Michael Phillips
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Have you tried each multigroup as a pop-up with all of them ganged together at the common timecode mark? Not in front of a system right now, but in “theory” it should/might work.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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What do you want to do with the files next, AutoSync? I ask because it can be stripped during the AutoSync process. If not, you can unlink, modify files to be A1A2, then relink.
Michael Phillips
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There are no settings for XML as it exports all source/record metadata fields in the sequence whenever there is a value available. If there is something missing that worked in a previous version for the same metadata, it is something to bring up to Avid.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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I don’t know if I would suggest that right off the bat as it will no longer match smartslates and anything else that may have been using the timecode on set. These are decisions that need to be made before rolling (or spinning) the camera. The two methods I propose aren’t time consuming, but intended to preserve original source metadata for possible downstream needs.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Job is correct in the workflow explanation for 24.000 production and 23.976 shoot. The one addition I would add or caution you about is the need to track the 30fps timecode on the audio BWF files as part of the conform process and if that is part of your test.
If so, you should know that MC tracks 30fps in the SoundTC regardless of project timecode rate. And while this may seem to work for your particular workflow, you will need to do a few steps in order to get the 30fps into that field if importing BWF directly into the project for syncing. Here are two ways:
1. Import 30fps BWF into a NTSC 23.976 project. Select the correct TC in import dialog of 30fps. The 30fps timecode will be preserved and available in the START. Highlight the START column and do a command-D or control-D and select SoundTC from the pop-up dialog box. Open these bins in your 1080p/23.976 project and sync. You will now see that the original 30fps timcode is being tracked in the SoundTC column as the original TC rate of 30fps. All EDL generation should use the SoundTC as source.
2. In your 1080p/23.976 project, import BWF and select correct TC rate in import dialog of 30fps. You will see the converted TC that will bed up in the START column after import. Making EDL’s from this will not work as the timecode will not be the same. Highlight the START column and do a command-D or control-D and select TC30 from the pop-up column. This will convert the 24TC back to the original 30TC (undoing what it did in the import). Because of rounding errors in calculations from 30-24-30 – you may see +/- 1 frame from your original BWF timecode. All EDL generation for BWF should now use the TC30 column.
Productions planning on HD post in 1080 for 24/23.976 productions should really consider 24fps timecode on set so that you have a 1:1 timecode relationship between picture and sound and all source TC is being tracked in the START column with no farther need to track in alternate columns. 24fps film and 30fps for audio is a leftover of NTSC film transfers of several years ago.
And while you can still make this combination work, it is worthy of a discussion with the production and post team as to why.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Are you set up correctly with blackburst? May require tri-level sync. Especially if it starts off correctly then loses it.
Try a batch capture where you log 5 clips the following way. I am using 01:00:00:00 as an example, but as long as the frame count is the same, the HH:MM:SS can be whatever you have on the tape:
01:00:00:00 A
01:00:00:00 B
01:00:00:00 C
01:00:00:00 D
00:59:59:29 BAnd see if any of the captures are correct.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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What is the sample rate, frame rate of timecode when opened in something like Wave Agent?
Michael
Michael Phillips
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I never recommend using AMA for BWF or audio files as it passes it through QuickTime at which point all bets are off. Try again by importing the BWF and see if the same issue arises.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Well DaVinci Lite is a free download. Do your needs require the additional functionality of the $1000 license? That is a physical dongle that needs to be shipped. Perhaps look to a local reseller for Blackmagic?
Michael
Michael Phillips
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I doubt you will see Media Composer sold via the AppStore… but purchase by download is available at avid.com:
Michael
Michael Phillips