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Mixing formats, free-run TC
Hello everyone,
I need some technical advice before I begin the monumental task of editing 20 hours (three days, three cameras) of wedding footage. My wife and I decided to edit our wedding movie together!
Wedding was shot primarily (90%) on two DVX-100A cameras (set at 24pA, 4:3) and a third camera, the Canon XH-A1, was used for the ceremony (set at 24f 1080i 16:9).
The final movie will be 90% DVX footage; distributed on SD NTSC DVD – 4:3 Letterbox
If I capture the DVX footage at DV-NTSC 24p (23.98) Advanced Pulldown Removal, what is the best way to capture/downconvert the Canon HDV footage to edit with the DVX-100 SD footage?
Will Canon’s “24f” be compatible with Panasonic’s “24pA”? Or is that irrelevant after I capture DVX-100 footage in to FCP 5.1.2?
Also, the two cameramen shooting the DVX-100s shot with free-run timecode (time of day timecode), and after capturing a few tapes I could not find a way to sync the clips (from the varying cameras)…in other words, I could not find the “time of day timecode”.
I could only find “Media Start” and “Media End” which do not correspond.
In the Browser Window I opened a “Show TC” column and it just says, “Source” and “Aux TC 1 & 2 say “None”.
Is there something special I need to do during or after capture?
Finally, after all is captured, should I use Multliclip to sync and edit the DVX-100 footage?
I can always sync the Canon footage by eye, as that camera was primarily used during the wedding ceremony.
BIG THANKS to all who can shed some light on my questions. : )
And thank you for bearing with me through all of my questions.
-Daniel
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4 Replies
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I’m not sure how long you have been married but the best possible advice I can offer is to NEVER, EVER edit with your wife. Especially your wedding video. Let her edit it with your best friend. He will end up thinking you are a saint and she will end up as proud as a peacock of the final version regardless of the quality.
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Thank you for the advice Richard.
Been married 1 week today. : )
Do you have any advise regarding my technical questions?
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[DanielRaim] “I could only find “Media Start” and “Media End” which do not correspond. “
That’s your timecode.
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[Dave LaRonde] “Compared to the sage advice you got from Richard, your time code conundrum is a drop in the bucket!”
Here, Here! I second the advice!
Take it from personal experience, KEEP you marriage and your editing seperate!
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Wayne Carey
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