Colin Browell
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It’s a bit of a long shot, but would it be acceptable to have the “copied” timecode in the tape copy actually stored in the user bits?
It should be possible to copy the timecode with frame-accuracy into the user bits. But this would require capture to PC then back out to tape again, and the destination deck/camera would have to accept and record the user bits as input.
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You can see the timecode of source clips (also date, time, iris, shutter speed etc) using DVMP Pro – it displays all of this from the DV metadata that was stored by the camera.
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If I remember correctly, the lower field setting is only used when footage needs to be re-rendered. That’s probably why the output is still upper field first.
https://www.dvmp.co.uk/digital-video.htm
mentions in the section “Changing the Field Order” to select both “reverse field dominance” and “interlace consecutive frames”. I seem to remember doing this a few years ago and it worked fine.
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You could also use DVMP Pro. It actually changes (or adds) the timecode to the DV metadata in each frame, rather than just change the start timecode in the AVI header. You could also set the user bits with a reel identifier if necessary. The timecode and user bits (or any other metadata) can then be burned into the frames.