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Pal Capture ?
We are capturing an NTSC source (digibeta) that is going thru a PAL converter (Snell) into an FCP Kona 2 config.
Our settings are Pal and we are capturing SDI video and embedded audio but the timecode is crazy. I’m guessing it has something to do with the 60hz ntsc and the 50hz Pal but is there a way to convert or stabilize the timecode.
Our goal is to set an in and out rather than just doing a capture now. Plus I would love to have the same TC on the captured file.
Any help is greatly appreciated !
Bob
FCP 5.1.2
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3 Replies
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You can never have the same TC in an NTSC and a PAL. They got two different time-base.
Rafael -
Yeah, it’s too bad the Snell wouldn’t do a kind of 30/25 pull down with flagged frames so the i/o points would remain in tact in fcp. Maybe NAB? hee hee, not likely as HD is here and this stuff has reached the end of it’s progression.
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If I understand your setup correctly you controling the NTSC vtr directly via rs422 and just send the video/audio signal through the snell?
if this is correct then you can’t get it to work!
the rs422 remote see’s 30 (29.98) frames per second while you tell FCP to capture 25. FCP does not! convert the timecode time base. thta’s why FCP is getting a bit confused.
So unless you convert the timecode time base externally you’ll be out of luck.
you could make a dub onto a pal digbeta where then the digbeta vtr generates a new timecode. if you start this new recording at the same time as you master you get the same timecode per second as well.
Cofe
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