What are the ".profile" files in the magazines?

[Brandon Fraley]

along with the .rdm folder, there is a digital.magazine.profile and a digital.magdynamic.profile

what are they and what do they do? I've been dismissing them.

 

[Brandon Fraley]

no one?

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

Brandon -

the digital.magazine.profile is exactly that - a profile of the digital magazine -

<RedParameters>
<Profile>
<Type>magazine</Type>
<Version>1.0</Version>
</Profile>
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.REEL" type="integer" value="5" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.FRAME_RATE" type="text" value="23.98" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.DROPFRAME" type="boolean" value="false" />
<Param name="MEDIA.RAW.PROJECT_FRAME_RATE" type="text" value="23.98" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.ENCODING" type="text" value="REDCODE" />
<Param name="MEDIA.RAW.PROJECT_RESOLUTION" type="text" value="Full Sensor" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.COMPRESSION" type="text" value="RAW" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.QUALITY" type="text" value="REDCODE36" />
<Param name="MEDIA.HDSDI.PROJECT_FRAME_RATE" type="text" value="23.98" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.OWNER" type="text" value="" />
<Param name="MEDIA.HDSDI.PROJECT_RESOLUTION" type="text" value="1080" />
<Param name="MEDIA.HDSDI.PROJECT_ENCODING" type="text" value="RGB-progressive" />
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.PROJECT.RESOLUTION" type="text" value="4K2:1" />
</RedParameters>

you can remove that media from the camera and put it back on the camera - and the camera will see that information -

so, for example - we often PRE FORMAT our CF cards on some shoots. We'll take more than enough CF cards to get through the shoot - put tape (or a PTouch label) on each with a sequential number.

At the start of the day - we format each CF card - one at a time - format, eject, insert next CF card, repeat - so, each card has a digimag # that matches the tape/label on the CF card.

that's what this is:


<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.REEL" type="integer" value="5" />

Now, while shooting - the ACs just eject and shove the next CF card in. No formatting while shooting.

This works great for us on CF only shoots - problematic when one is going to mix CF and Drives - and you may switch with no real sequence - but we've done that as well -

the digital.magdynamic.profile currently keeps track of edgecode -

<RedParameters>
<Profile>
<Type>magdynamic</Type>
<Version>1.0</Version>
</Profile>
<Param name="MEDIA.DIGMAG.NEXT_EDGECODE" type="text" value="01:00:37:20" />
</RedParameters>

** interesting to note that the camera ID (A,B,C) is NOT stored in the digital.magazine.profile - so, I have not tried this - but I think if a card or drive is for exmaple #5 - like the profile above - and you stuck it in a camera with the ID of "B" you'd get B005 - stick it in a camera with the ID of "A" you'd get A005 - need to try that !!

 

[Steve Freebairn]

** interesting to note that the camera ID (A,B,C) is NOT stored in the digital.magazine.profile - so, I have not tried this - but I think if a card or drive is for exmaple #5 - like the profile above - and you stuck it in a camera with the ID of "B" you'd get B005 - stick it in a camera with the ID of "A" you'd get A005 - need to try that !!

You're right, that's what it does, it just checks the camera id's settings to decide the leading letter.

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

You're right, that's what it does, it just checks the camera id's settings to decide the leading letter.

figured. not a bed thing really - kinda like moving one film mag from A camera to B camera - done that before -

 

[Brandon Fraley]

thanks guys, so its nt something thats going to screw up the image in anyway if I ignore it, or don't copy it over with the footage right?

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

thanks guys, so its nt something thats going to screw up the image in anyway if I ignore it, or don't copy it over with the footage right?

No - it does NOT effect your R3D files.

Someone told me that the Log & Transfer plug in uses the files for FCP - not sure - we don't use log & transfer tool as there are much more efficient ways to get in and out of FCP.

But ... "best practice" is - IMHO - to keep ALL files that come off of CF or RED DRIVE - think of it as your "digital negative" - don't alter it (making new QT wrappers for example) - don't delete anything, etc. - until it is ALL archived on a protection drive or LTO.

You should have an exact copy of what came off the camera exactly as it came off the camera.