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Premire CC AVCHD Timecode Media Start is 00:00:00:00
Hey everybody!
I’m going to write a little context to set up the problem I’m having if it’s TL;DR just skip down to the end; any help is much appreciated!
I’m having a very strange problem. So I got some AVCHD footage from a shooter for a client. We get a lot of interview footage so we use a 3rd party transcription service to script from for rough cuts. I edit in Premiere CC on a PC running Windows 7. Both my workstation and our spare edit bay (another PC) were busy but my Art Director’s computer (a Mac) was open so I threw the project drive on there and made my transcription sequences so I could get those outputting while I get back to work on my machine. All of the timecode was displayed properly in Premiere on his Mac. It showed up in the ‘Media Start’ column in the project window, the info window, metadata, etc. So I made those videos and sent them out to get transcribed.
We have now scripted with timecode notes that match those videos, but when I plug the project drive into my PC all the footage has a Media Start of 00:00:00:00. All of it. Obviously this is going to cause some problems for my edit. It’s not impossible to needle drop, listen to footage, check script, am I close? and keep hunting for the clip but it takes along time when you’re wading through dozens of hours of footage and I’d rather not do that if I can avoid it. I plugged it back into the Mac just to check and all of the timecode is back on there, but again, not my PC.
So my real problem is that in Premiere CC, on my Windows 7 PC, AVCHD footage does not show timecode. I need it to.
To prevent some suggestions I’ve already looked into:
- I transferred ALL the folders from the footage drive I recieved in the mail. The AVCHD folder structure (including the INDEX files) are intact.
- On top of looking at ‘Media Start’ column in the project window, I checked the metadata and Interpret Footage and they all read all zeros.
- I could technically write down by hand all of the media start time by clip from the Mac, plug the project drive into my PC, interpret footage, and set the starting TC but I’d really like to avoid that. It’s alot of footage.
- I don’t know what camera it was shot on because this client does consumer interviews all over the US and they use freelance shooters a lot, so I don’t know who shot it or what equipment they use
All of this would be less strange if it also didn’t work on a Mac. I’m at a complete loss and have been mining the interwebs for hours now. Can’t find any solutions. Help me Adobe Forums, you’re my only hope!
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9 Replies
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did you import the footage on your pc through the media browser or did
you right click in the bin area and import it that way?might be worth to verify it was done through media browser.
thinking out loud.
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Sorry I didn’t cover that in the first post.
I imported the footage through the Media Browser window in Premiere by navigating to the footage and right-clicking — ‘Import’
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Did you transfer the media complete with the file hierarchy intact?
It sounds like the metadata is missing.
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,Adobe Certified Instructor
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As per my original post I did move all the folders. The Metadata is present and timecode displays properly in a Mac environment. Thanks for the reply though!
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I might take the backup copy of the footage (that hasn’t been touched by the Mac) and load that on the Windows machine and see if the TC shows up there.
Something is quirky with the metadata…what exactly it is or what did it is the question…
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,Adobe Certified Instructor
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Mr. Coleman,
Did you ever get the timecode issue figured out? I’m having the same problem. I’m trying to edit AVCHD files shot on a Canon C100 in Premiere Pro CS6. I know it’s been a year, but I thought I might get lucky
Kim Walker
K.Walker
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Hi Kim,
that was a while back and I don’t think that we ever did figure out a definitive fix. I’m sure I would have checked Creative CLoud to update any and all software and preformed a restart or two as well as switched to our backup drive for the project. I know that eventually it did start to behave correctly and whether that was the result of simple luck or real trouble shooting is hard to say.
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Thanks Jay. I’m gonna have to figure out a work around myself. 🙁
I appreciate you taking the time to answer.K.Walker
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In the Preferences under Media there is an option to use Timecode start at 00.00.00.00 or Media Source.
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