Hi I've been doing some tests with XML export from filmScribe and can't find a way to export it indented, I mean, I get all the information but there's no TABS to identify the hierarchy o each tag, which makes it a little difficult to parse.

I've uploaded an image of the FilmScribe XML i'm getting  and an image of an modified  XML as i think the output should be, in order to explain a little better what I'm talking about.

< Events> lists the individual source events in your edit of 7 events. <master> is the record side information.

The XML format continues to evolve with each release. The next version will export ALL custom metadata for each event. In the near feature, there will be a dedicated landing page on Avid.com with the schema/dictionary for the XML format in addition to XSLT files to use for a variety of purposes when they are applied to the master XML from FilmScribe.

Michael

Hi Michael Thanks for the reply.

MichaelP:

The next version will export ALL custom metadata for each event.

I've been doing some tests with R3D footage, and wanted to find a way to parse an XML to create a REDLine script for final output to DPX. The problem I'm having now is that filmscribe won't export any kind of metadata related to the original file, actually all i need is the original filename. I've duplicated the "FileName" field from ALE exported from RedRushes  to "TapeID", "Camera Roll", and "Lab Roll" which are not custom metadata fields, but that metadata does not go to FilmScribe although the tags are present and selected.

If FS won't get this metedata I think could export a Decomposed ALE in order to be able to generate the REDLine Script.

Any Idea?

here's a link to the xml filmscribe is generating

here's a link to the and ALE with all metadata

here's a link to a bin with clip and sequence

Thanks again

Agustin

 All that works in the next release and we will already have the XLST file made that parses the master XML and creates a RedCine pull list as XML. I would imagine the same XML would have enough metadata for you to create a script for RedLine.

Michael

Great!

Hope next release see light soon.

bye

Agustin

I think I have found a workaound that will test toomorrow. Once Offline is locked, decompose to generate new clips. so far, the most easy metadata that can be changed and tracked in FilmScribe is ClipName, so, If I duplicate "filename" column to "Name" I'll be able to read source clip name in film scribe and track it in XML.

Could be a solution.........

 I was trying to attach a zip file... I guess one can't. I was going to post an example of an XML out of FilmScribe when using the XSLT designed for creating a REDCINE pull list. Here is it is as text. You could try copy/pasting to a new file and saving as .xml. Simple 4 shot pull from a 2 layer timeline.=====

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Library name="">
<resolution> 4096, 2048</resolution><fps>24</fps><ShotList>
<slot_name/>
<Clip name="A001_C002_080225.mov"><reel_id>A001</reel_id><length>40</length><source>"/Users/michael/Desktop/A008_080225/A001_C002_080225.RDC/A001_C002_080225_001.R3D"</source><user>5BB36287-D5CC-47C2-97F6-A9EC061D3D05</user><timecode>11:28:46:00</timecode><handles>11, 50</handles></Clip>
<slot_name/>
<Clip name="A001_C006_080225.mov"><reel_id>A001</reel_id><length>120</length><source>"/Users/michael/Desktop/A008_080225/A001_C006_080225.RDC/A001_C006_080225_001.R3D"</source><user>B01759EF-67EA-49AD-83F7-3984E983F150</user><timecode>11:30:22:15</timecode><handles>143, 262</handles></Clip>
<slot_name/>
<Clip name="A001_C004_080225.mov"><reel_id>A001</reel_id><length>26</length><source>"/Users/michael/Desktop/A008_080225/A001_C004_080225.RDC/A001_C004_080225_001.R3D"</source><user>2BA3EA30-9E61-4C15-942A-20D5D857BD99</user><timecode>11:29:17:04</timecode><handles>42, 67</handles></Clip>
<slot_name/>
<Clip name="A001_C006_080225.mov"><reel_id>A001</reel_id><length>33</length><source>"/Users/michael/Desktop/A008_080225/A001_C006_080225.RDC/A001_C006_080225_001.R3D"</source><user>B01759EF-67EA-49AD-83F7-3984E983F150</user><timecode>11:30:22:15</timecode><handles>230, 262</handles></Clip></ShotList></Library>

Great! This could work.

<Timecode> Tag refers to Start and <Lengh> to frame duration?

This looks promising!

 The way REDCINE works is that the START is the start of the original R3D file where the handles defines the IN and OUT as pulled by FilmScribe.

The XSLT will allow for user defined handles, tolerances, and optimization as a result of the two values so that there never is a  repeated frame from a sequence - handy when dealing with large DPX exports from REDCINE.

In the future, we will use the change list engine to create a DIFF XML when changes to the first sequence have been made to optimize the next set of exports from REDCINE. When looking at the entire iterative workflow, it can get quite complex.

Michael