Frederic Lumiere
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Could this be an issue with 24p vs. 23.98?
Resolve doesn’t offer 23.98 timebase does it?
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Ahhh – also i’m discovering that some clips aren’t showing the correct edit – way off…
Frederic Lumiere
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Well the issue is that when importing an AAF in Resolve the clips are offline. I assumed it was because of lack of reel numbers but after unchecking ‘Assist using reel numbers from the:’ many clips now connect fine.
Just have a few stragglers with the error “can’t be linked because the timecode extents doesn’t match”
Any idea why that would be?
Also, is there a way to reconnect the few offline clips manually?
Yes, they are MXF DnxHD.
Thanks for your help!
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[Bouke Vahl] “…use that timeline as a source when you start editing the interview.”
Do you know if phrase find will find hits in the sequence and not only in the individual clips? This could prove problematic.
Frederic Lumiere
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[Bouke Vahl] “That works, but do not output a long DNxHD file, just consolidate/transcode the long timeline.
Then export that timeline to a file for the transcription service,
and use that timeline as a source when you start editing the interview.”I see, so basically use the timeline’s TC for transcription (not the individual files) and use the timeline to edit the interview, not a large DNxHD file?
Editing timeline is new to me since I’m a new AVID convert but it is a lot more feasible in AVID than it was in FCP. I just wish you could individually set a timeline to automatically open in the source when double clicking on it…
If only Nexidia would develop good automated transcription software, I would save thousands of dollars per production! I would probably pay up to $5,000 for such software… based on the track record of Phrase Find, I think the results would be good enough.
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
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[Bouke Vahl] “You mentioned timecode, but what good is that timecode if you have one 3 hour long clip?”
That’s when I find timecode the most useful!
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
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That’s a great suggestion for the future. Basically AMA to all the takes, drop them in a sequence and output to DNxHD?
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
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The reason I combine them is because it is 1 interview subject and it’s essential to get one long clip vs. dozens of clips for the transcription service. It also makes it a lot faster to find what you are looking for (only 1 clip to pull up to find the byte you need).
Finally, it’s also a lot easier for the writer who doesn’t have to write a new filename every time he pulls or combines a byte which is done frequently when helping people sound ‘a lot more intelligent’.
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
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No green dot but here’s what’s interesting: Although the H.264 clip will play in perfect sync in Quicktime and although MC6 will report it’s 23.98 clip in the bin, it doesn’t play in sync in MC.
So I did another very interesting test:
1. I trimmed a few seconds out from quicktime toward the end of the 3 hour clip and saved it as a new self contained QT.
2. Plays fine, in sync in QT
3. Brought it in MC with AMA – the H264 clip doesn’t play in sync in MC.
4. Transcoded it to Prores: The ProRes clip plays in perfect sync.
5. Transcoded it to DNxHD: The DnxHD also plays in sync.
So it’s only where there are scene breaks that the slippage starts.
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
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Hi Michael, thanks for the response!
Actually, there isn’t a ProRes interim step. I decided to forgo with ProRes and reconvert everything to DNxHD.
The only reason I mentioned ProRes is because Prores had transcoded with perfect sync where DNxHD didn’t. Interestingly enough, ProRes maintained perfect sync by adding a white frame on each scene change.
The weird thing is that DnxHD matches the TRT and the visuals of the H.264 perfectly (unlike ProRes) but is out of sync with the audio while the H.264 has perfect audio sync.
So in summary, the ProRes transcoding maintained sync where the DnxHD didn’t. Both from the AMA linked H.264.
Frederic Lumiere
Producer
Lumiere Media