XDcam Browser V2

Sony has released a new version of XDcam Browser Version 2 (XDB V2). It supports XMPilot, live logging, XMPilot support, Mac Lion support and more. It should mean that I will be able to use a smart phone (or an iPad) as a viewer, shot marker and logger on shoots! Very exciting as it can help reduce edit time.

The new version of XDB has the same set out and look on both Mac and PC. This is a great feature as after you have learnt the software it is exactly the same on any computer.

Create An Ipad App

XMPilot is a great powerful system when combined with a Sony PDW F800 XDcam camera and WiFi adapter. XMPilot is an advanced metadata workflow solution designed to significantly improve and speed up the overall XDCAM production workflow. It has connectivity via mobile devices such as smartphones and touch tablets.

With XMPilot, users can create planning metadata with the XMPilot Planner in advance and have the flexibility to transfer this metadata to a camcorder remotely via email and Wi-Fi, as well as directly via USB or file-copying onto a recording media.

The XMPilot Tool running on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) enables live logging and post-shoot logging against the timecode. The XMPilot live viewing option allows XMPilot users to select a target camcorder (with XMPilotTool GUI) and view live stream recording whilst away from the shooting set.

XMPilot planning metadata transfer, live viewing and live logging can be carried out with mobile devices. There is a delay of about 4 seconds when no audio is selected, and when audio is selected in XDB there is approx a 6 or 7 second delay. The picture quality to an iPad seemed rather good when I saw it at a Sony demo day. The image area was full screen on the iPad and the essence marks were translucent over the top of the image. Smart phone users can also have live logiing images on their phones ( IOS or android) One thing i found troubling was that the Android version may only be for Sony android phones only. If this is the case I find it very strange as iPhone iPad users get the XMPilot app free but android users have to buy a Sony phone.

I will test it all out as soon as I can get a copy of the new browser. Looking forward to this major leap froward in technology!

XDcam Browser V2