This morning on the Cassie Tips List I replied to this question from a Casablanca Colleague and bet there are many others who have this and similar questions about the Storyboard Archive functions in the Casablanca video editors (capable in both Smart Edit & Bogart)
NOTE: The following settings pertain only to SD (Standard Definition) Projects. HD projects have different options (HDV or MTS) and different results when restoring the project. A tutorial on these functions will be presented next week.
QUESTION: I have been backing up the storyboard on my episode reruns as I get to them. I thought with a storyboard backup (in project settings), the restore would return the video into it's original place along with scenes exactly as they were in the storyboard when I did the backup.
When I clicked on "restore storyboard," the product showed up simply as a scene in the scene bin which I have to go through the split scene process and put one at a time back into the storyboard.
If that's the case, other than possible video quality, what's the advantage of doing a storyboard backup as opposed to using the Opt button, quickly making one scene out of the storyboard and exporting to an external HD? Am I missing something here?
ANSWER: The 'Storyboard Archive' can be confusing as it archives only the Storyboard, not the Scene Bin, no Insert Edits, none of your complex effects operators (unless you make a Scene of them first), and only the top track of audio. Still - it is far better than having nothing if you have a technical issue and need to restore a project.
As far as splitting back into separate scenes - when you backup the Storyboard, make sure you select 'DV Backup' not just DV. That 2nd choice will give you your Storyboard as a single clip. The first option (DV Backup) will split your Storyboard back into separate scenes - subject to the limitations I mentioned.
Also, when restoring a DV Backup procedure you should be presented with the menu/prompt that asks whether you wish to load the scenes into the Storyboard, Scene Bin (or you can check both).
Here are some additional resources I have created relative to the Storyboard Archive function (works with both Smart Edit & Bogart OS)
Video Tutorial: Intro to Storyboard Archives
http://cassieexpert.live.subhub.com/articles/20090912_1
Difference between DV and DV-Backup
http://cassieexpert.live.subhub.com/articles/20090126_20
Storyboard Archives: Capabilities & Limitations (a brief explanation of the specifics provided by this feature)
http://cassieexpert.live.subhub.com/articles/20090126_21
Webinar Video Recording: All About Archives (3rd video on the page is a 10:00 video about Storyboard Archives)
http://www.casablancaexpert.com/articles/20110318
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