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MXF Timecode Stamp Problem
Hi everyone!
I finally found a problem that I couldn’t find already answered on the net. While it first it was frustrating…now I am kind of proud.
Okay, so here it is:
I am running premiere pro cc 2014 on my hackintosh and have a project that needs me to timecode stamp strings of MXF clips. The MXF files are split into into different clips, and the ones from the same recording session are in a folder together with sequential numbering. ie I have an interview that lasts about an hour, and the Canon c300 used to record splits it up into a few clips. so there is a folder titled AA0045, then in that folder are files AA0045001, AA0045002, AA0045003, and so on. each one of these folders I make a sequence for, and put all the clips in order in the sequence.Now here is the problem: To timecode stamp them I put the timecode effect on the clips that is in Video Effects>Video>Timecode. PROBLEM!! each clip in the sequence starts at the medias stored timecode from the first clip. So, The first clips timecode is correct, but each clip just starts over again at the timecode from the first clip in the sequence. in the Effects Control menu I have the Timecode Source set to use Media. This has always given me the proper time code for the clips, but now I get this problem.
HELP!!
Thanks team!
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4 Replies
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You aren’t importing footage properly.
1. Create new project
2. Open media browser panel
3. navigate to Canon camera folder
4. Media browser will show one thumbnail per clip (not per file)
5. Select all, or select what you need, and right click > import into project
6. Once it’s in your project, select all and ctrl/command+m to bring up export
7. Set your timecode overlay and export settings as needed and hit export.
8. Export will properly Queue in Media Encoder, set your export locations as needed.Media Encoder doesn’t have a media browser panel, so a round trip through Premiere is the only way to handle some spanned formats.
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The thing is I have done this a bunch of times before in cs6. and sent it thru media encoder. Since I am doing many sequences. it is a much better method to use media encoder, as it has a queue.
However, are you saying that I can put a timecode stamp on in the export menu? I don’t want it to be a generated timecode that starts at 0 and places even thru all the clips. I want the media recorded timecode to be present. So each clip, will have a different time code, thus once the sequence of several clips is exported, each sequence containing a group of clips, will have a few jumps in time code. This is just so a producer can have proxy files to go over and pick the shots he wants, then send the time codes to the editor.
I don’t believe I have imported my clips wrong. But I didn’t say how I imported so how do you know I did it wrong? just curious.
Noah Temple
Producer, Director Editor, Post Management
Enclave Entertainment -
[Noah Temple] “However, are you saying that I can put a timecode stamp on in the export menu?”
Yes, it’s under the effects tab along with LUT and watermarking which are new since CC. It can do clip TC or sequence TC; you can also overlay clip name.
[Noah Temple] “I don’t believe I have imported my clips wrong. But I didn’t say how I imported so how do you know I did it wrong? just curious.”
C300 shoots XF format where each folder is a clip that the camera started and stopped. Each clip inside absolutely needs to span to one clip. If it’s not doing that, it was probably dragged in – I’m not aware of any bugs with the C300 and Premiere.
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Gracias senior! I will try this now!
Noah Temple
Producer, Director Editor, Post Management
Enclave Entertainment
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