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feature film sync
Gurus,
Here’s a complex feature film issue. We have used FCP in several feature transfers and discovered many workflows not used by LA/NY houses. We transfer dailies to HD tape and FCP directly (no batch capture after telecine, no syncing the audio during the telecine transfer). We then sync audio in FCP (in a non linear way, very fast) and the audio DVDR timecode is retained in the metadata. A Cinema Tools list is made from the tranfser flex file, and all is fine when making sub clips and cutting the elements in the original project folder.
However, as a large feature progresses, that one master folder will be huge and take a lot of time to open/process after several weeks. The editor prefers to open a ‘Cuts Project’ and only move subclips he needs into that Cut Project. But when he does, the TC info of the audio can not link back to the other project folder and that audio TC to video clip is lost.
A new independent master clip will also not be able to match to the original Cinema Tools files. How can we move files to a new project folder to make this work simply and not require clip by clip re-linking? Any ideas of how or who might know a way?
Thanks, Film Joe
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I’m not familliar with Flex files nor your way of syncing the clips (although i would like to learn more about it!)
But, please read the following.
For my AUX TC reading app. i’m currently doing an update, including a helper app. that syncs BWF to QT.
What it is going to do is compare all QT’s and BWF’s, see if there is overlap and if so, paste the BWF file(s) into the QT. (Or create a merged QT ref).
I cannot see why it would slow down on large volume work, and the process should be very fast (QT TC reading and BWF reading takes just a few milliseocnds, and if you want the .wav pasted by ref it will add a few milliseconds more…)It should be frame accurate, with an option to slip with an resolution of 1/25 of a frame.
So far the easy part.What will be a problem is to find out what TC goes with what shooting date. The BWF probably contains shooting date in the metadata, but how about the QT’s?
I would like to discuss this furter, as you’re probably not the first one with this problem.
Bouke
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Hey Joe
Walter told me he gave you my contact info over the weekend.
Please call next week and I will see if I can assist.gary
gary adcock
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HD & Film Consultation
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Are your flex file records broken down by shots or by camera rolls?
When you sync the audio, are the results individual merged clips for individual shots?
When I made a quick test, it seemed that Aux1 timecode did carry over to the new project. However, I might not be following that same procedure.
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