Technical Information

The Reality HDV system includes the following components:

The Logger and HDV Storage
The Searchable Video Library for accessing material from any location using a Web browser.

The Logger and HDV Storage

Functional specifications

Real-time encoding into a streamable video format, at user-defined compression rates
Native HDV storage
Live, real-time logging using full text (plain English)
Ability to mark material of interest in and out
Shot rating from 1 to 5
User-defined keywords, providing consistent descriptions and relevant searches
Automatic keyword expansion (type-ahead) and typing shortcuts for super fast logging
Shooting session reporting with complete shot descriptions and time codes
System status display: network, video signal, disk space

Functional specifications

Web-based access from a standard Web browser
Keyword list display for relevant search results every time
Search for precise clips by shooting session, date intervals or keyword describing action, people, emotion, etc.
Results display as thumbnail images for fast assessment, with complete text descriptions as well as start and end time codes
Print reports showing segments, time codes, duration and complete text descriptions
Instant play
Pre-editing features:

Select, assemble and reorder clips
Save multiple clip sequences (i.e. stories)
Refine start and end time codes
Generate EDLs that can be readily used from any non-linear editing system
- Import HDV directly to NLE with no capture required
Play partial or entire sequence