I would love to see the Slate Metadata screen expanded. And, I'm sure others would like this as well. What's more is I'd love if you could export from Resolve Project Slate Metadata that can be imported into the camera just like the LUTs and Presets.
As you can see from the screenshots of the options in Resolve there is room to grow. Especially when you think about how a production company that owns a camera would probably like to have their Company Name in the Production Company field already filled out and attached to the files they are creating with the camera.
Now not every item needs to be in the camera, but at least the major ones should. Right now we only have Project Name, Director, Camera, and Camera Operator. Expanding it should include the above mentioned Production Company, Producers, Director of Photography, and Camera Assistant at the very least. At the same time I think for multiple unit productions adding a field for Unit Name would be useful. Like on Game of Thrones you have the Dragon Unit and the Wolf Unit.
There's a lot of potential that Blackmagic Design has barely tapped into with their Project Metadata in camera. One of the major reasons I first bought the 2.5K Blackmagic Cinema Camera was because of the Slate Metadata. With Firmware 4.0 I was extremely happy with the update that brought it to where it currently is. However, it hasn't updated or evolved. I think it should and would love to see it.
What do others think? Is there anything you would like to see expanded with regards to the Project Slate Metadata?
- Production Metadata
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- Production Crew Metadata
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As you can see from the screenshots of the options in Resolve there is room to grow. Especially when you think about how a production company that owns a camera would probably like to have their Company Name in the Production Company field already filled out and attached to the files they are creating with the camera.
Now not every item needs to be in the camera, but at least the major ones should. Right now we only have Project Name, Director, Camera, and Camera Operator. Expanding it should include the above mentioned Production Company, Producers, Director of Photography, and Camera Assistant at the very least. At the same time I think for multiple unit productions adding a field for Unit Name would be useful. Like on Game of Thrones you have the Dragon Unit and the Wolf Unit.
There's a lot of potential that Blackmagic Design has barely tapped into with their Project Metadata in camera. One of the major reasons I first bought the 2.5K Blackmagic Cinema Camera was because of the Slate Metadata. With Firmware 4.0 I was extremely happy with the update that brought it to where it currently is. However, it hasn't updated or evolved. I think it should and would love to see it.
What do others think? Is there anything you would like to see expanded with regards to the Project Slate Metadata?
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Cameras: URSA Mini Pro G2 & Pocket 6K Pro
Past: UM4.6K, P6K, BMCC 2.5K
Computers: iMac 5K (Mid 2020) & MacBook Pro Retina 15.4in (Mid 2018)
Cameras: URSA Mini Pro G2 & Pocket 6K Pro
Past: UM4.6K, P6K, BMCC 2.5K
Computers: iMac 5K (Mid 2020) & MacBook Pro Retina 15.4in (Mid 2018)