Timecode metadata from XDCAM OP1a files

[Bryson Jones]

Have you confirmed with an outside tool that these files have source tc or perhaps is the Avid putting them out without it?

I’d try to verify it with another tool (maybe even re-importing them into Avid again) and see about that first.

Barring that, you could post a couple of short (short!) test clips for folks here to DL and test independently.

Hope you sort it, inconsistency is maddening.

bryson

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[Deleted User]

Bryson,

Thanks for the thoughts. I have not tried re-importing the XDCAM files back into Avid to check but I will.

I output a video/audio mixdown from the approved timeline to a standard mastering timeline template with the same mix of audio and video tracks (2 video, 4 stereo audio, TC data). I enable all tracks and the export file goes directly to a CatDV watchfolder. I always export the timelines out of Avid using the same OP1a 50mbps preset.

I can’t put my finger on why the starting timecodes that CatDV reports are sometimes matched with Avid timeline and sometimes 00;00;00;00. The problem could be in the Avid part of the workflow or something buggy with CatDV. But given my consistency of creating the files, I’m scratching my head.

Lee

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[Rolf Howarth]

If you can find two small files that show the two types of behaviour (ie. showing timecode and not) and can upload them to us somehow (support@squarebox.com) we’ll be happy to take a look and see what the difference is. (Try to find clips that are only a couple of seconds long so the file sizes don’t get too big.)