How to keep Original SMPTE timecode AND export a compressed file?

[John Fishback]

We have to supply mp3s to our transcribers. Having tc would be a tremendous improvement, Bourke.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.8 QT7.6.4 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.1, Motion 4.0.1, Comp 3.5.1, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.1)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN

[John Pale]

Did you try what i suggested below?

[Bouke Vahl]

Guys,
Since a couple of you needed it, i’ve made it.
Download from here:
https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/57/tc-to-mp3/2

Principle:
Convert your QT files to MP3, but make sure the MP3 files have the same name as the QT’s (except of course the extension)

I could make something that does the conversion as well, but then i have to charge serious money. (MP3 is a protected file format, i then should get a licence and that will be very expensive)

So pick anything you have to do the conversion from QT to MP3!

Then point my app. to the MP3 folder, and the QT folder and let it do it’s thing.
(both Mp3 and QT may live in the same folder if you like…)

It will batch process each MP3 in the given folder, adding reel, speed and TC info to the MP3’s metadata.
It works with my Transcriber application, and the resulting files ‘should’ be compatible with those generated by Sound Devices recorders. So they ‘should’ be compatible with more transcription software!

No guarantees, as it was a bit more work than i’ve expected.
(I thought i had Mp3 metadata in my toolbox, but i was wrong so i had to start from scratch…)

A warning, it WILL work destructive on your MP3 files, so test with copies!

And it WILL nag you each time it starts. (I need to make a living just as everyone else.)
But there are no demo limitations.

Last but not least, i do appreciate feedback, positive or negative.

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pro’s

[John Fishback]

Fantastic. Thanks, Bouke.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.8 QT7.6.4 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.1, Motion 4.0.1, Comp 3.5.1, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.1)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN

[Bouke Vahl]

I don’t care the least about your thanks.

TEST IT!!!

If it works, i want to know.
if it DOES NOT work, i want to know.

You don’t have to thank me for my effort. I’ve put in some work, i expect the same from you.

To get the show on the road, i need effort from everyone involved.
So move your butt and do real world test, then reply, positive or negative. No other way to get to where we want to be!

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pro’s

[Dave Beaty]

I’ve been working on this problem today but for another reason. I have been shooting with the Canon 5D and recording audio on our Firestore in DV Quicktime with timecode synced to a Denke Timecode Slate.

So I have about 500 DV Clips I want to convert to audio, as I don’t need the video, and I need to retain the Timecode.

Compressor does not retain timecode transcoding to AIFF. Also, if I select Quicktime, and “Disable” the video track in the settings, the timecode is also dumped in the output Quicktime audio file.

I looked at all the settings in compressor, but can’t see anything that would change this. Any ideas how I could keep the timecode, but ditch the video – (to save the disk space)

Dave

Dave Beaty
Dreamtime Entertainment
1625 SE 46th St
Cape Coral FL 33904
239-549-4081
800-446-7575
dave@dreamtimeentertainment.com
http://www.dreamtimeentertainment.com

[Bouke Vahl]

First:
There is NO WAY you can export to AIFF and have timecode, unless you put the .aiff in a QT container with a QT tc track.

dunno how your files are, have a look in QT player.
If you see a TC track, you’re golden.
If they are plain DV files, you have to do some other magic.

To get where you want to be you can use my QTchange app.
(free, download from my site), and trash the video channel.
Or, extract the audio and save as BWF.

If you decide to trash the video, you end up with files that are the same size. Next step to do is to do a (batch) save as self contained.

hth,

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pro’s

[Elijah Lynn]

Who do you use for transcription? The one that knows how to insert timecode from Quicktime?

[Morgana Benedetti]

Hi Walter, reviving this old post because I’m encountering a weird problem and I’m hoping you can help me with this. I have interviews that I need to send to translators, I transcoded them using Sony’s Content Browser and I have been telling them to rely on the timecode from quicktime 7 as stated here, however I crossed checked with the original clip on the content browser player and the timecodes don’t always match… Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t, it’s very strange, I’m not sure why, any possible reasons?

Also I’ve noticed that when converting the source timecode is lost, so I’m now displaying it directly into the clip and then export it with fcp7 so the timecode is visible even when converting, just as a FYI in case it help someone else.