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How to do Global Timecode adjustments in a bin
I have a bin full of offline clips (which came from XDCAM) but I need to digitize the clips. However the recordings were done time of day so the TC before each next clip is completely different and pre-roll can’t lock. When I try to batch digitize the bin the deck cannot find the in-point because the FCP makes you have a pre-roll of not less than 1 second and the pre-roll keeps going into the previous clip’s TC – so the deck rocks back and forth over the TC I want. So I need to add at least 1 second to every IN point in the bin so the deck will lock on to the TC of the clip I want. I want to see if this can be done globally to the bin (add 1 sec. to ev ery IN point in the bin) and not have to change every clip one at a time. We are using FCP6.
Thanks,
Cliff -
8 Replies
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Sorry, one clip at a time.
Shane
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If you are good with Excel, you can export the bin as a batch list…then globally adjust with some sort of macro in Excel. Reimport the batch list and use that as your new capture bin.
Before you ask, I am not good with Excel..but it is definitely possible.
BTW…why are you doing old-school digitizing with XDCAM instead of log and transfer?
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We import the proxies to Pilotware for viewing/logging, etc. However the full rez clips need to match the proxy clips exactly and we are editing using DVCPro HD Codec. We tried using the XDCam Native on an earlier project but the rendering time was phenominally long. We decided to go back to DVC ProHD since it works great but we need to digitize through our KONA so we can get the footage in that codec.
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Just this one little item would save so much time for our AE. We can’t be the only ones with this workflow???
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i knew there had to be some explanation.
Hope someone who knows Excel chimes in…I am pretty sure its possible to do what you need.
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Are they all from the same reel? Couldn’t you modify the timecode for the whole reel?
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I would also imagine you can do this in Excel, but it is also beyond my know-how.
If I was doing this task, I’d probably throw all the clips in a timeline, then make a macro on a Wacom tablet that would step through each clip and delete a set amount of time from the head of each clip.
Keep punching the macro key until all the clips in the timeline are done, then throw them back in a bin and re-digitize.
Matt Lyon
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You can’t for the entire reel as the clips are already in a bin with in and out points. This is done by the XDCam HD Transfer tool. I don’t think all of the workflows are thought about when they creat the editing software.
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