Please help with Wiretap problem

[sam alessandri]

Hi all

Ok here's the story. We shot on RED. We can use Monkey to get the files into DPX format for auto conform in Lustre. This works great except if you have 7 flames all accessing the XSAN. It slows up quite a bit.

I would prefer to be able to have an option to use the wiretap.
Problem.
1. The naming convention. Does smoke auto configure the tape number?
2. Does the python script have to be run in a python editor to change the tape name to the clip name?
3. If so i cannot for the life of me get it to work
4. In avid does it matter the way the cmx is saved?
5. Is the wiretap not seeing the media once i have loaded the edl because of the naming convention.
6. How would i need to do this with an xml?? would it have same naming problems


if anyone has an idiot proof way for me, i would greatly appreciate this

thanks in advance:cheers2:

 

[Stephane Labrie]

If you are using Lustre 2010, it is possible to use R3D files for grading without the need to transcode to DPX.

If the project is from an Avid, you can export a Red 16 EDL (i.e. 16 character reel name) or a CMX3600 EDL with Source Table. make sure to set the Tapename truncate to Remove End to avoid issues.