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Removing timecode from client’s mpg
I just got some files sent to me for my freelancing … and had something I’ve never run into before.
The mpg has a timecode on it. I cannot edit mpgs in FCP (if someone knows how to do this, please tell me!) because no audio shows up. I converted the files to DV files, which I’ve done before.
However, I have NO idea how to remove the timecode! Is this something I can do before I convert to DV, and if so, how?
Thanks!
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6 Replies
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I tried to upload an example, but I was having issues. Sorry. It’s been a long day.
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You can use MPEG-Streamclip (Free) to convert to a Quicktime format.
You mean it has a timecode burned in window on the video? Then you blow it up to crop out the TC, but usually this means someone else has already performed a rough cut and the client is going somewhere else. Or you are cutting from a window burn file for some reason.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Lynette Gilbert] ” I converted the files to DV files, which I’ve done before.”
Use MPGStreamclip and convert your .mpg’s to DV50 or better codec. Ideally 8b Unc.
There is nothing to get rid of the burnt-in TC.
The only solution is the one pointed by Walter.
Probably will destroy the picture.
Rafael -
That’s what I thought. I will email him and see if he can delete it from the original project.
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You could crop the frame as needed and place it on a graphic background. That way you don’t have to blow up the image and lose quality (which is already taking a hit coming from mpg).
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Great idea – since he’s against a black background, I can just match the color in Motion …
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