How does the “tapeless” workflow of the 3DVX3 affect production and post production?
The 3DVX3 records RAW CCD data to removable hard disk recording modules. These recording modules hold one hour of material each and the 3DVX3 accommodates two at a time (one hour for left eye, and one hour for right). Once the data is recorded and the drives are full it is highly recommended that the drives be backed up to some form of redundant media. A drive array is the recommended option. It takes about 45 minutes to download recorded RAW material. Once this is complete, the recording modules can be reformatted and recorded to once again. This formatting process also requires an additional 45 minutes to one hour. Once the recorded material is on a redundant drive, it must be processed into bitmap image data. The time required for this process varies. You can choose to have your material processed at standard definition for a final output size of 720×480, or you can choose high definition for a final output size of 1280×720. This rendering step is a non real time process that is typ
