![]() ![]() ![]() I think Sony tried to have them do too much, and then missed the mark for a lot of it. Anyone with those expectations, as this thread proves, will be sorely disappointed. Neither one was ever intended to be a full-featured color grading program or NLE. I suppose they are also intended to be used for rendering out dailies for people that have a need for rushes - with or without a quick grade applied to the copies. I have always considered CB and CP as just media management utilities for orgranizing clips, checking clips, looking at metadata, etc. ![]() In summary, the blue line is how I keep track of clips I want to export.Īnd as far as I know deleting a clip in Davinci does remove the clip from the HD.As with any NLE, deleting a clip in Resolve just deletes it from the current project, It does not actually erase the clip from the storage device like Catalyst will do. That right there is my favorite feature of CB. As you know, ff you check "Copy only between Mark Point" you can also trim the clips when they are copied. I then go down the column and use COMMAND+CLICK to select the ones I want to copy (those with a blue line). So, after I've gone through all the clips and added IN/OUT points to the ones I want to batch copy. If you look at the thumbnails in the left-hand column in the LOGGING view you will see that every clip that has new IN/OUT points has a blue line under it. Even if I want to copy 99% of the clip, I still enter a new IN and OUT. What I do is enter a new IN and OUT point for each clip I want to export. In the mean time, here's how I deal with the situation you are facing where you want to mark clips for export and not export all the rest. I've got tropical storm Henri bearing down on us and I expect to lose power any minute for a few days, so I'll save my own own complaints and suggestions for another day. I'm a big fan of Catalyst Browse and it is an integral part of my workflow because it cuts down my raw footage by aboout 50%, but I agree that it leaves a lot to be desired. Catalyst isn't even that far off, they just need to start again with the interface. Having a fast, usable tool for weeding out bad takes and making quick adjustments would be splendid. Is there any way I can get Catalyst to play nicely and do this? Is there any other software that will do something similar? It seems to me that it would be a huge asset to Sony if Catalyst was excellent. Catalyst transcodes when necessary but otherwise directly copies over clips to a new MXF file. Did I mention being able to do things with the keyboard?Ģ. At the same time making adjustments, turning off unnecessary audio tracks, stabilising etc. The humble videographer selects entire clips (with the keyboard) or marks in/out points (with the keyboard) while reviewing footage. So here is how I would like Catalyst to work:ġ. The deck will then play the clip list using your full-resolution source." Who is doing this in 2021? "Clip lists are a helpful part of a proxy workflow when working with limited bandwidth: copy the proxy clips to your computer, create a clip list using the proxy clips, and then copy the clip list back to the camera or deck. When I saw 'clip list' in the menu I thought "Aha! What a fool I am!" but no. Am I missing something obvious here? My workaround is to write down selected clip names on paper and then select them one-by-one for export (really copying) while holding down command! Careful you don't accidentally. If I press the 'select' button to make selections persistent, Catalyst assumes I want everything to be assembled into one long stringout. There doesn't seem to be any way to do this. I'd really like to be able to flag / select clips for export while I'm looking through footage. It's also clear that Catalyst is not at all designed for this purpose. It's a much quicker way to tidy up footage than importing into an NLE as it doesn't necessitate transcoding. For this reason I've used Catalyst Browse quite a lot - the ability to make selections, minor adjustments and then export a pristine Sony MXF file to send to the client is a real godsend in some situations. sheet written in 2004 can open a Sony MXF. One thing I've really come to appreciate shooting with Sony cameras is MXF. ![]()
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