Using User Bits

[Blast1]

Do a search for Time/Date code or other such, there has been threads in the past about a plug-in for Premiere to display this, I don’t remember right off hand if it was for Pro or earlier versions.

[Alejandro Sole]

Hi, I have a similar problem. But this time is with the free run function. I want to capture a whole tape without losing the free run time code. When I try to capture with premiere pro 2 I lose the time code because premiere creates his own new tc, but I can see my own FR TC on the capture monitor…
Is there a way to shoot with free run tc and capture without losing that tc?
I know is probably not the best, but is that a good method to keep the sync between to cameras?

thanks
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Name: Sirrico
Date: Sep 30, 2006 at 1:00:24 am
Subject: Using User Bits

The subject pretty much says it all: how exactly do you go about using or displaying the User Bits recorded in MiniDV footage in PPro? Or is it even possible? I ask because I’ve got a project coming up shot with 2 DVXs, and I’d really like to get something resembling timecode sync between them. (Using Free Run timecode is possible but difficult; if the camera is shut off or loses power, the free run stops and sync is lost) The User Bit setting, however, lets you record the actaul time of day on each segment shot. It’s not real timecode obviously, but it’s good enough for this case, and the camera maintains the clock while it’s powered down. If anyone knows a way to actaully bring that up in Premiere I’d appreciate it. Thanks

Mojo Jojo
I am the evil genius

[Thomas Macoy]

As far as I can tell, PPro2 does actually maintain the timecode on the original tape; the thing is, when you drag it into the main timeline, the timecode of that timeline takes priority. However, if you look at the clip in the source monitor, you’ll find (I think, unless I’m looking at my last project wrong) that it displays the original time written to the tape. For example, I have a clip that I captured from timecode 00:00:15;00 to 00:54:57;24, and those are the first and last numbers the source monitor displays on that clip. When pulled into the main timeline though, it then displays whatever number your cursor’s under.

I’ve never tried capturing free run before, though if you timecode isn’t continous, because of starting and stopping in free run, you may run into an issue of PPro2 reading your tape as full of timecode breaks. Still not sure how to get around that one. However, if you can, and you can keep your cameras powered up, Free Run’s a great way to keep the cameras in sych, long as you can get the free run on both started up at the same time. I’m assuming you’re not shooting with a high end DSR or something that has a Timecode In/Out connector- barring that, I beleive the new DVX, the 100B, can take in Timecode from another camera through Firewire, which will give you perfect synch the whole way through. Good luck.

Hi, I have a similar problem. But this time is with the free run function. I want to capture a whole tape without losing the free run time code. When I try to capture with premiere pro 2 I lose the time code because premiere creates his own new tc, but I can see my own FR TC on the capture monitor…
Is there a way to shoot with free run tc and capture without losing that tc?
I know is probably not the best, but is that a good method to keep the sync between to cameras?