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Time Code?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: cupertino
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Any one have a good primer on Time Codes and the what and what-nots when using FCP?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2000
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i = in, o = out. That's all you need to know... apart from one more point...
• If you have a gap in footage, the timecode resets. I don't know about FCP3, but in FCP2 and 1, you couldn't capture after the first gap via timecode, because it'd rewind the tape and get the first instance of the timecode... you had to use 'capture now'.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2002
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thanks. so does this mean no more manual capturing in FCP3 for me if i'm using a DV camera? i can query any part of the tape instantaneously by just inputting the timecode? i'm so used to log and capture.
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
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Check out 2-pop for all your FCP needs - and don't be afraid to ask the pro's (I'm only a well equipped hack). FCP 3 seems to be a little more timecode sensitive during batch capture but like stated above you can "capture now" to capture problematic footage. You can use batch capture with DV as long as the timecode doesn't break in FCP3. I have done many hours of batch capture in FCP3 with no problems (even across many reels). The only time I have had it balk is if I had a tape that started recording further past the previous end point to where there was a gap between the previous and current recording.
-Jerry C.
[ 02-04-2002: Message edited by: Hydra ]
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Originally posted by celmatic:
<STRONG>thanks. so does this mean no more manual capturing in FCP3 for me if i'm using a DV camera? i can query any part of the tape instantaneously by just inputting the timecode? i'm so used to log and capture.</STRONG>
You can, but it gets ruined if there is a timecode gap. The same was evident in FCP 1 and 2.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: cupertino
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i have a new Canon ZR20 and it has this annoying habit of turning off after 5 minutes if i'm not recording. this breaks the timecode all the time. after turning it on again, even if i rewind a few seconds, this still breaks the timecode. was there a solution out there for this?
i've seen actual miniDV tapes with "chips" in them. does this help with timeco
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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Simple solution: "stripe" each dv tape before recording footage onto it. That is, stick it in the camera (or deck), switch to VTR mode, hit "record," go have lunch, come back and voila! No broken timecode problems.
Broken timecode is a pain in the booty.
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