[Jonny Cates]

Thanks Mike…that seemed to help!

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[Jonny Cates]

Thank you Jerry…

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[Jonny Cates]

Well thanks Shane…

I’m on ver. 6.0.6 and I thought that FCP was only Firewire. I tried to import with USB a while back (with a borrowed cam) and FCP couldn’t find it. I’m certain it was ‘me’ missing something of course.

I most certainly will watch the FCP Workflow! Thanks…

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Hi Rafael,

Well unfortunately, it was a rented $800 Consumer Canon HD camera – and has already been returned to the store. It was not a high end model of course, but good enough for my purposes. After importing, the get info on one of the video files says:

1920 × 1080
Apple Intermediate Codec, Linear PCM, Timecode
HD (1-1-1)
I used iMove to import it, since the camera interface was USB and not Firewire. iMovie will do USB of course.

It is possible the footage is still on the drive, because I did not erase it. I knew the guy I rented it from, and I told him to leave the files on the camera until I got it backed up twice…but that was before I realized the files were that much bigger.

I’m not certain how to copy the full structure of the hard drive. Is that done within my Mac OS or in FCP?

Thanks again….

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Thanks for that great info Shane. It has helped me out of this little glitch.
I plan on acquiring 3 cameras of the same caliber to make certain of consistency next go-round. That is, when I can swing it!

Thanks much!

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Wow Fred!
That is a bit of trivia I would have never known. How interesting!

Two weeks ago, I did this same event and used this method simply because it was convenient and it worked.
I synced 3 cameras, and got very good video and great sound from the soundboard man.

The only hitch is the frame sizes of the cameras were not the same, so I have a few small hoops to jump through to make it all work. But all in all, it went well.

Thanks so much for that historical comment…

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[Jonny Cates]

Yea Eric, this is a very logical idea and has crossed my mind.

However, the one thing I’m up against is each band will have to tear down their gear and the next band will set up.

The only remaining constant are two drum kits that won’t change. These band changes can sometimes be fast, sometimes slow. I really didn’t want to waste any footage until each band starts (trying to avoid the dreaded tape change in the middle of a song ya know. Timing can be tricky sometimes.

But I do think your suggestion is a very qualifying method for a 2 camera sync. If they made an hour and a half DV tape, I could easily do this non-stop method. About 2 bands an hour is the average–give or take.

Thanks!

Jonny Cates

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Michael
This seems to be a very good idea as the others. At this point, I’m a little in the dark as to the make and model of the second camera that I’ll be using.

The 2nd camera that was available to me, is no longer. I’m trying to round up another second one asap. I may end up with something fairly rudimentary. I have a simple Canon GL2 at the moment, not much in the way of high end of camera these days, but will suffice since my higher end HD model will be on BO for several weeks.
Soooo… I guess I will wing it. I assume the clock setting method your referring to, will work on just about any type camera that has a clock setting.

Thanks for your valuable input!

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Wow! This looks really good. I’m reading about it right now….thanks Matthew!

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[Jonny Cates]

I will look into a TC generator, but for now, I’m afraid I’m under a short time element of this job.
This event is taking place pretty soon, and I probably won’t have time to invest into a generator. Procrastination kills don’t it!

Thanks so much for your valued opinion Everest!

Jonny Cates