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How do you cut the master by referring to a timecode list without the timecode being burned into the picture?
I gave my friend a copy of the raw footage of her event with timecode burned in so she could pick the parts she wants me to string together into a simple edit. I added the timecode window in Compressor.
Now I’m sitting here realizing that once I chop out the first segment the remaining material in the timeline will slide forward, causing her timecode notes to be off. It occurs to me that before editing I could add a continuous title consisting of timecode, which I would somehow cut along with the actual video, but surely there’s a better way.
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Just reimport and then overcut her burned in version edits with the matching raw footage.
Noah
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I usually do this by putting the timeline and the timecode generator in a compound clip. The timecode overlay will stay in place as I cut the compound clip. Once done I just go into he compound clip and delete or disable the timecode.
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Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer & Cinematographer
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You can also work in reverse order, doing the last notes first and so on.
Oliver
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You can work like Oliver suggested or replace the uneeded parts by a gap.
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Start from the end and cut backwards.
Michael Sanders
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Apologies Oliver – I hadn’t seen your reply!
Michael Sanders
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With my compound clip method, you can turn the timecode overlay on/off to check your cuts (useful when the client says you cut in the wrong place) and you can cut from the start or the end of the clip – although I almost always start from the end and work backwards.
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Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer & Cinematographer
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Not a problem. It’s quite alright.
Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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