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HVX200 Multi Cam TimeCode sync
Hello and thank you to all for my last post and your responses. This job seems like it is going to take much more work than I thought.
As being the P2 wrangler on this 2-cam HVX shoot, I have been asked how to best sync time code on the two cameras. Is there any way of doing this?
Can’t wait to hear your responses.
Thanks
Beau Brotherton
Macbook Pro 2.4GHz, Intel Core 2Duo, 4GB
FCP6
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I was about to say “it can’t be done” but then I remembered this act of genius a while back”
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/193/868109#868128
“everything is broken” ……1st. coined by Esther Philips I believe.
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Rennie,
Thanks for your help, I am currently trying to do these steps with the remote with 1 camera (I don’t have access to the second until Sunday) but I am not getting any response of the camera from the remote.
When I press the menu, stop, or any button on the remote, all that the camera does is Blink REMOTE in red at the top left corner of the LCD screen.
Any thoughts? Thanks again for your help.
Beau Brotherton
Macbook Pro 2.4GHz, Intel Core 2Duo, 4GB
FCP6
HVX200 -
The remote needs to be set for vcr1 or vcr2 so you can use one remote to control 2 cameras. Do you have a manual there? If not just use the buttons on the top of the camera.
“everything is broken” ……1st. coined by Esther Philips I believe.
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Rennie,
Thanks again for your help. I figured it out! I just needed to do like you said. I had never set up my camera to see the remote in the Other Functions menu.
Thanks again,
Beau Brotherton
Macbook Pro 2.4GHz, Intel Core 2Duo, 4GB
FCP6
HVX200 -
How about the more traditional clapboard model? This is MUCH more relaible
Richard M. Harrington, PMP
Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork
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[Richard Harrington] “How about the more traditional clapboard model?”
Depending on your location/situation, we have used a strobe as well. That way you don’t have to stop the whole shoot to get a sync marker. It won’t work for every situation, though.
Jeremy
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Of course, you can actually sync the cameras via firewire– a very informative article on this is at https://www.dvxuser.com/articles/sync/ but keep in mind that this DOESN’T work if you’re recording in 24pN mode- just switch your cameras to all be recording 24p, do the sync, then switch them back to record 24pN.
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