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Finding out the reel length??
I am assistant editing with Avid and on a film that will be telecined. (is that telecine past tense?) Well I was asked to find how long each reel is. The reels are four different sequences. I was under the impression that the Avid can tell me this straight out. From my investigation I think it can be found where the timecode is on the record monitor. Under footage? Its already set as “footage-35.4-MAS” and the numbers come up as “2164+03” is that the reel length in feet and inches? If not…where can I find it?
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It’s feet and frames, not feet and inches. If you don’t know how to measure I/O in Avid, ask someone to point out the various options to perform that task.
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Thats the problem of this entire job. I do not have anyone to ask. The editor is gone, and the assistant editor before me bailed.
I do know about I/O’s. I was just wondering about the reel length.
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Then Mark In and Out at the beginning and ending of each sequence, and – either above the Record monitor or in the Timecode Window (under Tools) – create a line that counts I/O, and make sure you select the right counter type (in this case, 35mm 4-perf is likely to make sense). If you are to measure in minutes and seconds, make sure that the Master TC is counting at the right speed (especially in PAL).
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Thank you for the help! I really appreciate it.
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