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Black and Code
I always black my own tapes before I lay anything off in our machine room from the deck. I read about the Black and Code option in Final Cut Pro but the tape does not get the code I type into the dialog box. Does this only work with firewire decks?
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I’ve done it via RS422 to a Panasonic HD1400, but it always seemed to start laying time code late (I.E. I’d set it to lay timecode starting at 00:58:30;00 and it’d start more like 00:58:32;00 or so). So I prefer striping my tapes manually.
Richard Sanchez
North Hollywood, CA“We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” – Bill Hicks
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On my Beta deck I set the code to about 10 seconds before my timeline start, and I get perfect frame accurate dubs. I use a Kona LH and RS422.
Have as good a day as you can.
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Nope…the one thing is DOESN’T work for is Firewire. I black and code Beta, Digibeta and HDCAM SR tapes fine.
Make sure that you have deck control, and most importantly, BLACK BURST Sync Generator.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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Oooh, I forgot that, yes you need a BB generator, and watch out for Bob Zelin if you don’t!
Have as good a day as you can.
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More modern decks have bars/black generators built in. eg digibeta/HDCAM etc.
Baz
What would I do without the ‘UNDO’ button!!!!
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And if your Sony decks are on a patchbay, dead patch the deck and it will record black from it’s internal generator
Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN
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