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Timecode Question
I need to add timecode to a project so the producer can give me direction of what he wants included and not. I have tried adding what i thought would be source code using media fx but noticed it doesn’t match the original tape times etc and starts at 22:26:26:20 instead of about 15 seconds in.
What am i doing wrong and what are the settings and procedures to do this ?
I am using movie studio platinum 10 in Pal format if that makes a difference.Video for the Web is kool.
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7 Replies
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What camcorder did you use to shoot the footage?
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Hi Mike, I used a Canon XL-H1
Video for the Web is kool.
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Also the next few clips from the same tape seem to have the right time-code when I use media-fx …………it is only affecting the first clip which unfortunately contains the main 40 mins of the interview
Video for the Web is kool.
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John, I’m in NTSC land but I vaguely recall reading about an issue with PAL and time code if you start capturing from the very beginning of the tape.
Try letting the tape run for at least 5 seconds before you start capturing and see if that helps. -
Thanks Mike, I’ve checked another tape and seems to have the same issue…….I will try your suggestion.
Video for the Web is kool.
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Further to this………..it seems that if I start capture a few seconds in (and don’t use tape capture) all seems to be fine with the time-code ……not sure why, but I can get around it.
Video for the Web is kool.
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Glad that it worked for you.
An even stranger quirk is that, if you don’t do as I suggested, your timecode may end up being NTSC and not PAL.
Figure that one out.
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