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HVX Time Code to Sound devices recorder 744
How can I jam Time Code to the recorder 744? How Can I jam time code to a slate? Or how can I jam 3 hvx to a vericam? is there a firewire to bnc time code adapter?
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Rick,
I can answer the last part of the question…there isn’t a FireWire to BNC adaptor on the market. This was something Imagine Products was considering a few years ago but couldn’t drum up any interest. That’s mostly because if you have a DV signal you normally can just connect it to the computer to extract the TC.
Decoding DV isn’t a small task. A FireWire timecode reader would pretty much require a full blown mini-computer which ultimately is cost prohibitive.
It may be a mute point, since the FireWire connection the the HVX appears not to pass timecode….
Video logging is just the beginning…
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I use a 744 with the 3 cameras recently my new hvx200 as well, i use a time code slate and resync in Avid. Just make sure you set your file type to BWF Poly (or mono if you want, but i can’t see why) on the 744 and Avid reads no problem, then just use the Group clips function, less cables on set and less agro.
L.
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[Dan Montgomery] “since the FireWire connection the the HVX appears not to pass timecode….”
Huh? There’s definitely timecode in the firewire output… FCP may not recognize it for some reason, but it’s there, you can sync two HVXs through the timecode output, you can dub footage from one HVX to another and clone the timecode, etc.
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I said “apparently” Barry, because we couldn’t get it setup and other customers reported no TC recording via FireWire into FCP.
Could you explain exact camera settings for this novice (I’m not a shooter, remember?), how to get TC on the FireWire output?
I’d like to see whether HD Log can record it, since the logger can digitize. Doing so in HD Log would mean having the TC, HD clips directly in QT, and automatically indexed clips with metadata.
Video logging is just the beginning…
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There are no settings. Timecode is always there. FCP may not choose to recognize it, but it’s there. Avid and Canopus and DVC Rack see it, it’s an inherent part of the video stream. Try setting the camera in free run timecode, you should see it at all times.
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Barry,
Mystery solved…
The problem is the DV100 stream doesn’t support AVC commands back to the camera. FCP (and HD Log) are designed to get the timecode from the device, instead of the embedded timecode in the video frames.
Genernally only consumer devices don’t accept AVC protocol for the timecode acquisition.
We may choose to implement this to allow customers a way to digitize HD from the camera into HDLog with timecode since FCP doesn’t support it. I’m guessing they may elect not to support this mode either since it’s a bit non-standard.
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Ah, excellent — thanks for getting to the bottom of that.
Yes, there’s no AVC control back to the camera when in P2 mode. Tape mode, yes, P2 mode, no.
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