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New features in Adobe OnLocation CS4
Adobe OnLocation™ CS4 is powerful cross-platform, direct-to-disk
recording and monitoring software that helps you shoot better and
faster. Designed to run on a laptop or workstation, Adobe OnLocation
CS4 gives you an impressive array of production tools to quickly
and easily manage shots, review content, and add metadata. Save
time and money on-set, in postproduction, and through delivery with
XMP metadata support and tight integration with Adobe® Premiere® Pro.
- Cross-platform
- Work on the platform of your choice. Adobe OnLocation CS4 runs
natively in Windows and Mac OS, letting you take advantage of the
full power of the application on either platform.
- Familiar, customizable Adobe user interface
- Get working quickly and efficiently with a user interface
that looks and operates like the Adobe video and audio applications
you already know. In Adobe OnLocation CS4, all functions are visible
on a standard laptop screen, eliminating the need to scroll and
search through menus. (See Customizing the workspace.)
- Comprehensive XMP metadata
- Adobe OnLocation CS4 provides complete support for XMP metadata.
Use the Shot List and Metadata panels to view, find, and add metadata
to assets. Because the data is stored in XMP format, it flows automatically
to other Adobe audio and video applications. (See Viewing and editing XMP metadata.)
- Workflow integration with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Move content from Adobe OnLocation to Adobe Premiere Pro
quickly and easily, while retaining metadata entered during shooting,
speeding up the editing process. (See Transferring clips to other applications.)
- Fast logging
- Log shots in the Shot List using a tabular interface that
works like a spreadsheet. Navigate through the most commonly used
data fields using the keyboard. This fast, efficient method of data
entry ensures that you gather more useful information at the time
of the shoot, enabling greater efficiency later, in postproduction.
(See Organizing the Shot List.)
- Shot List with multiple takes
- Use Adobe OnLocation to manage your video shoot. Before shooting,
create placeholder shots in the Shot List, complete with metadata.
Adobe OnLocation can automatically create new takes each time you record,
with each take inheriting metadata from the master shot. (See Select shot- or take-recording mode.)
- Search for content in the Shot List
- Find the content you need quickly in the Shot List using
the inline search feature. Type the first few letters of a keyword, and
the list of files is filtered as you type so that only relevant
items are shown. Search across all data fields or specify a particular
field. (See Edit, copy, or search shot properties.)
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe OnLocation CS4 can be driven almost completely with
keyboard shortcuts. This approach promotes fast, efficient operation
while on-set. Customize keyboard shortcuts throughout the application
so that it works the way you want. Save and recall shortcut sets
to make it easy to move from system to system. (See Finding and customizing shortcuts.)
- Comment markers
- Use comment markers to add notes during recording or playback.
Comments are attached to exact timecode, making it easy to review specific
parts of clips while still at the shoot. (See Comment markers.)
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For a video overview of Adobe OnLocation features,
see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4080_ol
