3 Replies Latest reply: Jul 29, 2013 1:16 AM by jinting_lv RSS

    How to use Prelude just as a logging program?

    Hiddenpictures Ltd Community Member

      During shooting we have to work very fast and just get the media off the camera cards ASAP via the shortest route i.e. directly store on a drive using a card reader and no intermediate software like Prelude, which I suspect would be too slow for our needs on a shoot day in any case.

       

      However, I would then later, when I have time,  like the organisation and compatability that Prelude can bring for editing in Premiere Pro. I can do this if I import the already ingested material from the drives, but if I do this Prelude then makes another new copy on the the drives of all the media - this wastes time and also causes massive storage problems with formats like Red 4K.

       

      Is there a a way to use the logging and comment facility ONLY in Prelude so that clips can be organised but not re-copied onto the drives?

        • 1. Re: How to use Prelude just as a logging program?
          Hiddenpictures Ltd Community Member

          This is what the on-line chat help person thinks - no go it seems!

           

          John: So do you think it is possible just to log without re-ingesting the media

          Vaibhav: No

          Vaibhav: you have to ingest file and then would be able to log

          John: yes but I have already ingested them and do not want to double the storage I would require or the time it would take to re-ingest - just want to add comments to the files

          Vaibhav: but if you want to log and comment ingesting is must

          John: Ah then that is a failing in the software - I have posted it on the forum - thanks anyway

          Vaibhav: you are welcome

          Vaibhav: you can fill in the feature request form

          John: where is that?

          Vaibhav: one minute

          Vaibhav:https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

          John: thanks

          Vaibhav: Thank you for contacting Adobe. Good Bye.

          • 2. Re: How to use Prelude just as a logging program?
            michaelgoshey Adobe Employee

            Hi,

             

            This is not accurate information. Prelude's ingest dialog has a section for transferring media. When checked Prelude will perform a file copy as part of the ingest process. If you uncheck this section then Prelude will IMPORT the media from where it currently resides without any file copy.

             

            Now perhaps the online chat support didn't fully differentiate between "INGEST" and "IMPORT". That is a common misunderstanding.

             

            However, Prelude can do exactly what you are asking for already. If you have any further questions please let me know.

             

            Regards,

            Michael

            • 3. Re: How to use Prelude just as a logging program?
              jinting_lv Adobe Employee

              Hi,

               

              Thanks for your post. Here are some my comments.

               

              If you don't want to make an extra copy you can try to disable the transfer funtion in Ingest dialog. Please see the picture below. Yet after ingest you will do logging directly on the original media if it is writable. Do you mind to do this?

              Screen Shot 2013-07-28 at 11.22.11 PM.png

              If the media is written-protected, there will be another way to save the logging data. That is through menu File->Save Metadata as.... In this way the logging data will be saved as an .xmp file. It can be used at any time you want. The steps are below:

              1. Open the target media into the Timeline panel.

              2. Open Unassociated Metadata panel.

              3. Import the .xmp file into the Unassociated Metadata panel.

              4. Click Apply button to add all the markers to the target media opened in the Timeline panel.

              However before send the media to Premiere Pro all things should be saved at first.