef even quicker than if we’d used our previous workflow,” explained Christensen.
The process for My Man Can
was different. It had to be filmed using five ISO-streams with one master copy, and the show was recorded in DNxHD on the XS server in Denmark while the clips were edited in
Denmark, Sweden and Norway. So that the clips could be accessed online, during the recording EVS’ XTAccess would generate proxy files (JFIF), which would be transferred via ftp to the post
would have been impossible to produce the show to the standard we did, so quickly and efficiently, while at the same time reducing our ongoing costs. The solution is irreplaceable. We’re already planning similar productions for the future and I can guarantee that none of us are thinking of going back to the old tape/disk-based workflow again,” said Christensen. “As a facility we want to use technology which will help make production companies’ lives easier and provide them with a smoother operation,” says Peter Seehausen, CEO, Studios A/S.