Sony NX5U Log & Transfer – timecode issues

[Colin Browell]

“What I have found is the editors will show a timecode but it always begins with zero. In other words, it assumes a timecode since it can’t read it.”

Yes John, that’s exactly what I mean. The timecode *is* there in the file (same as that displayed on the camera) but most programs are unable to read it – so they just use zero.

[Eric Jurgenson]

Premiere CS5 sees the NX5 timecode.

[Blake Mann]

Timecode is transferred when shooting in HD…sadly for me and my staff shooting SD clips and editing on EDIUS, we are all (im)patiently waiting for Sony to correct the problem.

[John Lenihan]

Thanks for the update that Edius HD works.

Although SD doesn’t work, you are further along than the rest of us.

john

John Lenihan

LeniCam Video Productions
https://www.lenicam.com

[Mark Van horn]

FIXED!!!

NEW VERSION OF CLIPWRAP 2.2

New in 2.2

* now parses NX5u timecode
* now exports 6 channel LPCM when rewrapping 5.1 sources
* added audio passthrough option for retaining AC-3
* fixed sync loss on LPCM
* fixed crashes on ppc and 10.5.8

Developer of Video Production
Columbus State Community College
Web: http://www.cscc.edu
Twitter: MVanHorn_CSCC

[Brian Baade]

For Final Cut users the Pro Applications Update 2010-02 seems to have finally addressed and fixed the NX5U timecode issue.

[Attila Kovarcsik]

And what about the GPS data? I cannot even see it on a Windows computer with the given CMU software. Any idea how to see GPS codes on a Mac from NX5? Thanks.

[Zahoor Sakharkar]

premiere cs5 does not recognise timecode for avchd files unless I am missing something

[Attila Kovarcsik]

CS 5.5 do recognize timecode from NX5 I use it all the time. Though earlier versions did not support it.