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replace timecode on file, necessary?
We’re capturing an archive of betacam tapes through component, i have deck control through rs422, so the timecode is being read from the source, unfortunately, the tapes have timecode breaks, quite a lot. We’re not going to need to re-assemble from tape at any point, so we’re thinking of capturing the tapes whole, without splitting the files for timecode breaks, and then stripping the timecode from the file and giving it a new healthy timecode so that it edits ok. the tapes, hopefully, will rarely be referred to again.
is there a way os tripping the timecode from the file, or resetting it, preferably on bulk?
thanks
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You can open in QuickTime pro, and go to movie properties…you’ll see the timecode as a track, like audio and video…just delete it from there. As far as a bulk process…?
Maybe u could digitize without deck control? That would probably give u 00:00:00:00 starting tc
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We cant capture without deck control as the tapes are usually an hour long, so we leave them running. without deck control the files will just have tons of black on the the ends. i’ll have to see if anyone knows a bulk way of stripping video files of timecode.
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What if a hard drive dies? What then? Hosed.
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[Gene Limbrick] “i’ll have to see if anyone knows a bulk way of stripping video files of timecode.”
VideoToolShed qtChange [link] can do this, but like Shane says, it might come back to haunt you later.
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If the tapes have timecode breaks, then wouldn’t FCP abort the capture or make a new clip when it happens? You can’t have a QT file with timecode breaks in it. So you’re either capturing without timecode or with timecode breaks and making new clips. I’m not understanding why you need to replace the timecode.
But if you did want to do that, you could also try to figure out how to get Automator to remove the timecode track of those files. Or the other tool from video toolshed that someone else mentioned.
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Well we’re capturing whole tapes, so if we recaptured the tape from the very beginning again, then stripped the timecode again, and re-linked, wouldn’t that work? we’re not really capturing this footage for editing, it’s more archival.
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